The Semester is Over: 55,480 Words Later…

I cannot believe the semester is over. Eight weeks ago, I started another term in my doctoral program, thinking, This will be manageable. Fast forward to today, and I just ran the numbers: 55,480 words written. That is not counting work emails, presentations, client reports, or the occasional strongly worded response to a software update that broke something important.

To put that into perspective, that is:

?? About the length of a short business book.

?? Roughly 100 pages of single-spaced text.

?? More words than the average person speaks in a month (unless you are in sales, like Scott Dollar or Michael Cardinal ).

The funny thing is, I did not realize how much I had written until I totaled it all. That is the power of incremental progress—one discussion post, one case study, one research paper at a time. It is a reminder that big accomplishments are really just small steps repeated consistently.

For fellow business leaders, executives, and lifelong learners ( Florida CFO Group ), this reinforces something we all know: Writing and critical thinking are essential in our work, and the ability to articulate ideas effectively is a skill that compounds over time.

So, here is to the next semester, the next project, and the next set of words that will shape our ideas, influence decisions, and hopefully, make an impact. But first, maybe a short break... and a strong coffee.

Only 4 more classes, then dissertation time. Liberty University .

How many words do you think you write in a typical work month?

Thanks to my amazing wife, Ashley C Noble, CCP , my devoted editor (in-chief).

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