At least that’s what I hope happens in 4 months.
Not sure if many of you remember my Chris Brogan Project from a couple of years ago. I was going to take his post on 100 blog topics and cover every one of them each week for a year just like that chick from Julie and Julia. I got this far www.chrisbroganproject.com. Yeah, I stopped somewhere after post 16. The good news is, business picked up and I had no time. Well, ok, that’s not a good excuse. The truth? I got bored. I feared failure. I procrastinated. Yes, all of that.
I guess my dedication of a blog to his topics post must have peaked some ideas for him (I asked him permission before I did it and he gracefully gave it.). I mean what crazy person dedicates a blog and the time it takes to create one to one post? He promptly started a program shortly after I launched mine where you could actually buy topics from him each week. I thought, “Good for him! He figured out how to make that into a money-maker and help people at the same time.” Then that program went away. Not sure why.
So this morning when I opened my iGoogle homepage (RIP soon), Chris posted about his new blog topics program riding again or something like that. Turns out he has restarted his Blog Topic Program (affiliate link) but added a whole new dimension to it by adding a Master Class (affiliate link). KAPOW!!! I had just been thinking about how my blogging practice had literally gone to the dogs and needed a resuscitation. So as I read the description, I knew what I had to do. I had to invest in myself and take this 16-week class. After all, I’m worth it. (Shaking my gorgeous mane. Remember that commercial?) You’re worth it. Without you there is no audience and without an audience, there is no reason to blog. I know this was just the help I was looking for. Leave it to Brogan.
Minutes after I signed up I received the first email. I read it and knew I did the right thing. Chris was asking my permission to post my name if I didn’t do my “homework” somewhere very public, his blog. I didn’t think twice and said yes. Threat of embarrassment has always been a motivating factor for me. I don’t like it one bit.
He also asked me to write down on paper exactly what I thought of myself and who I was. I wrote the following:
I posted it everywhere. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and now here.
As an entrepreneur, sometimes I think we need to feel accountable in order to stop procrastinating behavior. (At least I do.) My boss is me. I’m too easy on myself sometimes (shhh, don’t tell my designers, devs and writers!). I’m going to let Chris and company inspire me to kick my own aspirations into high gear and help me become a better blogger, a better author. I owe it to you, gentle reader. I have to remind myself I’m here to teach others what I know about owning a business, technology and web design, my passion. One of the best ways to do this is to blog. We get so busy with the day to day operations we don’t set aside enough time to share our knowledge via our blogs. I’m definitely ready to get serious and become the author I always knew I could be. Chris, I’m all yours.
If you’re ready for a little aspiration kicking, join us at the Blog Topic Program or Master Class by clicking on the links to sign up. What have you got to lose? Trust me, you’ll gain some great insights as well as network with some very cool people. You won’t regret it!
