Sitting here writing this entry on launching a new blog, sipping this amazing tea, I have to honestly say, I am operating outside of my most recent sense of personal comfort.
It’s funny because, I went to college and graduated with a BA in Communications, sometimes I forget this fact. Even with my background in Communications I know I have not served this part of myself to the fullest extent. I have known intuitively for many years that it was important to put my ideas and thoughts down on paper. However through a series of life happenings and possibly issues with insecurity I left those desires and talents and bit unrealized.
If I learned anything from this pandemic its that I better and I must do this among a few other things I had been putting off.
I am currently in the process of navigating this 2021 world of writing and blogging and understanding the method of monetizing a blog for a sustainable income in the future. Quality has always been important to me so much at times its been a cause and reason for my procrastination. I have been know in the past for procrastinating until something I was producing or creating was almost perfect without faults. Clearly that is unrealistic reasoning and will cause any dream to be deferred. Time out for that. I know I’m a decent writing and the only way to get better is to keep writing. So writing I will continue to do.
This is certainly not my first whirl at this. I was a part of an online magazine in the early 2000s and before that and college I worked with a teen newspaper in Kansas City, MO. I have since forgotten the name of this that local teen newspaper. I do remember it was fun, I loved coming up with new ideas with a team to cover in each publication, I equally loved meeting new people and new places as a result of the affiliation.
Some of the challenges I face with this project are as follows:
- I must create a solid blog before inviting others to become contributors
- This will take some time as I have a few other projects related to being an entrepreneur that are equally if not more important.
- I must learn the in and outs of affiliate marketing.
This is one is starting ok actually. I already have a few affiliate links on my blog thanks to barrier to entry being fairly simple.
- I must commit to a certain amount of reading writing daily as a means of practice and developing new ideas
- This one while a tad challenging (I’ll have to forgo some other pastimes to fit this in) will be great on many levels. Not only will I expand my knowledge on a myriad of topics but I’ll also be doing something that will be good for my brain. I’m all about great brain health.
What tools will be helpful for moving the blog along?
- A Professional Dictation software?
- I’ve looked into Dragon Software and It appears to be the best in its field. Can’t justify spending $400 on this software until the blog generates that. I have however downloaded the ‘anywhere mobile version’ of this app and so far I’m not impressed.
- I have tried using the free dictation service offered on my iMac and it’s ok but only accepts about 20 seconds of speech at a time before it logs off
- WordPress!
- Yes, I am doing what the experts suggest when starting a blog that you endeavor to make robust and profitable one day. I am building a WordPress blog from scratch via wordpress.org NOT wordpress.com
There are many other things to consider as a I build this blog that I will cover in future posts in this series.
The one thing that the pandemic has made abundantly clear to me is this: I can do difficult things and like always I can rise to the occasion. Rising to the occasion while living day to day within a pandemic stricken world was and still is interesting. It’s as if everyone I know has gone through some sort of catharsis or metamorphosis. The things people thought were important two years ago have suddenly taken a back seat, while the inner happiness and peace have taken the front seat. Its amazing how a pandemic of this magnitude acts as the panacea for ills many people didn’t even realize they had.
The first time I got laid off from a corporate job I had to learn the art and pleasure of doing nothing. I had to learn what is was like to simply enjoy taking a walk, taking my time and literally smelling the roses. Since layoffs typical come out of nowhere, there’s no time to prepare for another job and with the severance packages you receive you are afforded some breathing room before your next place of employment. I recall the feeling like it was yesterday. I was a bit anxious at the thought of not having somewhere to go on a daily basis, I had to adjust to simply enjoying myself! Imagine that. That was many years ago. So when I see what happened to so many during this pandemic and the after effects of it (folks not wanting to go back to the office to work, folks not wanting to work anymore, folks leaving unhealthy marriages and relationships) I get it, I totally get it. It is great to witness the sweetness that is has given others and still there are those who are still obviously traumatized that their whole life they have been sold on the myth that hard work equals and leads to happiness. During the pandemic they got in touch with their inner purpose and it looked nothing like the life they had been living.
So yes for me launching this blog it is a very personal thing linked to a personal sense of duty that I feel must be undertaken for the fulfillment of my purpose in this world. I will also say that there has been many things that I have wanted to speak on over the years but for one reason or another have shied away from doing for one reason or another. There is still an adjustment curve to all this but I will adjust and it will work out just fine. In the end it will serve me well and be a vehicle of wisdom and inspiration for others. For my troubles I picked up this little helpful gadget on Amazon
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