You’ve Helped Me Find My Voice

Yesterday’s blog post received 1 comment. The author of this comment has been for the last three weeks almost without exception the first person to comment on every article I’ve posted. So when I saw that, yet again, they were not only thanking me for the post, but extending the thoughts further, and encouraging me to keep on thinking more, I immediately wrote him an email:

Robin I just wanted to say thank you so much for engaging and commenting on my blog and becoming a big part of my online community. For the last 3 weeks you have nearly always been the first to comment, and also bring more ideas to the table. When I started blogging only a couple of months ago the idea was firstly to have an online business card, secondly to put my thoughts into frameworks for my benefit, and then thirdly, to engage with the people in my life. But you in particular have helped me find a far greater purpose, as well as find my voice as a thinker. I am so grateful, Scott

You have created a demand, and in that demand, you have helped me find my voice. My voice is this, which I aim to do every week:

1. Inspire. Through stories, through ideas, through each other.
2. Decision. By providing frameworks and models to help make better decisions.
3. Examples. Stats, anecdotes, successes and failures – life experience, not head knowledge.
4. Action. I will always labour to rouse that most precious human resource.

This isn’t a manifesto, a PR fest, hype, or even a promise. It’s a response from a thankful heart.