If you’re
wondering what the heck I’m talking about, the first thing I want to say is
that it’s not about flying. Its’ just a borrowed image to describe my own
circumstances.
If you’ve
been reading, following or visiting this blog faithfully, then you already know
that I’m a freelance writer, a businessperson (somewhat) and a teacher. These
are the professions which decided me to embrace blogging. It’s the third
profession which is the subject matter of this post.
In effect,
I teach business English in vocational training schools here to high school
diploma holders studying to become advanced national vocational certificate
holders in various professional fields. I’ve been on holidays for about two
months now and school just reopened last week for the 2013-2014 academic year.
What has
this got to do with entering a turbulent zone?
I recovered
my blocked blog just before the holidays in July. I profited from the time I
had on my hands to write and post daily. Now that school has begun, I wouldn’t
have this time anymore.
In effect,
I teach both day and evening classes, Monday through Saturday. Preparing
lessons and teaching them would not only take up much of my time but also sap a
lot of my energy. Add to that marking papers, attending staff meetings, and
other related academic work, and you understand that time isn’t going to be on
my side.
My blog
posts are therefore going to suffer. No longer can I write and post daily. You
might even have noticed the turbulence already since last week.
Is this
worrying?
Yes, until
I stumbled upon the blog www.socialtriggers.com
and read in this post (http://socialtriggers.com/why-bloggers-fail/)
“You don’t have to create content, day
in, and day out. You just have to work on getting the content you already have…
in the hands of more people.”
“Derek’s advice to blog less and promote more was earth-shattering and such a relief because it completely eliminated my blog stress and gave me peace and time and space back in my business to do what I love to do, which is coach people.” – Nicole Burley, Certified Health Coach and Life Coach, creator of NicoleBurley.com
“My biggest struggle coming into the course was that I was writing frequently, but never really connecting with my followers… Now that I have taken the course, I feel that I have a game plan for each post.” Craig Koniver, MD, Organic Medicine Physician, creator of OrganicMedicineNow.com
It’s already 23.26 pm here. Tonight I’m going to sleep like a brand new baby.
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