Hello and welcome to my blog, or maybe I should say welcome to my life. I’m very glad you’re here.
These are questions I’ve been asking myself lately. How easy is it for someone to change his or her life? Answer – It depends. How easy is it for me to change my life? Answer – It depends.
I don’t really like that answer. Unfortunately, it’s true. Many of us keep searching for the “ideal way” to fix everything – the quick fix that solves everything in an instant. Sometimes I wish there was a magic pill or formula to do that, but life just doesn’t work that way. I believe it takes a lot of small steps (and an occasional big leap) to make significant changes in your life.
There are many ways to go. Some doors swing wide open as you walk up or push with your fingers. Some doors require unlocking and pushing really hard. Some doors are opened for you when you knock on them.
Changing your life for the better requires a transformation in some way. In some cases, it’s a radical change like the proverbial caterpillar turning into a beautiful butterfly. In other cases, it’s much more subtle and gradual, like snow melting to reveal flowers pushing up from the earth. I believe we all have the power to transform our lives and the lives of those around us. In some cases, we can even transform the lives of people we have never met.
Why am I doing this?
I love to learn things, and this subject of transformation and growth has been fascinating me for a while. I would like to share ideas with anyone who might read this blog. I have a lot of interests, and I tend to keep myself really busy. Most of the time it’s probably too many things. Learning how to handle that is one of my biggest challenges now.
I have managed to make some big transformations in my life, and I’ll talk about some of those in future posts. However, I know I have also limited myself in many ways. Sometimes I get too caught up in “following the rules” and perfectionism. That can be a show-stopper for getting things done.
This blog is a good example. I created it months ago, and since then I’ve been fretting about getting it started off “just right.” Now, I think it’s finally time to put myself out there and post something. I’m sure I’ll falter and learn as I go along. One step at a time. Eventually, I hope I’ll transform myself into a blogger.
I’ve been studying blogging for a while – just not actually doing it! I’ve heard about keywords and SEO and monetizing and analytics and a bunch of other buzzwords. At this point, I’m not going to worry about any of that. I doubt that I ever will on this blog.
I know I’m supposed to give you advice and help you learn something here, too. Give me a little time, and I hope to do that. At least maybe you’ve learned a little bit about me now, for whatever that’s worth.
What is your approach to making changes? Are you a big leaper or a small stepper?
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