Holy moly, my last post was #100 and I wasn't even paying attention! To be honest, I'm a little surprised myself that I've been blogging [almost] once a week for 2.5 years. It's time to rethink my goals of this blog so there may be some changes coming soon so thanks for being a reader! What does it mean when you accomplish something and you don't even realize it until someone else says something?

1. It must be a passion
• There are some things that we do no matter if we get paid to do it or not. Volunteering comes from the heart. What we do in our free time says a lot about our character. Do you have a second job? A child? A sports team? No matter who or what it is, your energy is solely directed on it for many hours and your commitment hasn't wavered. Wow!
2. Realize your skills
• Often we don't take credit for the things that come easy to us or that we do just for fun. Sometimes we are blind entirely to how uniquely gifted we are to those around us. Are you the only one that has the right local connections? Are you the only one that can get a whole room of listeners on their feet? Maybe you really are good at what you do!
3. Celebrate
• I've said this before, but it is important to celebrate your achievements! Too much of our time is spend working hard towards a destination so put your feet up and reminisce on your efforts.  Have a beer, tell a friend, or change your theme on your website - you deserve it.

1. Learn more about someone else
• We all crave (to different levels) human interaction and if we listen to someone, we grow those kind of relationships. Whether we are learning what they are interested in, learning how they feel about something, or learning what their boundaries are. Now we can interact with them differently next time. You might ask specific follow up questions to continue relationship growth. You can determine whether you should seek their help when you run into problems yourself. Or you can learn when to avoid them altogether.
2. Become an expert
• The most common reason that people learn is to build upon their existing knowledge. You learn a new serving technique in tennis to be a better tennis player and win matches. You learn modern marketing trends to be better at your job and get a promotion. There is a selfish element to this and an element of for the greater good too.
3. The journey not the destination
• I know many self-proclaimed "life long learners" that always are going to a class, seminar, or conference. They love school, traveling and reading. These types of people enjoy the constant challenge of uncovering the unknown piece by piece. By exploring the world and growing out knowledge base we feel we are "well rounded".