I cannot remember how many times I considered starting a blog or how long I have been thinking about it. It has always been a bit scary to think about putting your thoughts out there for the world to see, even if most of the world does not care to look. It is a little bit like sitting in class thinking you know the answer versus putting your hand up and taking a chance on finding out you are wrong.

Seth Godin had a recent blog post in which he wrote that the first 1,000 posts are the most difficult, but most people that make it past 200 are happy they did it. Seth’s idea that the act of writing the blog will help clarify your thoughts really resonated with me. It reminds me of the idea that if you cannot explain something simply, you do not understand it well enough. So, here we go…

To give myself a buffer, I started writing my blog posts back on November 11 with a plan to begin publishing on January 1. I figured that having an inventory of blog posts ready would take some pressure off and give me time to turn this into a sustainable practice. Worst-case scenario, if I could not muster the will to write the blogs, I could kill the project before potential readers even know about it. Best-case scenario…who knows, let’s see where this takes me.

Update as of December 26th – this project has been amazing for me and is improving my life. After writing about a few difficult memories, I realized I had been carrying around heavy stuff in my head that I was ready to let go. Thank you Seth, I really needed the push.

Have you been thinking about doing something and need a push? Consider yourself pushed, now take some action.