I think this is the longest I've ever gone without an update. Sometimes, though, life and business get in the way of the best of intentions, and one has to make a decision on which one is more important at the time.

In my case, I'd been working on obtaining my latest long term contract, and things were dicey for a little while. Not necessarily because I had to use my great negotiating skills (tongue firmly in cheek), but because it seemed like I could never get any firm answers whatsoever as to whether the contract was a go or not. Often, getting a contract for a consultant is worse than someone who goes in for a job interview, then sits around waiting for a call to tell you whether or not you got the job. For an interview, if they never call you, most probably you didn't get the job; for a contract, you have to stay in touch because you never know what the work schedule is of the person you're trying to work with, or whether they just don't want to talk to you.

In my case, as I've now seen, they really wanted me, and so I'm writing from a hotel room in New York City. I've had a day to see the man who wanted me down here in action, and I can tell from his frenetic schedule that it had nothing to do with me; he's being pulled in all sorts of directions, and it seems as though he has little control of his own schedule.

Sometimes, persistence is a good thing, but many of us defer from it, convincing ourselves that it's either not worth it, or we're unworthy. If you can live with either decision, then I guess it's fine, but just think about some of those missed opportunities along the way. Trust me, I let many things go myself, but those things I do let go really aren't as important to me at the time, so I can live with my choices.

But sometimes, you just have to give it one more try.