Let’s Break Some Rules…
Conventional wisdom says you shouldn’t explain long absences from your blog…
Conventional wisdom says you shouldn’t blog about things like your spouse or kids…
Conventional wisdom says you shouldn’t blog about your dog…
Sorry… Gypsy!
Well, being conventional & wise are two things I’ve been accused of lacking a few times in my life… I’ve been anything but conventional at times… and I’ve certainly lacked wisdom every now & then!
The truth is this past month I haven’t felt like blogging much. The motivation to sit down & write was missing. So, I skipped a couple of days, then it turned into a week and each day I skipped it became easier to skip the next day… Before I knew it a month had passed.
Wow, that flew by quick!
I’ve been thinking about blogging again for the past week. But, boy it sure was tough to get back in the saddle again. You know we it’s easy to take the path of least resistance. And I can tell you not writing sure has been an easy path.
Momentum is a funny concept. Once you have it… it’s easy to keep it going. But once you stop, it’s a bear to get going again.
So, I’ve decided to get the momentum back, and I have a plan. I’ve read many times that you can make or break a habit in 21 days. It’s pretty simple to explain, and tougher to follow through till the end.
Here it is in a nutshell: Any good habit you want to start, you just do it for 21 straight days. At the end of those 21 days you will have added that new habit to your life. Likewise for a bad habit. Just cut it out for 21 days & will be gone from your life.
So, I’m going to blog for 21 days & get back into the habit of writing. Not going to make this overly complicated with a bunch of rules. Just going to write a post & publish it… simple.
Ok, I’ve made this goal public, so the pressure is really on. As a side note making your goals public is a great way to help your motivation. It adds a high level of accountability.
Here we go… one day down, twenty more to go!
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I agree for the most part about the dog (those are some large nostrils) and the spouse…if it’s a business blog.
Tell ya what though, when I was recently and quite suddenly taken out for a couple months, you bet the booty I wrote a nice somewhat lengthy post about it.
I got some nice replies too
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