Dear Sonia,

I'm so glad that you wrote this comment. Mike was the first person that came to mind for me as well. But, so often when questions are posed in this blog, he is the first person to come to mind!

I know he doesn't want this group to be all about him, and what he's accomplished. But I think he doesn't give himself enough credit either for all that he's managed to do this year. He has built a community of leaders, collaborating and interacting around a common, beloved topic; not just any kind of leadership, but leadership from a point of character, integrity and honor.

How do you start with nothing, and create a community that in a few short months ranks #13 in the Top 50 Leadership blogs of the year? His vision has served as a compass for many of us, and I'm glad to be able to call him my friend as well.

- Tara