Admittedly, I am new to blogging and it isn't much fun unless others participate. So, I've been trying to answer the question: "how do I get people to read and participate on my blog?"
Searching around at some of the popular blogs, I wasn't too motivated to read them. Why are they popular? Still couldn't figure it out, until I ran into an article about empathy and blogs.
Hmm... I consider empathy very important and here's a guy that does as well. Then the light went on. People need to know you to care about what happens to you. Writing a bunch of stuff in a blog about your life is not interesting to other people unless they relate it to their own experience. So I asked myself, "what is this blog really about?"
It is about how to feel successful.
When I write something like this, I count my blessings and say to myself, "I am successful. Why am I writing this?"
The answer is, I wish to remain successful. Life is a journey. I have used my skills to obtain many goals. Over time, good and bad choices have increased responsibility. With each decision, comes trade-offs. In my case, I make decisions emotionally, then deal with the logistics later. For instance, I have purchased cars (and even houses) then I had to figure out how to pay for it. The purchase gives immediate satisfaction, until I realize that I have overspent and need to cut back or generate more income. I'm really not very good at either, so it comes out of my savings.
So, I guess this blog is for people who have let emotions get themselves into a pickle and for people who are passionate and driven - but still never seem to be where they want to be.
It is about forks in the road. Time moves forward, it is not possible to go back and take another road. However, it is possible build a bridge or cut a path and to get back on the road not taken. The adventure of building the path is probably more fun than being on the road anyway.
In short, this blog is for people who wish to be encouraged to cut a path to the road they really want to be on and to give them tools to make this possible.
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This was an excellent post.
For people who don't know you, they don't quite understand what kind of focus that you have. Giving a fraction of that focus can be a tremendous gift to those who have very little.
I hope you can continue to keep your interest in this blog.
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