And you really thought I was going to list that?
My apologies to all the readers and especially to the ones who asked if any more posts were coming. A few tweets and thats how active (rather passive) I was with my postings. I recall the words of my mentor, Ray Kennedy who told me long time ago "You can give a thousand reasons to say why you did not act but focus on finding the one reason why should and things will be different".
Thankfully I hit upon the one good reason why I must blog regularly. Yesterday, I got to watch a fantastic movie - Julie and Julia.
True stories of two people - Julia Child who pursued her passion to be a professional chef way back in 1950's and revolutionized the way America cooks by authoring a Masterpiece cook book called "Mastering the art of French Cooking" and Julie Powell in 2002 connects with Julia through this book and enriches her dreary life. I am not doing a review but this movie is guaranteed to inspire you for one or all of the following reasons;
a) If you have a tough going at work and want to turn to something away from the depressing day when you get back home
b) If you like to cook or if you are a foodie
c) If you wanna start blogging or If you are a blogger who has stopped for some reason/ without a reason.
No points for guessing which one of the above inspired my fingers to move. I felt so close to Julie when she blogs her experience everyday about the challenge/goal she sets to herself - To make 524 recipes from Julia's cookbook in 365 days.
I share the same feelings as as Julie did whenever I post articles. I am upset when I feel a blog post would not engage my readers. Ask me how...well I just know. I always have my readers (you) in mind before I hit the submit button and like Julie I am so eagerly waiting to look at the smiley that you rate and hear feedbacks.
In fact I fell out of my chair the way Julie reacts at office when she sees her first comment. She shrieks in utter joy to her friend in the next cubicle then frowns, sits and says, "It's from my mother, it doesn't count". I received my first comment from Ram, a great friend to a blog post titled "When will the markets recover?". Unlike Julie, the comment counted a lot for me. He did not post his comment on my website but sent me a copy of the mail that he forwarded to his colleagues and he wrote "A simple story but guess its reality for all of us. Positive thinking and proactive effort is the need of the hour".
It's Amazing how much People, Movies, Books and Feedbacks can inspire you. David Mcnally said it best: Even eagles need a push and it sure holds good for me.
Having said that I furnish for you the list of people who make a positive impact and inspire me everyday. A little bonus for the long wait and certainly a New Year treat in case any of them are not on your "Follow list". I am certain that you will get to delight yourself connecting with these"Awesome People".
Like Julie, my personal countdown for 2010 is a 100 Blogs in 365 days. Feedback as they say is the breakfast for Champions. So, keep rating and writing your thoughts.
Wishing you a Very Happy New Year,
