Sometime next week, The Military Leader will crest 1,000,000 page views. The 7-digit milestone is an important one, partly because 1,000,000 feels like a really big number. But of greater significance is the realization that on at least 1,000,000 occasions since March 2014, people have visited the site and participated in a conversation about leadership.

These conversations may have happened with a group of developing young leaders…or perhaps huddled around a mobile phone at the firing range…or simply alone in the office, as part of an early morning professional development routine. Regardless of the setting, it’s uplifting to know that people are reading, thinking, and talking about leadership.

And why is this important?

Because leadership is really about people. If we’re not talking about leadership, we aren’t having a sufficient conversation about our people. The extent to which we can motivate, inspire, coach, and lead our people is the extent to which we will achieve growth. Leadership is the foundation for all success.

That The Military Leader can be a part of your leadership conversation is a great honor…truly. My goal in the beginning was to add value for at least one person per day. If I couldn’t achieve that, I’d quit. Now, the site sees over 1,000 people per day and is growing fast!

Thank you for making The Military Leader a part of your personal development and for sharing the content with your friends, peers, family, and network. Your referral and recommendation is the most impactful way to reach more and more leaders, making more and more of a difference in the leadership landscape everyday.

If you’re curious, the most viewed piece of content on the site is…the Quote Page!

The most-viewed guest post is 7 Ways to Fail as a Staff Officer by Nate Stratton.

The most popular original post is 9 Misguided Reasons to Go to SOF Selection.

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Thanks again for being a part of The Military Leader community and I’ll see you on the other side of 1,000,000!