Why I Quit Blogging…

It’s been a little over a year now since I wrote a blog post. Writing this blog post in some way is kind of therapeutic.

Blogging for me  has always been a way of self expression. A way to be heard, feel valued and above all respected for my knowledge.

When I started out, I had just broken up with my long term partner and decided to forge a career as a Virtual Assistant.

In the early days, I had nothing better to do with my time – so I’d blog.

Fast Forward 2 Years…Going On To 3

I am now well respected amongst my peers as the OutsourcingQueen.

I don’t need my blog or my social media profiles to prove that I am awesome at what I do. I have friends and extensive networks within internet marketing monarchy who can vouch for my awesomeness.

The squeamish feelings I use to have, when asked “can I do ___________”, have faded. I thought I needed practical examples of completing the task they had asked me to do. What I discovered is that they didn’t ask me “have I done _________” they asked me “can I do _________”.

To overcome the squeams, as deep down I have this integrity and honesty thing going on – that does not allow me to lie, my answer would be “Honestly, I have never done this before, however what I would do to handle this is (step 1), (step 2) and (step 3)”

I Learnt Action Squashes Fear

You really do become like the friends you keep. The same goes for clients.

Their attitude, beliefs and habits will either inspire you or hinder you.

James Tuckerman of Anthill Magazine would have to be one of the biggest influencers on how I run my business. The man is a ninja entrepreneur.

He has this incredible power of grabbing an idea, commercialising it, then automating it – so he can move on to the next idea. The speed in which he does this, is awe inspiring. Sometimes (most times) my head explodes at the speed I have to move to keep up with him. But I love it.

Without this whirl-wind turbo charged ‘take action’ personality in my life, I’d still be hiding in a black hole of talking the talk, but not walking the walk.

Being Creative Is A Hinderance As Well As A Blessing

The ability to see the bigger picture and breaking it down into tiny actionable pieces is awesome. The problem comes, with the  over analysing and evaluating of those tiny actions to make sure they fit into the be bigger picture.

Let’s just say it’s mentally and emotionally exhausting.

You spend too much time on creating the concept, work out each piece and how it fits into the larger picture. Then go to someone (a friend or colleague) to validate you and your awesomeness, only to have them express an idea or concept to improve it.

Sometimes, You Just Need To Start

Why I quit blogging, was because I was overwhelmed with the compliments and encouragement. My need to people please and top my last post, to get more positive feedback – was just too much.

In the midst of creating an online presence, I was developing a virtual staff finding and internet marketing managing team.

Work consumed my life a little too much.

So I quit blogging.

Quitting sucks, because once you’ve made up in you mind that you don’t need to blog any more to prove your worth, knowledge or value , it is so hard to get started again.

For the last year since quitting, I have over 20 books filled with ideas, concepts and plans to re-launch either KateyShaw.com or OutsourcingQueen.com. To go a new direction with LaunchAnIdea.com or MashOutsource.com.

Last night I read How I Started Making $3,000 a Month Blogging About Travel by Marcello Arrambide. I was looking for a systematic process for online blogging. I have heaps of knowledge on this, e-tools and friends who’d help me in a heart beat. But for some reason, I’d just needed one more piece of information (because I’m an information-aholic) before starting.

Hearing his journey and closing comments inspired me to re-re-launch OutsourcingQueen.com as a blog.

So Today I Start, With My Blog Quite Bare

No email sign ups, service offers or brilliant sexy design.

Just this blog post, to say…

Start… Start now!

If you want to get online… buy a domain name, a hosting server and stick in a wordpress theme. Just get started it is surprisingly more easier than you think.

If you are scared because you don’t know what you are doing, or why you are doing it – contact me.

But take action, make a decision today to just start … and amazing things will happen for you.

Wishing you a rocking day!

Regards,

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