Not obligatory, but I am proud.
My group and I finished our campaign after almost 3 years of 4 hour sessions most Sunday nights. Had 3 players come with me all the way to the end and three more who came in about a year in or so. 1st time I have ever DM'd (never even done a one shot and never really played either), first campaign that actually finished. My players, who are more experienced than I am, said they had never finished a campaign before. 5 of 6 are sticking around for next campaign, too.
So. AMA. I'm proud to talk about anything that anyone currently DMing or thinking about doing so would want to.