What running a blog has taught me. Eleven years into my running a blog expertise I discover myself reflecting on the teachings I’ve discovered. Some have been bonks on the top, others have seeped into my consciousness, like a stunning scent. As we speak I wish to jot down among the classes, earlier than they slip away. They do this an increasing number of, .
Running a blog for over a decade has taught me:
- Innumerable computing expertise, together with the way to use WordPress, Instagram, Pinterest, photo-editing, Blogger quirks and video edits. I’m younger once more!
- Higher composition expertise. I’ve all the time been an ample author, and sometimes acquired drafted for writing tasks at work. However running a blog, this sort of private writing, referred to as on one other a part of me – the way to disclose, entertain (one hopes), and make contact with a bigger viewers via electronics alone.
- To not take criticism too personally. OK, I knew this earlier than; you may’t get to age 66 with out being criticized a number of thousand instances! However from strangers, it stung/stings. I’m nonetheless engaged on this. Each reader is entitled to his/her view, and as certainly one of my clever former sufferers as soon as advised me, “Not everybody goes to kiss your ass on this life.” Sensible girl.
- To be unafraid of change, threat, and journey in type. It’s not surgical procedure, it’s imagined to be enjoyable. Don’t work too onerous at it, toss something on and test it out. Take a freaking probability.(Because of George Carlin, who used a saltier phrase.) Let your flag fly.
- That we’re all on this collectively. Greatest lesson of all. I used to be terrified of placing myself on the market for the world to see, at age 56. Style and elegance are for the younger stunning bloggers who resemble the fashions of Vogue and Elle, I believed. So flawed: I discovered tons of of “identical to me” girls, some my age cohort and plenty of a lot youthful, who aren’t fashions however stunning all the identical. Now we have acquired one thing to share and we’re Not Lifeless But.
- That typically, irrespective of how rewarding an expertise, running a blog requires a break, a relaxation. It’s not that I’ve run out of issues to write down about – a minimum of three matters cross my thoughts every single day – however that now in retirement I’ve new, even unfamiliar objectives. I’m studying and listening extra, exploring new music. I’m going inside to work on the Essential Issues, and getting ready for a protracted summer season of journey.
That is most likely not the tip of my running a blog journey. Simply an thrilling bend within the street.
Any bends developing in your roads? Success and good ideas to you all in your travels, and thanks for all of the love.
Keep fabulous, xo
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