Wow! I can’t believe it. Life in the Rough is one year old today.
When I started out a year ago, I had no idea how long it would live. How long would I enjoy doing it? Would I be able to keep my stamina? Would it be of value to me and to others?
It turns out that I enjoy doing it as much now as I did in the beginning. Probably even more, because I lowered my posting frequency to find a balance between work, blog, and developing my golf game.
Keeping my stamina has been tough. Not so much the stamina involved in finding the time to write, or getting enjoyment out of it, but more in the search for new and interesting things to write about in the world of golf. I do enjoy the challenge and look forward to tackling it.
Is it of value to me? You bet! Writing about golf and interacting with readers helps me stay focused on my goal of becoming a golf pro. I learn new things all the time. The research I do for posts keeps me constantly learning more and more about the game of golf.
Is it of value to others? I hope so, but I’ll let you be the judge of that. Readership continues to increase, so that’s a good sign. Value to others is a main focus of mine, so I want to hear what you think about Life in the Rough.
Last time I asked that question, one of the things that was requested was more detail about my personal journey. Subsequently, I started increasing the number of posts centered on what I’m doing to better my golf game and what I’m learning in the process, and I’ll continue to do so. Now that the season is kicking off, I have a lot to report in the coming weeks about my experiments with a new putting grip, a new swing, and much more.
I also want to share more tips, information about rules, talk about golf history, and cover anything else golf-related that I can fit in. Most importantly, I’m continuing my charge to become a golf pro and I’m taking you with me!
Kick back, enjoy a piece of birthday cake, and give me any suggestions you have about how to make Life in the Rough more interesting and useful. I love hearing reader feedback, especially if it’s constructive criticism, because my desire to improve is big in every facet of my life (actually improving is a different story, but I try).
I’m glad you decided to come along on my journey, and look forward to another year.
-Mike
P.S. – Don’t forget to submit your entry into the Life in the Rough Birthday Giveaway by Sunday April 13, 2008, for a chance to win a dozen Callaway Tour ix golf balls.
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Congratulations! As an aspiring “semi-pro” golfer (meaning I hope to be able to play daily at some point, but am not sure I want to make it my living) I love reading your blog.
Keep up the great posts! To at least another year:)
Yep, congrats Mike on a superb job with your blog. I’ve enjoyed every post!
-G
Happy belated birthday!
Thanks, everyone. It’s been a blast and it’s awesome having such great readers. Without you guys, there would be no Life in the Rough.
Here’s to another great year!
A year goes by fast. I will be at a year in a week or two. I have been impressed with you regularity and stick-to-it-iveness.
Congratulations on your first anniversary! You have done a great job with your posts. They cover a plethora of topics related to golf and are very informative.
My suggestions would be, maybe you could have more give aways. They are fun. It’s probably time to put a new poll on the side bar. I’d like to see more frequent updates and progress reports and stats. I’m especially interested to hear about any tournaments you enter and how you do. An occasional historical look back to the players and courses of yore would be of interest to me.
Wishing you the best for the next year of Life in the Rough.
Thanks for the suggestions, Thecpa.
I definitely plan more giveaways, because they’re a lot of fun. I’ll change out the poll on the sidebar soon. I’m probably going to let it get to 100 votes first. I’ll definitely talk about and competitions I enter. Finally, I like talking golf history so we’ll definitely do that here and there.