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I planned to write about Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win and Influence People in the Digital Age, but I have no desire to write about that book right now.  For some reason that doesn’t feel like a huge priority – even though I read the whole thing, took notes, and planned out a bunch of posts.  Maybe later.

So instead I’ve spent time adding a ton of new free stuff to my free page and getting a new logo designed for the blog.  What you think of that new logo on your right?  For now, let me tell you about some of the new free stuff I’ve found on the interwebs.

First off, if you sign up here, I’ll give you this great PDF that summarizes all the principles I’ve written about on the blog and hyperlinks directly to the related posts...

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

During my daily commute my mind spins on ideas I’ve mentioned on this blog or ideas that need to be mentioned.  One leadership principle that has found a seat in my mind, made itself comfortable, and it immediately lights the flame of inspiration in my heart is the following.

The future is ours for the taking if we base our actions on proven principles of the past.

• If you have passion, others will likely be moved by the reasoning for our actions.  I love to hear WHY people are passionate about the things they do.  Please share your passion with me; light my candle with your fire.

• If you can clearly explain the principles underlying our actions, others will seriously consider following you.

• If you can tell a story how this principle has proven successful in times past and how it app...

I continue to have an insatiable desire to write.  I don’t know exactly what or why, but I feel like the ideas I’ve gathered are worthy of print and discussion.  I want to drag others into the conversations that rage in my mind..to unravel ideas and connections I believe exist.  With that in mind, it is time to reset this medium of expression since I deleted the previous attempt, reset it like an old Nintendo game console because the screen froze right when I was about to defeat King Koopa.