I’m back from my epic adventure. I took a 30 day road trip with my wife across the U.S. from WA to N.J. to Key West to Las Vegas … 10,000 miles and 26 states. It’s a fairly unique experience and perspective, so I’ll share it here with you.

I’ll be back. Rather than keep it indefinite, let’s just say I’ll be back in November. Every now and then I take some down time. It’s one of my renewal patterns. It’s partly why I like doing projects and why I like the change of seasons. Great down time, helps me with great up time. I remember Deepak Chopra once saying something like the child sleeps so well, because the child plays so hard.

Sources of Insight is one year old. It’s hard to believe. Sometimes, it feels like I just launched yesterday. Other times, it feels like it’s always been there. Time is funny like that. My first post was Fear of Weaknesses, Fear of Failure, and Fear of Who You Are. This post is a walk through some of my highlights and lessons learned over the past year, and a look to the future.

You might have noticed that I’ve changed my tag line on my blog a few times. My latest tagline is “proven practices for getting results.” Choosing a blog tagline sounds like it should be such a simple thing and yet, it’s really not. Your tag line can make a big impact for both yourself and others. For you, your tag line can help remind you what your blog is all about and serve as a source of inspiration.

Here is a quick look at last month’s most popular posts. It’s purely based on traffic. I might make this a monthly practice. It’s a good forcing function for me to take a look at what’s popular as well as rekindle some sparks with some of my posts. A monthly rundown also helps me see the forest from the trees and it’s a good way to stop and smell the roses …