Should I stop blogging?
Jan 30th, 2007 by mark
After a long hiatus of not blogging and not reading blogs I accidentally bumped into this article, “How to know when to stop blogging“.
It got me thinking for a couple of days and I started looking at my site which I left abandoned. The more I stared at the wordpress interface, at the home page, the more I wanted to post something. I wanted to blog but nothing felt right to blog about. Most of the reasons that were stated, resonated in me like a gong, especially no. 8, “Be aware that there are certain stages in your life when blogging is not a good option for you”
With that, I ask myself, have I really given up? Should I really give up?
A couple of months back, I started up this blog with a purpose. However it seems that along the way,
I got lost. I lost all motivation to continue on with what I did with my site. Sure, lots of things happened to me from mid October 2006 to now, January 2007. I found out that I was not allowed to work in Singapore and had to find some place else to go. So I left Singapore for Kuala Lumpur with whatever cash I could spare. I guess God was looking out for me and I landed a job within two weeks in Kuala Lumpur. That job flew me down to Brisbane for work assignments for about 2 months and now I’m back to Kuala Lumpur. To make matters a little bit tricky, some where in the middle of that I got a letter stating that I can return to Singapore and so, very soon I will be back in Singapore although I will be wearing green for the next 2 years or so. (All Singaporean guys will know what that means) With all of that happening I stopped posting. Unfortunately this is not the first time that I have left my site unattended for a long period. Second time.
So what does that make me as a person?
Am I a person who is uncommitted to what I started? Does that mean, that if I start a business, I would just leave it to die when things don’t turn out right or when life gets tough? Do I give up easily? Hmm…really scary eh?
A friend of mine blogged about something similar pertaining to his own situation. Daniel, over at www.youngupstarts.com http://www.youngupstarts.com/?p=29, was thinking aloud whether he had the guts and the right stuff to start something of his own but he felt some things were holding him back. One of his reasons was the fear of failure.
After some reflection about myself and the state of this blog, I think I can add fear of embarassment to that list. Somehow or rather, after not posting for so long, made me feel embarassed. Embarassed that I wanted to do something well but in the end I abandoned it. Embarassed that some people were looking forward to my interviews and I just didn’t get down to put them into writing. I really felt sorry but at the same time I don’t really know how to apologize.
If you were me, what would you do?
Have you ever encountered such a situation in life such as I?
I guess the best that I can do is to continue where I left off since things are pretty stable and less uncertain now. One major turning point was two days ago, I ate a fortune cookie and the message in it: “stop daydreaming and do something useful“. That message, to start doing something in my life again, couldn’t be more clearer.
We will all face times where we “lose interest” or the “drive” that we were bursting with in the beginning of any journey or project we embark on.
At least you didn’t just blog about something for the sake of it. That would be wrong and your readers can sense the lack of spirit and flair in your writing.
We’re all human, we face moments where we’re just plain lazy, or “not in the mood”. We have ups and downs and go through phases…but that doesn’t make us a failure. It’s only when we allow ourselve to just remain stuck and not want to move on simply because it’s easier, then we fail.
Whether or not you’re someone who gives up easily, only God and you know the answer. So the thing is, what are you going to do about it?
Either you carry on with this website at a slower pace than before given that you have different commitments now, or just let it die. It’s your call…
Welcome back to the world of blogs, dude.
I think what is important for us is to keep in sight our hopes and dreams. Honestly, I may not have the guts to do what I want to do, but at least I know what I want. Not many people know what they want and they live life like zombies.
Hi Naomi, Daniel,
Thanks for the wise words. It gives me inspiration to carry on.
And Daniel, good luck in your venture. Maybe one day you’ll see you and your business appearing here on my blog!