{"id":1342,"date":"2011-08-09T16:17:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T14:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2015-07-23T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T11:22:49","slug":"i-hate-my-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/i-hate-my-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"I hate my blog. I love my blog."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been writing this blog for five months now, and it’s time for some reflection. I personally committed to “giving it a go,” and really tried to learn from people like Jeff Goins<\/a>, John Saddington<\/a>, and Bryan Allain<\/a>, to name drop a few. I’ve learned a lot in this past five months, about me, my “voice,” and my goals.<\/p>\n

It’s actually consumed a lot of my time and thoughts during this period, as I used it to market … well, me. But I’m realizing that I<\/em> don’t need marketing. The message (not even my<\/em> message) needs dissemination. I’ve come to realize that.<\/p>\n

I have a love\/hate relationship with my blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

I’ve Decided I Hate My Blog<\/h2>\n

I hate it when it takes time away from my family. (Bec, I apologize!) <\/p>\n

I hate it when I take it too seriously and fret\/exalt over pageloads, visit length, comments, or retweets (or the lack thereof) <\/p>\n

I hate it when I write something I really believe in and no one seems to care. (wah for me)<\/p>\n

I hate it when I start thinking daily “that would make a great blog” (…and then I forget the idea later.)<\/p>\n

I’ve Decided I Love My Blog.<\/h2>\n

I love that my blog has allowed me to get a glimpse into a great community of great men and women I would have never found. (Jeff<\/a>, John<\/a>, Bryan<\/a>, Rachel<\/a>, Darrell<\/a>, Jamie<\/a>, Jon<\/a>, Michael<\/a>, David<\/a>, Tony<\/a>, Jon<\/a>, Nicole<\/a>, Carlos<\/a>, Ron<\/a>, … I could go on)<\/p>\n

I love that my blog allows me to organize my thoughts and my life “message” (I really do want to write a book)<\/p>\n

I love that my audience (you are<\/strong> out there, you lurkers ;^) does enjoy keeping up with my random thoughts on leadership and funny family stories.<\/p>\n

So I’ve Decided…<\/h2>\n

…to post better content, less often. (Once a week-ish)<\/p>\n

…to not make my blog the center of my universe.<\/p>\n

…to work to add well-written guest posts to others’ blogs. <\/p>\n

…to write an e-book and a monthly opt-in newsletter.<\/p>\n

…to dedicate more time to what I love: speaking, teaching, consulting, and mentoring\/discipling. <\/p>\n

Do you have a love\/hate relationship with your blog? Has social media taken over your life? I need your advice on this one.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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