Dec
13

Writing Everyday

Some friends have been commenting that I’ve been writing most every day on this blog after years of relative neglect. It’s true, I’m making a concerted effort to sit down and write one thoughtful (debatable) post every weekday.

Why It’s Important to Me

I’m not really trying to go out of my way to have lots of people read my posts. Frankly, the quality and insight is low at this point. I’m alright with that though. I’m not really writing for a big audience. My motivations are to record my thoughts at a very dynamic time in my life and to get better at writing.

I’ve never been a terrible writer, but never have I felt like I’ve been particularly good. Improving in this is important to me and the only way to do that is to write and write some more. There will definitely be a lot of uselessness during the process I’m putting myself through, but hopefully there will be a few nuggets that are useful to someone who stumbles in. Maybe once I get to the point that I believe I’m a great writer I’ll slow down. Until then, I’m going to write as close to daily as I can.

The Importance of Content Creation

Creating valuable content is such a huge asset in modern life. So many businesses use inbound marketing as the primary way they attract customers and I love that approach. Creating value for someone outside of your product is the best way to show you know what the hell you’re talking about. Letting someone know you, your company, and how you can help them before they commit to you is pretty powerful and authentic. Doing all this is a way to get to the point where I can contribute at that level.

Control

The other thing I like about writing on a blog is that it’s something I can control. That’s not some megalomaniac comment, even though it might sound like it. There’s just so many things that seem out of my control that at least I can do this and have final say over how it goes.

All of these things culminated in my decision to start pumping out more content. I hope the benefits of it can go beyond just myself.

  • Anonymous

    other things you control: what you eat, what you wear, if you meditate you can learn to better control your own thoughts, as a matter of fact, if you a private citizen (not accountable to the public) who doesn’t run a company (not accountable to shareholders) doesn’t have any debt and surround yourself with loved ones who support your decisions, you have a significant amount of freedom to control your life. go usa.