Vegas, Life and Beyond

All has been quiet on the site for the last week or so. Life comes at you fast sometimes; last week was a rather zany vacation in Las Vegas and followed by a transition today out of Microsoft.  In-between my blog suffered.
So topic of the day similar to my “Cult of Personality Post”:

You are your business.
In Vegas as you can plainly see from above I had the opportunity to go and see the magic/comedy duo that is Penn & Teller. I absolutely loved the show and if anyone had asked me what act I’d seen in Vegas that they should go see it would have been there’s.
I’m not going to stop there though, with recommending when prompted. The first thing I did after getting a picture was post on Facebook how everyone should go see Penn & Teller, and now find myself devoting an entire post to them.

Push Further
You see Penn & Teller have gone past the boundaries I would associate with normal celebrities and other Vegas acts and established a close connection with their audience.

Beyond the audience participation bits of the show I was shocked to see an after-show free autograph and picture session. I saw lines gathering and expected to see a sign denoting what the charge for a single picture would be; instead I saw none and was almost perplexed.
Don’t Give Up On What Got You There
Pen n & Teller get it; the same deal that they used to climb the ranks will keep propelling their business forward.  You don’t stop doing the things that made you successful, that’s a lesson everyone should get.

Conclusion
Readership was way up because I was posting compelling articles daily, and I went 5 days between posts. Lesson learned Penn & Teller, be a better steward of my brand. With the recent career shift I’m reinvigorated by the opportunity the blog presents, to be heard, to influence, and to make for better products and services.
Looking forward to a renewed readership base.
Nick