This is post number 102, by the way.  The 100 mark came and went and I didn’t even notice.  I guess it was my Thanksgiving post that made that mark.  So here I stand, coming up on the new year and soon to become a half year old blogger.  That may sound silly to mention for some, but if you are a blogger yourself, you can understand the significance of lasting more than a month.  Blogging is a marathon and few are prepared for the many grueling miles that are mixed in with those joyous spurts of energy.  So for all those who have made it this far, let’s make a toast.  TO ENDURANCE AND EXCELLENCE!!!  (Raises glass of grape juice…I think champagne tastes like dry chalk dust. )

This leads me to the OTHER purpose of this post; the future of “Motivate Thyself” and myself as a blogger.

If you haven’t already heard, Sean Platt of Writer Dad and I are cooking up something special for launch in January.  We’re super excited about it and can’t wait to unveil all of our hard work!  But in the mean time I am making one simple adjustment to “Motivate Thyself”.  I’ve been posting Monday through Friday for awhile now, but am going to cut it back to roughly 3 days a week.  Most likely you will see new content on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of every week.  If you’re a subscriber this won’t matter because you’ll get the content when it comes out and you can just pop over when you feel like joining in the conversation.  And IN NO WAY do I intend on putting less thought into my posts.  If anything, this will allow me to go a little deeper and really be proud to push publish every time!  But this will also allow the necessary energy to be poured into our other endeavors as well.  So I think it’s a Win-Win situation for everybody and I’m excited about the ‘things to come’!

This 4 months has been a long and winding road, and yet it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the future I see for “Motivate Thyself’.  No matter how many other Internet endeavors I pursue, this blog will always be my ‘online fingerprint’.  I hope to continue to make it a true reflection of my heart and mind and I look forward to seeing you, my readers and fellow bloggers/friends share in this great experience!  I look forward to seeing you around, not only in the basement of my blog, but also in the many wonderful fingerprints you are all presenting to the world!

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