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I thrive on change. I must be strange because most people avoid any form of change, yet I love it.

If ever there was confirmation that I am right in loving change a post written by Christine at Self Made Chick yesterday is it!

I feel another immediate change is imperative for me having read what Christine has to say. I agree so entirely with her comments that I need to immediately re-think everything I have planned for the coming year. How inspiring is that?

My main online focus is not blogging (although I do run several including this one) but Christine has encouraged me to completely change the style of what I am and have been doing with my blog writing.

I hope you’ll notice the difference here in the coming weeks but for now I urge you to read:-

The One Word That Helped My Blog Grow To 800+ Subscribers in 17 Weeks

I started a blog a few years ago (that you’ve probably never heard of) that went nowhere at all. When I started this blog, I made one conscious decision to use more of one particular word – and that I believe has made all the difference.

To find out what that word is you will have to visit Self Made Chick. I make no apology for that because you really should read the whole article – if you don’t subscribe to the RSS feed there I’ll want to know why.

Let me know what you think of the article and what you are going to do about your own style going forward.

I was out visiting a client today and as usual the traffic was bad and the journey wasted about 1.5 hours of my day.

Sitting in the heavy traffic got me thinking about the extra day a week I gained by not driving to an office (45 minutes each way x 2 x 5 = 7.5 hours) and whether I use that time effectively. Just as I was pondering that thought by the side of the road in probably 30 foot high letters someone had painted:

“WHY DO I DO THIS EVERY DAY”

If ever you question whether you should work from home – please refer back to this post and think about the time wasted, the frustration and pollution caused by commuting to a place of work.

I’ll be thinking of that poor soul tomorrow morning as I walk upstairs to my office.