Welcome to 2013

Welcome to 2013 everyone! I trust that you have all had a nice few days and hopefully have stayed safe. I just wanted to throw the first 2013 post out there to say that I'm looking forward to the interaction that we've had in the past whether it be here on the blog, Facebook, twitter, and now app.net. This online community has enabled me to form many friendships that could only be maintained via these wonderful social avenues.

I have been somewhat quiet lately. You all know that I go through these spurts. I've spent a great deal of time with my family, have been focusing on my new employment, and have been doing some personal study. While my plans may change, the immediate future is that of the CCNP and CCIE Wireless. If anyone would like to share their thoughts on essential resources I would welcome it.

I do plan to blog a bit more frequently, and to do that I'm turning to technology. I live in a world where I get nothing done unless I have it on a list. For some time now I have been using OmniFocus as my life/task management tool. I've put the "write a blog post" task on there, and of course I don't end up doing it. This year I'm trying an app called "Good Habits." It's not replacing OF, but it's where I'm adding anything that I want to form a habit of. I plan to track it in the immediate timeframe, and then once the habit is formed just let it go from the list. I guess we will see how it goes.

Also, I'm trimming back twitter. It's too noisy, which is why I don't talk much. I can't keep up with all the conversations. So, if I pull you from my followers list please don't be offended. If you want to get back on just ping me and I'll add you. Sometimes I lose track of people and you may accidentally be removed.

Thanks to the many subscribers of this blog that have stuck with me through the highs and lows. Hopefully I have something to contribute this year. If not, someone should slap me with a stick.

 

Thanks again everyone,

Brandon Carroll