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We’re coming up on the sixth year anniversary of writing this blog. It has come in a few different looks. I started it as “Diligentia” which is just laughable now. I really can’t remember why i thought that was a good idea. BUT – I did start off with a tagline of “a blog about how to manage your self, your team, and your company”.

Over the last few weeks, I have been trying to get a bit more organized around here. I went back and added tags to every post. (I probably should go clean up the categories as well.) That exercise was very illuminating.

Over these six years, I have stuck pretty true to that original tag line. My writing has ebbed and flowed with my employment status. When I am working, I focus more on leadership and management skills. When not (like all of 2009) – I focus on self management. I went heavy on the career management and personal branding.

Some other fun and accurate tidbits spilled out too. I am a Tom Peters fanboy. He gets mentioned in 26 of 200ish posts. Other favorites include Rajesh Setty (a TP disciple of the first order), Seth Godin, Penelope Trunk, Harry Joiner of Marketing Headhunter fame, and my Hannah Morgan (Career Sherpa! go give her some love!)

I am a bit of a gaming nerd. I make a few references to World of Warcraft and Dungeons and Dragons. And how they apply to managing yourself and your team.

I am a military fanboy too. I am a history nerd. But not as deep as many others I know. But there are many lessons to be gained from the Marines and Special Forces.

And lastly, I am a book junkie. I have 19 of 200 posts about books or book reviews.

Those are really the high points for me. So…what have we learned? That I have done a pretty solid job of maintaining my brand/my essence AND my original mission statement of sorts.