In a recent blog post, Michael Hyatt convinced me that a blog – a platform – is important for my personal and professional success. He listed 10 reasons for establishing a personal platform:
First of all, to improve your communication skills. Second, to create a repository for your best thinking. Three, to provide thought leadership to your industry. Four, to raise your organization’s visibility. Five, to share your organization’s vision, which is both for the external audience as well as the employees of your organization. Six, to network with people who can help you. Both Michael and I have built so many great relationships simply from blogging. Seven, to build trust with prospective customers. Eight, to build authority in your niche. Nine, to gather feedback from your constituents. Ten, to mentor the next generation of leaders.
So here’s my birthday present to me – a domain that I’ll always remember, because its my name!