One of the hardest things for me to do is to admit that I can’t do something. “I can’t” is an ugly phrase that can forever hold you back. But sometimes, admitting you can’t do something is the only way to ensure you can.
It’s true that the keys to your own success are in your hands – you are in the drivers seat and you ultimately have the final say in any decision that you make. If you feel like you can’t control anything else, you can always control the choices you make.
But sometimes, your car will stall, you’ll get lost along the way without a map to point you in the right direction…
As silly as it sounds, it took me a while to realize that I couldn’t do it all – that I wasn’t invincible.
ARE YOU WILLING TO ADMIT YOU CAN’T DO IT ALL ALONE? READ ON FOR MORE…
And so we have Twitter. Simplicity in it’s most pure Social Media form, at least to date. No detailed profiles, no photo albums, very few issues with privacy, and literally forcing you to keep your thoughts concise (140 characters is a way of life for many of us these days).
Blog Comments: Should You Close Up Shop?
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June 22, 2010 · 61 comments
Think back. Why did you start a blog? We all may have started for different reasons – but one things is unanimous, we all felt like we had something to say, and for most of us – we wanted our voice to be heard by others – we seek to encourage discussion – by putting our thoughts out their in public, we open ourselves to the feedback and conversation that ensues.
I’ve been in and out of blogging for over four years now – about a year and a half on Life Without Pants and through the transitions and ‘real life’ happenings, my focus, goals, and voice has changed. But one thing has always remained the same. The love, the PASSION for writing. Even if I’m wrong, even if some people absolutely despise my content, I write because I love it. It’s a release, it’s a learning experience, and it’s opened opportunities door time and time again.
Are you writing for yourself or your community?
But an interesting thing starts to happen with managing a blog. In that whole process of ‘community building’ – it’s easy to lose your voice. It’s easy to start writing for your audience and not for yourself. There has to be both – but when you give up your own perspective for the sake of what other people want to hear, or what other people might think or say in the comments, you’ve lost what it means to be a writer.
Are comments helping or hurting your writing? Read on for more…