When I was calling people yesterday on the Enterra-hosted conference in NY next Monday, several people I spoke with went out of their way to express their thanks for the time and effort I put in on the blog.

Those thank-yous matter a lot. When I pulled into this hotel tonight, dead tired and facing one long day tomorrow, I wanted nothing more than to watch some TV and chill.

Instead I typed away, feeling a responsibility.

Funny, because I don't get paid for any of this, and yet I know it does me a lot of good in many business/career ways, so I won't pretend it's all out of the goodness of my heart.

Still, if all I wanted to do was make money, I wouldn't be wasting my time on this, so again, I thank you for the thank you's. They do matter.