Many of us are still getting quickly caught up in the exciting and profitable genre of blogging. I’m no different. Ever since I started Wordful two months ago, I too have enjoyed the low barrier of entry that blogging offers, not to mention being part of multiple conversations and most of all — the limitless freedom of expression.
But I’ve got a dirty confession to make: it took over three months from the time I decided to start blogging to the time I actually did it. Any why is this? Very simple: I was thinking too much. I was thinking about everything I needed to do to get going, who I wanted to become and how much money I wanted to make. All the time I spent just thinking led to a blog with nothing on it.
There’s nothing wrong with thinking — or dreaming for that matter — but it must be balanced with action. Thought and action are the two true fundamentals of blogging, which can be further refined to creativity and writing. One cannot co-exsit without the other, otherwise you’d end up with thoughtless action or actionless thought (think about that for a quick minute). Neither scenario is productive to us blog writers and our hopes of success.