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3 reasons I usually fail

Posted: February 1st, 2009 | Author: Satish | Filed under: Thinking | Comments

I don’t like to fail, but it happens. Luckily it tends to happen on the Internet more so than anywhere else. You see in real life there’s enough pressure from every which way imaginable, and that keeps me in check.

On the Internet, there’s just you. And I don’t know you.

As a result of not knowing you, I let 3 things overcome me:

  1. I’m not consistent. I haven’t previously put blogging high up in my to-do list, and that’s not something most aspiring bloggers will admit to. The root was actually lack of objective (cause), not inconsistency (effect).
  2. There’s no longevity. Either I get sidetracked by the next big thing, or the servers go down. I’ve let my curiosity get the best of me, instead of channeling it through the blog as a hub.
  3. It gets complicated. I’ve tended to overthink the approach instead of follow the golden rules. I focus on impressing you, instead of on impressing myself. Simplicity wasn’t king.

This time it’s going to be different. This time I’ve come prepared. This time I’m going to get to know you. This time:

  1. I have precedent. I built a SMB IT professional community blog in the last 4 months that’s winning in the face of #1-3 above.
  2. I started with the right tools. No excuses, no limitations.
  3. I wore my geek shirt as I wrote this.

Take a moment to get to know me and give me a chance to do the same.

S

  • Thanks for the great comments everyone - here and on FB. I'll work hard not to let you down.

  • Zainab

    I've always been more of a reader than a commenter, but nice to see http://sat.ish is back nonetheless :)

  • added to my site! :) what exactly happened to your old blog?

  • Bravo for the initiative Satish - I'm facing the same difficulties, especially due to contraints of time. In fact when I write these days, I'm in a debate of whether to post it to my blog, summarize it in 140 characters on Twitter, or use that post instead for Search Engine Journal.

    Looking forward to your updates - Dev

  • Happy to see http://sati.sh is back :) I was missing out on the latest tech/marketing news.

  • Woot! You're not braving the challenge alone, I've also been a victim of the 3 points you made above. The goal in 2009 is to get [back] into the rhythm.

    Welcome back!

  • Awesome sauce Satish, I've got the urge to start up my blog again recently. So I pass along my greetings and best wishes for your blog as well :)

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