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I published my first blog post on July 26, 2009. I did this as an example to show my clients the significant SEO benefit they would receive by adding content to their website. Since that initial foray into Internet exposure, I have continued writing posts every 10 to 14 days for almost nine years. I\u2019d like to share some thoughts and observations with you that I have learned from this project.<\/p>\n

1. Don\u2019t be afraid to try something new. I literally had no idea how to publish a post. I had never even heard of WordPress. The mechanics were daunting. But new technologies are only new until you get used to them. They quickly become routine.<\/p>\n

2. Don\u2019t be afraid of failure. I always think of the famous Japanese proverb that says \u201cget knocked down seven times – get up eight!\u201d To fear failure is an admission that you will most likely never accomplish anything of substance. Leaving your comfort zone<\/a> has to become part of your DNA.<\/p>\n

3. Rome wasn\u2019t built in one day. Understand that it takes time and patience and a lot of hard work to achieve some level of expertise. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell<\/a> chronicles the results of successful entrepreneurs who spend 10,000 hours to refine their skills.<\/p>\n

4. Always remain open to new ideas and different approaches and continue to learn. So whether you want to add new clinical procedures to your practice, change the direction of your practice, downsize, upsize, relocate, expand or merge \u2013 just go for it. \u201cContinuing to do what you always do but expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.\u201d \u00a0Albert Einstein.<\/p>\n

5. Embrace mentors who can help you in your journey. There have been so many wonderful people that have helped me with the branding of my posts:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tim Healy of TNT Dental<\/a> has been a friend since the day we started working together to build my first website. The man is a technical rock star and an Internet genius.<\/p>\n

\u2022 My multiple grandchildren who seem to come out of the womb carrying an iPad and a cell phone!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Seth Godin<\/a> has been a true inspiration. Readers of my posts know how often I reference his wisdom. Seth is one of the most prolific and followed bloggers in the world. I read him religiously every day.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rich and Dave Madow<\/a> are wonderful friends who have a well-deserved national reputation in the dental profession. They were most gracious to frequently mention me and my blog posts to their audience.<\/p>\n

Now that I have hopefully inspired you to take on your next challenge, I did want to announce that I have decided to take a bit of a hiatus from publishing my posts. It may not be always apparent, but the average post \u2013 doing the research, writing and editing \u2013 takes me about five hours. My coaching and consulting business continues to grow, \u00a0and I now find that I really need to devote \u00a0more time to spend with clients.<\/p>\n

So I will still reserve the right to weigh in with informative material or an opinion \u2013 but not on a regular basis. I want to thank you for your comments and useful feedback over these many years. Your support has been invaluable and thoroughly appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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