SQLAuthority News – MVP Award Renewed

Year ago, it was a great, perhaps the proudest moment of my professional life. I was awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SQL Server by Microsoft. Today I learned my MVP award has been renewed for another year.

Today, I received an email informing me that I have been re-awarded SQL Server MVP status by Microsoft in recognition of my community contributions. It’s yet another proud moment for me. I’m very happy and excited that my hard work is being recognized.  I hope to work even harder and serve my community better!

Microsoft Thank You! There’s a huge list of people I would like to thank for this MVP award. However, instead of listing their names here, I will be sending personal note to them to express my thanks.

Pinal Dave
SQL SERVER MVP
pinal “at” sqlauthority.com

Please feel free to contact me for any help.

What Renewing the Award Taught Me

The first award felt like reaching the top of a hill. The renewal taught me something better. The MVP award is not a lifetime title. Microsoft looks at what you did for the community in the past year, and you have to keep earning it. That changed how I look at my own work. It is not about one big effort. It is about showing up every day, writing the next post, answering the next question and helping the next person who is stuck.

So this renewal is really a reminder to keep going. If you are thinking about sharing what you know, do not wait for an award. Start a blog, answer one forum question a week, or speak at your local user group. Recognition, if it comes, is just a side effect of helping people.

Published by Pinal Dave on SQLAuthority. More of my work at pinaldave.com.