Debriefing: August 2010 – Finding the Groove Edition
Alright, August is now behind us and even though it feels like things finally settled down a bit at the Riskology.co secret lair, when I look back on the month it seems just as busy as ever.
That’s good, though. Maybe I’m finally getting the hang of this blogging thing.
Even while I catch my breath, the pool of riskologists (that’s you!) keeps growing and growing.
We’ve had about 15 people a day sign up since the beginning of the month and I’m happy to report there are nearly 2,000 of you plugged into the movement and quite a lot more reading on a monthly basis. Here’s to another great month of risk-taking.
Every new month we’ll look back at the last one and do a little debriefing about what’s happened around Riskology.co. If you’ve missed anything, this is great place to catch up.
From the Blog
In August, I wrote about why quitting is an essential ingredient for your success, got slapped in the face by the disconnect between my expectations and reality as I climbed Mt. Adams, and even talked a little bit about how Riskology.co makes money.
There was also some frank discussion about “good luck,” I turned the tables and asked, “What if everything goes right?,” and also gave a little lesson on learning lessons and lessons learned.
Of course, a few of my favorite articles came towards the end of the month when I talked about how good advice will kill your dreams, revealed why you should “launch” every day, and explained why I like to run my life like I cook spaghetti – by stirring occasionally.
Finally, August also saw the launch of my very first, better-than-free digital guide, Take This Job & Shove It. If you’re new and haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, feel free to grab your copy now – it could be worth $100.
Sidenote: I didn’t tell anyone, but my goal for the guide was to get 1,000 people to read it in the first month. You guys totally blew me away and we passed 1,000 downloads just after the first week. Thanks so much for spreading the word. Pat yourself on the back for that one!
Incoming!
August was a great month. I feel like the site is starting to “hit it’s stride” so to speak. Even though that’s nice, I don’t want things to get too regular around here because, well, regular is boring. I’ve got some plans for September to make sure that happens. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up:
- A massive article explaining how to write your autobiography decades ahead of schedule
- A guide for how to find 1,000 disciples for your cause in only 15 minutes a day (and how I did just that here at AR)
- A tutorial on how to craft your very own secret mission (because life is a lot more fun when you have a secret mission)
If everything goes right, I should have a few guest articles up in September on other popular blogs. I’ll be sure to let you know when those are published so you can check them out as well.
How You Can Get Involved
I feel so stinkin’ lucky just to be able to write at Riskology.co for you, and even more lucky that a lot of you have written in wondering how you can help spread the word. So thanks!
Here are the best ways to make Riskology.co an even better place for even more people:
Leave a comment on an article that you have an opinion about. I try to ask a question for you to answer at the end of each piece because I firmly believe that you can learn more from a blog’s readers than you can from the writer.
Sign up for email updates to get my 5 Risks That Made History email series or subscribe via RSS so that you don’t miss an article that could help you or someone you know.
Share an article with your friends on Twitter, Facebook or any other site you hang out at. If you use a bookmarking site like StumbleUpon or Digg, submit any article you like there.
Hook up with me on Twitter and Facebook to share ideas.
Or, of course, you could do whatever else you want to spread the message. There are no rules because that’s kind of the whole point around here.
Over and out,
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You can also check out previous debriefings to see how Riskology.co has been evolving.
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