What is your goal? If you allowed yourself to dream wildly, what would be the ultimate end result of your blog? When would the feeling of success creep in? With a certain number of followers? Maybe revenue from advertisment? Or even a small amount of name notarity?
I told my husband that my blog post from yesterday had done particularly well. So well in fact, that it suprassed a super duper top-secret goal I had set for myself. YOU were the reason I achieved it. So, thank you. My husband jokingly said this morning “well, now you just need to become famous and make money from it”. And it’s got me to thinkin’…..
What is my aspiration? My desired outcome?
My answer is almost too embarrassing to admit . And there are many facets to it. My husband has an entrepenureal spirit, he sees opportunity everwhere. I admire that. However, when it comes to something this personal – something that demands such vunerability; constant caution and extreme modesty seem to be the norm. Do you allow yourself to reveal your goals? To honestly state your ambitions? Yikes. Thats a risk. A gamble I dont know if I can stomach.
I worry. I’m a worrier by nature. But when it comes to this blog, as I’ve talked about many times, I worry what people think. That’s why it’s so hard to type what my wildest dream would be. What if people read it and think to themselves “That would never happen. She isn’t good enough.” Granted, I’d never know if that were to be the case. Most people are too kind to say those sorts of things. But, thats where my head goes. More than anything else, that is the biggest obsticle in my path. And I’ve done it to myself.
Goals are a moving target. Sometimes you miss your mark. But if you’re lucky, you achieve it and set another. You just need to get out of her own way to see how it plays out.
When I told a friend two years ago that I had started a blog, he asked, “What’s the point?” I didn’t have a good answer. I said, “Just for fun.” The truth is, it’s much more than that, but it isn’t easy to explain. I suppose my goal is to create something I can be proud of. The journey has to be fun, too.
If you have larger ambitions, that’s great! Just bear in mind that your journey may lead you someplace unexpected. There’s only one way to find out. 😉 Brad
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That is a good goal. And with the content you create, it certainly seems like your journey is a fun one. I know I have fun rewarding your posts.
Has your journey led you somewhere unexpected?
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I didn’t expect to interact with bloggers all over the world. That’s been really fun. If you had more time for blogging, would you prioritize writing, or would you focus more on building your audience?
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Oh boy. That’s a good question… I think I’d focus on blogging more. And hopefully 🤞 the audience will come???? 🤷♀️
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Writing for the blog I meant. Hah
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