Setting Up My Blog

January 1, 2007

Happy New Year!

As I think about what I would like to achieve in 2007, one thing that continues to ring true for me is : be ye passionate and also consistent. I am motivated by what I feel passionate about....the high energy levels and intense focus associated with passion result in states of extreme productivity for me. However, this is often short-term, as when the initial blitzes of energy fade, there is nothing left to facilitate forward momentum. Passion alone cannot be my sole basis for achievement and so I have added be ye "also consistent". Alongside passion, I must also put in place mechanisms to support follow through.

What am I passionate about? Writing. I had early career goals of pursuing creative writing or journalism. During college I took several philosophy, and literature courses, and did a couple-article stint at the college newspaper. It was during this time that I realized how much I enjoyed expressing myself through written communication. After college, I continued to write on and off for various church bulletins in the US and Jamaica and distinguished myself in my management consultant career as someone with strong editorial talent. So, yes, I am passionate about writing, but I have never committed to it in any consistent manner. Well, it is Jan 1 2007 and since passion now must be accompanied by consistency...my search is on for the appropriate support mechanism(s) for writing.

Enter...My New Blog! (At some point this narrative had to connect to the title Setting Up My Blog) I realized that by setting up and maintaining a blog I would simultaneously tap into passion and consistency. Passion, by having an outlet for written creativity, and consistency, by having to satisfy my many readers (hint!! plug for my blog!) with interesting and fresh items to read. Let the blogging begin...happy reading!!

Cheers to a passionate and consistent 2007!