“The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.” – Richard Nixon.
If you’re in the early stages of your blog, allow me to empathize with you. I too am a newbie blogger with the same ups and downs, constant self-questioning and blind faith as you. I too write to a near-empty audience without the guarantee of applause, and I too must believe in myself when nobody else even knows who I am.
Feeling uncomfortable is natural and healthy for newbie bloggers like us — it’s part of paying our dues. But instead of flinching from your discomfort, why not embrace it? Why not use it to drive you that much further past the masses who settle for comfort and dare I say…mediocrity. If you can to learn to leverage your challenges to your benefit, not much can hold you back from the wild success of your dreams.
So without further ado, here are the five most obvious signs you’re a healthy, thriving new blogger: