Best of Zen Habits in 2007

pavs Says:

December 28th, 2007, 3:08 am

Can you believe I read them all !!
You are a true hero of a blogger, You stared out as a noone, now you are somewhat of a blogging hero. :)

Leo Says:

December 28th, 2007, 3:08 am

Leo,

Let the god almighty shower with all the blessings for the coming year. You are changing the world through this blog by influencing thousands of readers. Am one of them, and am proud of my name now..(coz of u..hehe)…Happy New year !

Leo

JEMi Says:

December 28th, 2007, 6:01 am

Leo, this is *very* inspiring to me as a new blogger as well as a very happy reader of this blog. I found Zen Habits not too long ago and I’m glad I did. I am happy for your blessings and wish you and yours only the best :)

Barry Says:

December 28th, 2007, 8:32 am

I didn’t realize you just started this blog this year. I started reading pretty early on, as I can now see, and you were a pretty polished writer even then.

If I wasn’t amazed before, I am now…

kali Says:

December 28th, 2007, 8:45 am

great insights and clear writing - keep it up!!
my advice for 2008: a little more zen…

Mrs Mom Says:

December 28th, 2007, 8:51 am

Congrats Leo on an incredible year. I enjoy your clear writing, and sage advice.

Heres to 2008 being astounding for you as well!

MM

Sam Says:

December 28th, 2007, 9:12 am

Leo,

I have been reading since February and your writing and content was great to start with, but now it’s just amazing. Every day I look forward to seeing an article from you in my feed. Look forward to many more masterpieces in the coming year.

Sam

Etavitom Says:

December 28th, 2007, 10:37 am

Thank you for so much for the profound wisdom over the last year! Zen Habits is my favorite site and I wish you a Happy and Healthy Holiday…

Michelle Dawn Says:

December 28th, 2007, 11:11 am

I’m glad I found your blog. I’m really enjoying it and this post is a great place to start bowsing! Congrats on your good year :)

Megan Says:

December 28th, 2007, 12:45 pm

Congratulations, Leo, and thanks for producing such a great blog!

Have you ever written a post describing how you got as many readers/subscribers as you did? When you moved over to Word Press, did you pick up advertisers and do you think that helps? I’d love to hear about how your blog went from two readers to tens of thousands, if you have time. Thanks!

Jonathan Says:

December 28th, 2007, 12:46 pm

Leo, your blog has grown at a tremendous rate. Congrats and thanks for all of your wisdom!

Michael Says:

December 28th, 2007, 13:17 pm

Greetings from North Carolina and Montana.

Thank you very much for taking the time to help people in a time where people seem to need all the help they can get.

Michael

Albert | UrbanMonk.Net Says:

December 28th, 2007, 13:24 pm

Leo, you’re a true inspiration. Congrats on your success, and all the best for the upcoming year!

Mark Says:

December 28th, 2007, 14:02 pm

Leo,

Congratulations on an absolutely fantastic 2007!

I have read many of your posts and it is obvious that you are a good writer who is truly passionate about what you write about. As a new blogger I am trying to learn as much as possible and zenhabits has certainly helped!

Keep up the great work and much success in 2008!

Mark

Tejal Says:

December 28th, 2007, 15:36 pm

Love ..love …and totally love your blog. just found your blog on a random search on google..on how to accept critism..and found your blog..
I am a dedicated reader..
Wishing you happy 2008!
Tejal (From India)

Virginie Says:

December 28th, 2007, 15:58 pm

Happy new year Leo. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your life and wildly successful journey with us.

Love Virginie

wilson g Says:

December 28th, 2007, 16:47 pm

Hi Leo,

Is there any chance that you could you please put together in PDF format all these with photos - I think it would be great for printing off and filing nicely in a folder for reading time to time.

cheers

Leo Says:

December 28th, 2007, 17:40 pm

Wow, thanks for the positive comments, everyone. Seriously, the encouragement from you guys is what keeps me writing and makes the work on this site not only worth it, but a real pleasure.

This site is a success because of you guys.

@Megan: I have written a bunch of posts on blogging and how I got my success (try 10 Ways I Got 4,700 Subscribers in 3 Months) but I don’t think I’ve written a comprehensive post on it … maybe I should. I’ve done a bunch of posts on NorthxEast.com and ProBlogger.net … do a search on those sites if you’re interested. I don’t normally talk about blogging on this site, as it’s not really related to the content, but it’s something I’m definitely willing to talk about.

