Blogging Resolutions for the New Year

Blog writing professionals, listen up! Before you finalize your list of New Year’s resolutions, I’d highly recommend looking over Michele Crouch’s “List of Things Motivational Speakers Won’t Tell You”. Four of those things really stand out for me.

1.  “Never before have we had more power to educate ourselves,” Crouch reminds us. “If you give a smartphone to a Masai warrior in Africa who’s never seen technology, he will have access to more information than the president of the United States did in the year 2000. That’s a stunning statistic: take advantage of it.”

In 2015, I will continually educate myself by “reading around” and “learning around”.

 
2. “Delivery matters. When I have an important speech, I record it and listen to it repeatedly so there will be no mistakes whatsoever.”

In 2015, I will continue to strive for zero-error grammar and spelling in blog posts.

 
3. “Don’t make it about you.  Think about what you can do for others, not what they can do for you.  When you meet new people, don’t make the mistake of marketing yourself.  Instead, think about someone you know who could be helpful to them.”

In 2015, I will keep focusing on understanding each blogging client’s target customers, offering cues that I understand the situations and challenges they face.

 
4. “Stuck in a creative rut? Try this: Look to your left and focus on whatever random object is there; then think about how your life or your problem is like that object.”

In 2015, I will sustain the discipline and “the faith” needed for long term business blogging success, drawing inspiration from everywhere.

What are YOUR blogging resolutions for the new year?