Coming Out of the Blog Closet

In late October, I started blogging as an experiment. I waited until early November before letting a few folks (like my mama) know about it. Now, it’s time to tell some more friends that cheryl can… is open for business. Yes, you heard it right. After almost 19 years of cheryl v.2.0, it’s time for v. 3.0 to appear. You can get the back story by scanning So What? Why Now? and Cheryl Can…

Although I’ll continue my “day job” in 2011, I’m looking for some interesting projects that smart people need help doing. Need background research done on an individual or organization? I can help. Want to build better relationships with your clients? I’ve had a front-row seat watching a master connector. A friend at lunch today said, “I think you’re talking about linking and leveraging,” and that’s a better way to describe at least part of what I want to do rather than my standard response, “I do stuff.” And, yes, I still dream of a day where I can spend much of my time teaching people how to write thank you notes and letters of recommendation—the things that make up Good Home Training, at least in my world.

Over the past six months, I’ve talked to lots of people, read a gazillion articles, filled out official paperwork, and obsessed over details that nobody but me will ever care about. I’m sure none of this will cease in the coming days; I’m just broadening my circle and giving my advisory council a brief break. I won’t (or at least I don’t think I will) bombard my Facebook friends or the few Twitter followers with links every time I post, but one mention on New Year’s Eve seems a low-key way to start getting the word out. I post a couple of times a week on whatever topic strikes my fancy at that moment.

I’m famous for weighing in on challenges that others are facing, usually prefaced with “This advice and $3 will get you a cup of coffee in most places,” so it’s your turn now. What’s the best advice you ever got (or gave) about starting something new? Operators are standing by.