Keith Goodrum

Last month I went into New York City for a 30 Day Challenge meet-up. It was a fun way to get together with other 30DCers to network and get to know each other. One of the drawbacks to working online is the solitary aspect of it. You are usually the only one doing you know marketing online, and it can be tough finding anyone to talk to about this thing we do.

It was fun & I had a great time. One of the benefits of this meet-up was Ed Dale was going to be there. It was an added benefit. This was my 2nd year with the 30DC and getting the opportunity to meet the founder of the challenge was too much to pass up.

Ed of course can found at the Thirty Day Challenge. He also has a blog, which is a great study in brand marketing at Tubby Nerd.

Now, the big surprise was Ed had arrange for a special guest to show up to the meet-up. He happen to be traveling in the US, and was in New York City that night. It was none other than Yaro Starak.

This was exciting for me because Yaro was the 1st blogger I started following. I used his Blog Profits Blueprint to set up my 1st blog. So, it was cool to get to meet who was so instrumental in my blogging. You can find Yaro at his blog Entrepreneurs Journey, and if you opt-in to his email list you can get a copy of the Blog Profits Blueprint.

Two things to take away from this post…

1. Get out to these networking meetings – It’s fun to be around like minded people, and to socialize. You would be surprised who you might meet.

2. Make sure to bring your camera – I use to not take my camera, and missed out on some opportunities to get my picture taken with some of these folks.

Hope to see you around at some future seminars or meet-ups.

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!