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 my experiences of being "consciously skilled" in my job and downsides that come with it and the epiphany I experienced which made me realise more still can be done, and assertiveness, the difference between pushover/easy going, and the time to stand up.
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.
You Need to Get Bored Sometimes
In this post I reflect on the clarity from taking a break and allowing yourself to be bored.
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...
The Worst Advice I Ever Heard About Reading Books
Confession - I've not read a full book in over a year. In this post I explored one of the pieces of advice I've listened to that have created a form of analysis paralysis making it hard for me to sit down and enjoy a good book.
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
Nine Years Ago Today, My Life Changed Forever…
I've been doing blogging for nine. In this post come celebrate with me as I reflect on milestones, regular readers, trolls and what the future holds.
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