Over the past 31 days I have participated in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The goal was to increase blog traffic and readership. But the lessons I’ve learned are even more powerful:
1. The best time to write is when you have time to do it
2. There really is no such thing as writer’s block. If you are stuck, start writing. Eventually you’ll get unstuck
3. Not every single thing you write has to be a masterpiece
4. There are a lot of really amazing writers. All with a variety of styles. There is no better, only different
5. Everyone has something important to say
6. Writing a lot helps you get better at it
7. There are, literally, thousands of topics to write about
8. The worst thing you can say to yourself is I’m not capable
9. No one will agree or disagree with you if you have nothing to say
10. Your toughest critic will be yourself (at least mine is)
Thank you Michele Scism and Michelle Shaeffer for putting this challenge together.
Do you want to start blogging more and increase traffic to your site? Take the challenge. The only regret you will have is if you don’t ever try.
(You could have a regret if you kick a beehive or poke a sleeping bear, but those are exceptions to the rule)
Anil Saxena is the President of Cube 2.14, an organizational development consulting firm that works with clients to increase both customer and employee engagement while decreasing turnover, improving customer retention, and increasing profitability within organizations.
Saxena is a certified High Impact coach and trainer and a Joint Application Design facilitator. He is also certified by both Rush Systems and IBM as a focus group facilitator. He is an inaugural member of Northwestern University’s Learning and Organizational Change program, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
