Who am I?
There is no easy, interesting way to describe me and this is not a philosophical question. I was trying to come up with details to add in the About Me page and the post was getting to be too big and detailed, so I decided to give it a whole new post of its own.
Like I said, there is no easy, interesting way to describe me.
I would like to think that I’m a very interesting and adventurous person who loves blogging but in reality I don’t think I’m very interesting to most people, lot less adventurous than I’d like to be and some one who hates blogging. Don’t be puzzled. I love to write and express my thoughts on various topics, I even used to keep a diary until a few years back because of my love for the art of writing and reading, but over the course of years I’ve become more of an open, less emotional person than I used to be - hence lower the need for diary-writing. Plus I don’t like the pressures of blogging - keeping up with the posts, having an audience, building momentum, forming a community and having them depend on you etc. (That’s why I like facebook and twitter much better)
Having said all that, I do like the art of blogging. Not everyone can convey what they mean in concise, yet non-boring ways. It definitely is a skill and most certainly an acquired one IMO and that is what makes me attracted to it. I do like being accountable and having a group of followers/subscribers look forward to my content certainly gives me a thrill. I have tried to blog regularly before for several times, but failed because I wouldn’t post enough or often and lose interest eventually. As I was analyzing I found out why:
- Lack of vision - No theme for the blog
- Lack of planning - Since there was no theme, I did not think ahead or hard to analyze and plan for my posts
- Lack of motivation - Since there was no theme or plan, I couldn’t really motivate myself enough
- Laziness - If I get rid of this, I’d probably not have any lack of vision, planning or motivation.
- Come up with a theme - My daily life, baby tips and how I survive (among other topics)
- Plan ahead - I am going to try and write considerable amount of posts and stay ahead
- Use motivators - Verbal, visual and otherwise to keep myself charged
- Overcome laziness - I believe I don’t have time for this nowadays, so it takes care of itself
- doing more of the things I like
- liking most of the things I do
- knowing the difference between the two and
- trying to bridge the gap
Well, I sort of stole this from the Serenity prayer, but you get the idea.
Here’s what my goals are:
- I’m not aiming too high, being reasonable. For now one post is fine
- Any additional posts I make is a bonus and acts as a motivator.
- It is very unlikely that I’ll fail as I can catch up during week ends even if I miss writing during the week
- I am not fully set on this, but I plan to write about baby stuff, general tips/experience etc
- Writing about my passions will form a theme by itself
- Specific readers will identify themselves with what I write and its a good thing
3. Keep up motivation
- Doing the things I am passionate about will keep me motivated
- Reading about the things I love will keep me focused
- Reading and discussing other people’s successes will keep me inspired
4. Try and try hard
- Overcome laziness - I am already 80% not lazy (because of the need to keep up with my not-yet-1 year old). Giving up the 20% laziness can do wonders to my personal life
- Working hard - Striving to achieve my goals this year and working hard for it will bring in great results
- Try and try again - Most important thing is to not give up. There are going to be hard days - sick days, slow days, blue days, hectic days and so many more. The key is to understand that it is the way of life and not easily give up