In this post I'm asking to MAHGA! That's Make Amazing Hobbies Great Again, because it feels like everything is driven to turn everything we do into a business. Here I share my experiences of past dreams and the personal satisfaction got from hobbies that you don't want to turn yours into another job!
The First Step
In this post I reflect on taking the first step, and after taking an absence due to recovering from surgery, how this advice is helping me return back to blogging.
“What would you do if you couldn’t blog anymore?”
In this post I reflect on a recent impact on my health, that is impacting my ability to do what I love, and how gratitude is getting me through it.
What is Your Blogs Mission?
10 years ago I started my blog Perfect Manifesto. In this post I reflect on the early days of promoting my blog, making those first community connections, trying to find a sense of purpose (or mission) to your writing, and trying to keep up with blogging alongside the demands of your real life.
Sunday Reflections #2
Sunday Reflections is a week note series where I share observations and learnings from all parts of my life in short snippet format. This weeks reflections discusses the challenges of not telling family and friends about your blog and blaming the algorithm when a post doesn't perform to standard.
Food for thought: Reframing Your View of Blogging Success
A fair few bloggers base their success on metrics like how much money they make, how many followers they have and how many views each post gets. This is not a great way to view your blogging experience. In this approach I challenge you to think of different ways to think about whether your blog is successful.
The Future of Blogging is Secure?
In this post I discuss the future of blogging with the bold prediction that this digital artform is secure for years to come. There are various reasons for thinking this, and I break down the implications of chaos in social media platforms, artificial intelligence and boring, personality lacking SEO content.
Transmission Resumes
In my return post I talk about the renewed direction of Perfect Manifesto. I reflect on my changing relationship with self-help and address the question "what can a self-improvement blog become, if the guy who writes it doesn't want to talk about self-improvement anymore?"
Unexpected Circumstance
A post about my recent hiatus...
A Look Back: No Ambition In Life? Read This
In this look back, I focus on my post 'No Ambition In Life? Read This...' and look at my advice for giving direction for the person lacking ambition, purpose and motivation in life.
Other Posts I Like: What the “Positivity” process doesn’t like to talk about
When I first got into self-improvement, I leaned into the more stoic side of the movement. Without being a true scholar of stoicism, what this meant was more about accepting things as they were and not bitching and moaning about personal circumstances. What you may refer to as "sucking it up" Doing this is okay … Continue reading Other Posts I Like: What the “Positivity” process doesn’t like to talk about
4 Tips For Professionals To Write Your First Blog Post
How do you write a blog? This was a question I got in a meeting. The answer I gave wasn't my best. This post I explore 4 tips for industry professionals to write their first blog post. Including - structuring your blog right - make your blog interesting - using images - creating them and legal considerations
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