A whole year and a day have passed since this blog was born; yesterday idealawg celebrated its first birthday. I truly appreciate all the people I have met in the blogosphere. With some I have e-mailed and with others I have talked on the phone. Still others I have met. Some of the terrific people I have encountered because of the blogosphere . . .
Diane J. Levin of Online Guide to Mediation
Rees Morrison of Law Department Management
Roger Dooley of Neuromarketing
Shari Caudron of Storylines
Arnie Herz of Legal Sanity
Rob Millard of Adventure of Strategy
Victoria Pynchon of Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
Julie Fleming Brown of Life at the Bar
Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great!
Susan Cartier Liebel of Build a Solo Practice, LLC
Kevin O'Keefe of Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Lisa Haneberg of Management Craft
Dennis Kennedy of Dennis Kennedy.com
Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith, Esq.
Grant Griffiths of Kansas Family & Divorce Lawyer
Alvaro Fernandez of SharpBrains
Monica Parker of Leaving the Law
David Giacalone of f/k/a
Guy Kawasaki of How to Change the World
Ed. of Blawg Review
Ellen Weber of Brain Based Business
Colin Samuels of Infamy or Praise
David Lorenzo of Career Intensity
Dan Pink of A Whole New Mind . . . and more
Michelle Golden of Golden Practices
Anastasia Pryanikova of Lawsagna
Susan Bernstein of Work from Within
Bob Sutton of Work Matters
Benjamin Yoskovitz of Instigator Blog
Delany Dean of crimlawdoc at Avila University
Gini Nelson of Engaging Conflicts
Lyman Reed of StumbleUpon
Allison Wolf of The Lawyer Coach Blog
Jane Genova of Law and More
Adam Kolber of Neuroethics & Law Blog
And I am very glad that these people urged me to start blogging . . .
Mark Beese of Leadership for Lawyers
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton of Blank Sheet of Paper
Gerry Riskin of Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
idealawg is looking forward to this next year of blogging. As someone told me when I became a blogger, "Your life will never be the same." How right he was. Thanks.
Note (added March 28, 2007, 8:33 PM Mountain): Christine Kane recently celebrated her blog's first year by posting "18 Stupid Mistakes Bloggers Make in their First Year". (I learned of her post at Working Solo's hosting of Carnival of Entrepreneurs 16th Edition.) Kane begins her post about 18 first-year mistakes:
I’m no longer a blogling. I have matured. Pretty soon my blog will need Botox. Or Viagra. Or both.
I’ve learned more this year about websites, blogs and the internet than I ever thought I’d want to learn. Lots of what I’ve learned, I’ve learned through my mistakes. Some of what I’ve learned, I’ve learned from other people’s mistakes.
Congrats on your first "birthday", Stephanie, and keep up the good work!
-Roger
Posted by: Neuromarketing | March 28, 2007 at 07:51 PM
Happy Birthday to you, Stephanie...One never looked so good. And I am honored to be considered one of the 'benefits' of your blogging experience.
I hope you will continue to keep us well informed in your naturally 'positive' way.
Posted by: Susan Cartier Liebel | March 28, 2007 at 08:48 PM
Congrats Stephanie! The best is yet to come!
Glad to know you! You've certainly enriched my world!
Posted by: Phil Gerbyshak | March 28, 2007 at 08:51 PM
Congrats Stephanie, keep up the good work. You're making a great contribution to the blogospere.
Posted by: Kevin OKeefe | March 28, 2007 at 09:46 PM
A very very sharp one-year old, I will say :-)
Posted by: Alvaro | March 28, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Congrats, Stephanie! Your blog is such an inspiration!
Posted by: Anastasia | March 29, 2007 at 02:05 PM
Happy birthday Stephanie! If had know that it was your blogs 1st birthday I would have included that in the Carnival of Entrepreneurs. I might just go back in today and add a note anyway.
Make sure you celebrate!
Posted by: Leah Maclean | March 29, 2007 at 04:50 PM
Stephanie, in your first year you've accomplished SO MUCH! Thank you for all you add to my mind and to the land 'o blogs. You're wonderful and I'm glad I've met you, too!
Posted by: Michelle Golden | April 01, 2007 at 11:33 AM
Stephanie, happy, happy birthday to one of my favorite voices on the web. I learn something new each time I visit--thanks for helping me see the world afresh with every post you write.
Best wishes,
Diane
Posted by: Diane Levin | April 03, 2007 at 05:35 PM