I hadn’t given it much thought, but I blog - and most of my posts are at http://www.jeffcutler.com/jblog - primarily because it keeps me writing. As a motivational technique, it helps me clear my creative throat and get some words down on paper. Like many creative people, the procrastination bug is always waiting to bite me, and that’s exactly what caused me to reach this blog-purpose thought.
Stay with me… I’m in the final stages of preparing an RFP for a large client and have hit a roadblock with some of the preparations. So I decided this morning to click around the Web and clear my mind by completely ignoring my responsibilities. Well, as I traveled around the Internet I came upon a blog by a friend of mine and I had to read every post.
Luckily she only had about a month and a half worth or else I could have been at it all day. But it seems that she’s using her blog as motivation to get into shape and prepare herself mentally and physically for an upcoming marathon. Severely private in many ways, I was surprised to see her running recaps out in the electronic wilderness for all to read. But then I understood how important the race must be for her.
To pursue this goal privately would be easy because giving up wouldn’t have any consequences. But now, with a growing readership and the concreteness of her training recorded in electrons, failure isn’t an option. I’m pretty impressed by her steps – both toward the marathon and toward her increased Internet presence.
It’s amazing how things change over time. Good luck.
More to come…
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