@wilson g: Actually, one reader did work on some PDFs of some of my posts, but I just haven’t put them together. Maybe I should do a Best of Zen Habits ebook? :)

Mark Says:

December 28th, 2007, 17:50 pm

What a great idea! Happy New Year!

sunsail Says:

December 28th, 2007, 18:22 pm

Hi Leo, FYI: your first and second link in January point to the same article.

LOVE your blog. I can’t believe you’ve only “been around” for a year! Congrats on the work, and may you have even more sucess in 2008.

Adam Says:

December 28th, 2007, 18:48 pm

My favorite post was ‘A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home’. This post along with your others on keeping things simple have inspired me so that I can easily plan a minimalist home when I graduate from college. I can also apply these lessons to my current living conditions though my co-habitants may not apply the same principles :-p

I have always been an organized person but this is truly what I have been missing. Instead of organizing things I don’t need, I finally have been able to let go of stuff and I feel so much better.

Leo Says:

December 28th, 2007, 18:55 pm

Thanks sunsail! Fixed it.

gc Says:

December 28th, 2007, 19:59 pm

congrats and thank you for your time and effort-
from an email i got this week-
After serious & cautious consideration…..your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2008!
My Wish for You in 2008 -May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words …………
May 2008 be the best year of your life!!!

wilson g Says:

December 28th, 2007, 20:07 pm

Leo - I think that would be great - I would be more than happy to help out in getting it up and running. Let me know, because I know alot of people would be more than happy to have a compiled copy of it for 2007.

eva Says:

December 28th, 2007, 22:15 pm

congrats husband!!!! i’m so proud of how far you’ve come.

@gc: i love your comment! ;)

Eduardo Says:

December 29th, 2007, 8:57 am

Hey Leo,

I think it’s incredible to be so inspired and everyday. This was your destiny: Being a web writer on personal development :)
Happy new year and much success in 2008!

Fossfor Says:

December 29th, 2007, 18:12 pm

It’s hard to believe this blog is only a year old,it seems like I’ve been coming here for ages…and there’s always something here that makes me feel better or makes me want to shake my life up a bit! thank you so much and all the best for 2008

Mak Says:

December 29th, 2007, 23:24 pm

It’s been only a year?! That’s amazing…
Congrats, Leo, and many many thanks for doing this blog & sharing your wonderful thoughts with us.
Happy New Year to you and your family!

Cory OBrien Says:

December 30th, 2007, 2:56 am

Congratulations Leo! I can’t wait to see what 2008 has in store for ZH.

farouk84 Says:

December 30th, 2007, 5:20 am

Hi Leo,

Congrats for such a great achievement !!! Keep on writing and helping those who are in needs :)

Anyway, this is a bit off the topic. I wanna get your opinion on quit smoking since you have already made it. Which is more effective: quitting step by step for example if you smoke 20 cig a day this week, then next week you reduce 10 cig a day next week, till you totally give up OR quitting all at once (cold turkey), no smoking from today till the rest of your life ? I am not quite sure which route I’m gonna take.

ITrush Says:

December 30th, 2007, 12:09 pm

Very Impressive, Congrats and More Power. Happy New Year!

ReddyK - The Atma Jyoti Blog Says:

December 30th, 2007, 12:35 pm

I came in touch with your blog through Albert of UrbanMonk.net, and I’m glad I did. I see I have a lot of reading to do!

May you be inspired to write many more useful articles in the coming year.

Fubiz Says:

December 30th, 2007, 18:51 pm

Thanks for the recap ! Very nice blog.

mike Says:

December 31st, 2007, 12:27 pm

Habit 10?
Hey, thanks for your site. LOTS of info…
I am trying to read my way through the ZTD posts, and have been successful in finding up to habit 9, but I can’t find habit 10.
I’ve searched and so, so please point me in the right direction!

Happy new year, everybody!

tiffany Says:

January 1st, 2008, 21:15 pm

Thank so much. I have all of your articles files in a special notebook and whenever I need encouragement for the day or for a special task I always read something that you have posted. Thanks for the site is is great.