This article was originally posted on my web & media business website Be Gee M. From time to time I will cross-post content.
Blogging is one of those things you love or you hate, you get it or you don’t. There are some people who have multiple blogs and others who you will never be able to get to write one post, let alone run a whole blog. You may think that a blog is for young people, or for other types of businesses, or that you have nothing to say. You are wrong: you need a blog.
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The name of this site is Work In Progress, which raises the question*, “What is in progress?” Quite a lot is in progress, actually. Since many of you are keen to keep up with the everyday adventures of the plans and adventures I’m working on, I will begin posting a bit more about key projects that are in progress. Here’s what they are.
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Feeling a bit disconnected from reality? Burnt out perhaps? Looking for a way to carve out some time for yourself? I’ve got some ideas, read ‘em, try ‘em, share your experiences, and then offer some tips of your own.
First, turn off the computer! If you are anything like me, it is easy to get sucked into the computer. Facebook, Google Reader, blogs, news, YouTube, endless streams of random (but interesting!) pages, spreadsheets, solitaire, budgeting programs. Many times we use the computer in fulfilling ways: talking to friends, writing, or balancing our finances. Still, staring at a computer screen and type type typing away for hours brings a host of physical problems, not to mention the mental/emotional ones. Turn off your computer (power it ALL the way down) and step away. Now that I’m no longer on my computer, what to do?
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Ash over at The Middle Finger Project recently wrote an article on NOT following your dreams. “They” (who is They anyway?) say to be controversial in your blog posts in order to be successful and I know she’s using a bit of hyperbole for the sake of argument. I mean, the website is called The Middle Finger Project! I get a lot of what she’s saying: too often we just follow the pack even when we say we’re following our dreams, we need the experience and insight of others to help refine our path, and even rejecting the status quo can be a clique of its own. So now what?
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There is a childhood song which goes “Make new friends, but keep the old ones. One is silver and the other’s gold.” I think that adage can be valuable in life and business as well. I have a confession: I get excited about projects quickly and easily. Sometimes I say yes too quickly. A successful business, and life for that matter, is about sustainability over the long haul. Passion is important, a plan is crucial.
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