Recently, I ran a Reader Survey to find out who my readers are and what is important to you.
First of all, thank you to each of you who participated. The results proved to be very interesting and will greatly help me in the development of future blog posts as well as other content that I may create in the future.
The survey continues to be available on my blog and I would still welcome your participation. You can get there quickly by clicking here.
In a nutshell, here are the results and a summary of what my “average” reader looks like:
- My typical reader is a male (66%) between the ages of 45-64 (81%). When I did my first survey in October of 2014 86% of my readers were female. This is a dramatic change. It’s not good or bad, just interesting. 71% of my readers in 2014 were in the same age bracket of 45-64.
- 43% of responders are college graduates with 37% having completed graduate school.
- 29% of my readers have an average household income between $50,000-$74,999 per year. While another 23% have an income between $75,000 and 124,999 per year.
- 81% of my readers are married while 12% are divorced with 7% widowed.
- The occupations of my readers was quite spread out among the various options. 19% fell into Management Occupations while another 25% were in Sales and related fields.
The first essay type question was: What is the biggest challenge you face right now in living courageously? There were a variety of answers here but the majority of the responses fell into the following categories:
- Disappointing others and self
- Being unable to meet others expectations
- Feeling inadequate
- Lack of self confidence and self defeating attitudes
- Getting started on new goals or not quitting once started
The second essay type question was: What do you want most out of the Cultivate Courage blog? Here are the top responses:
- Inspiration to overcome discouragement
- How to better recognize courage opportunities
- Ideas for taking first steps to start something
The final question was: If fear or lack of courage were no object what would you like to achieve in the next five years? Here are some patterns that appeared in the responses:
- 41% Would achieve something career or job related
- 18% Would become more financially secure or obtain financial freedom
- 15% Would travel more or travel to a specific place
- 11% Would write a book
- 11% Would strive to achieve a health goal; better eating, lose weight, etc.
- 4% Would work to achieve goals in a variety of other areas.
Thank you, again, for your participation in this survey. Your input will help me greatly in the creating of future blog posts as well as potential other content that I may be able to create and share with you in the future.
If you have other comments you feel would be beneficial for me please feel free to comment in the comment area below or send me an e-mail at dave@cultivatecourage.com.
Have a STRONG and COURAGEOUS day!
