I read an interesting post on Problogger by Georgina Laidlaw that I want to share with you called, Avoid Blogger Burnout: 5 Tips to Save Your Sanity. I invite you to read the article but for I’m gonna list Ms. Laidlaw’s s tips and share my thoughts on each point.
Her 5 tips are:
1. Do what you love.
2. Take it one step at a time.
3. Plan, plan, plan.
4. Allow for downtime
5. Realize that everyone has bad days.
Reflecting on Georgina’s tips…
1. Writing is what I love! Blogging is something I’m learning to love. It doesn’t come to me as the authors of the blog pages I’m following but hopefully, in time I will find my way.
2. The overwhelming sense of all the to-dos with blogging and growing my web presence is heavy on my shoulders and I have to pull myself back to keep the ‘one step at a time’ principle in line. I don’t want to stress out before I get started.
3. My brain is trying to hard wire the ‘plan, plan, plan’ tip. My strategy is slowly taking form, but my mind is running slow as a train.
4. ‘Downtime’ an excellent idea, but as the old saying goes, “Easier said than done.” I haven’t gotten to the point where I can walk away from my blog mentally. I think it about how I should work it most of my waking hours.
5. Is it possible to realize most days aren’t bad? Okay, I’m exaggerating. The truth of the matter is tip #2 plays into how I perceive my days – good or bad. As a whole, I know in the end there will be far more good days than not.
I’m on a learning curve. I learn quicker and grow faster with your encouraging feedback. Please, share your tips to a successful blogging life. Happy blogging!