Microsoft MVP Award

Over the weekend I received an e-mail informing me that I have been awarded Microsoft MVP status under the Directory Services specialty.  The timing of receiving this honor seems especially appropriate as we enter a new decade.  While I have the fresh start of a new year and a new decade I have also been presented with a fresh opportunity.

I have spent a decent amount of time stressing over exactly who I should thank in this post.  Finally I realized that the list is too long, I will undoubtedly miss someone, and call me old fashioned but a note of thanks on a lightly read blog is hardly appropriate.  I will be seeing each of you I owe a word of thanks to over the course of the next year and I will make sure to take those opportunities to convey my heart felt gratitude.  In the meantime realize that if we know each other I am sure you have played a role in my growth this past year.

I received word that I was a nominee in early October so when was awarded the MVP status it was a nice feeling to finally have that three month old question answered.  That feeling was quickly replaced when I remembered that being an MVP does not make me a super hero.  I still have a lot of work to do.  Session content does not write itself nor does it present itself, networking (the kind that involves human handshakes, not TCP handshakes) still needs to be done, and I still need to find the best way to convert my love of presenting technical content into a viable business model.

I am looking forward to continue working with each of you this year.  In the coming weeks and months I hope to announce my participation in some really exciting events.  Here’s to 2010 and the exciting possibilities it will surely bring.