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There are many times when I sit down to crank out a post only to fight a feeling of extreme boredom in doing so.  It’s not because I’m bored with writing, interacting or sharing my own experiences, quite the opposite, actually. The issue is, sometimes as a blogger, I have to be boring. Publishing blog [...]

More than likely, you’ve been there…sitting at your home office, local coffee shop or whatever favorite place you have to pay some sweet, sweet attention to your blog.  You fire up your site, log in and prep out a new post, sip some go juice and crack the knuckles and then…. Nothing The mind was [...]

Do you have any idea on what you’re getting yourself into? Have you really taken a good look around this crowded world of blogging? Do you actually think you can be heard amongst this sea of voices? Good Luck First off, don’t take this a notion that you should run away from any ideas on [...]

The mysterious mind of a blogger can not only come up with some interesting and sometimes, amazing ideas.  Then again, it can also play some pretty intense games on the owner of that same mind. Case in point, for the past year, I had been blogging heavily with a focus on the mental health subject [...]

It should be fairly obvious that one of my true passions in life has always been linked to writing.  Writing and publishing a unique article, to me, is similar to that of a heroin addict getting that much needed fix. After walking away from my bipolar relationships blog, I took a huge hit in providing [...]

As much as I hate to do it, I’ve pulled a card from Jack Bauer’s book and decided that I need to go dark for a bit; in a sense, I’ve been put into a position in my personal life where I’m going to live the minimalistic life but within much choice on the matter. [...]

When it comes to finding your own path in the blogging world, the blogosphere can seem to be a scary place what with crowded niches and those settled into their own positions of authority.  Coming up with new and shiny ideas that will titillate the rest of the world isn’t all that easy no matter [...]

On many more than one occasion, I have received newsletters and emails from people or companies that include a small ‘disclaimer’ that I had received said message via my personal and voluntary opt-in to their list. Each time I receive such messages, I sit and ponder a bit and wonder what exactly was going through [...]

Many bloggers start out writing content with some perceptions on what happens after those few seconds of hitting that big, shiny “Publish” button. There can be phases of anxiety, fear, excitement or curiosity of the unknown with some common concerns that almost all bloggers experience at least once or twice. (OK, maybe a bit more [...]

Each and every one of us has a story to tell and more than likely, whether we want to believe it or not, people want to read those different stories. Unfortunately, this belief is one of the main barriers that almost every beginning blogger goes through…however, fortunately, it’s also one of the easiest barriers to [...]