There has been an inner struggle within me for quite some time. This difference of opinion with myself has lead to procrastination and is one of the reasons it’s taken me so long to start a blog of my own.

You see, on the one hand, I’m a web designer – I should get involved in new technology, experiment with new software and embrace new online trends. It’s not even like ‘blogging’ is anything new. But, on the other hand, I’d think to myself, “Who wants to know what I’m reading, watching or feeling? Who am I to put my inner thoughts on the internet and expect people to give a rat’s ass about what I have to say?”

…I’d think to myself, “Who wants to know what I’m reading, watching or feeling?

Well, up until recently my attitude hadn’t really changed. Yes, I could still see the benefit of learning WordPress and expanding my knowledge from a technical point of view, but my opinion on whether people cared about what I would write changed. I decided that I should blog for others, but for myself.

Now that isn’t to say that I’m going to be blowing my own trumpet in every post, far from it – I don’t think I’m that kind of person offline so why should I be online? It’s just that I’ve started to see the potential of self-promotion and marketing that results in having a blog of your own. This ‘self-awakening’ if you like has changed my stance on blogging to such a point that I see it as a much more positive activity, and therefore, one that I’m much more happier to subscribe to.

Instead of having just an online portfolio of work I can use a blog as a digital scrapbook full of work, interests, experiences and opinion.  If the result of that is that I share my life and experiences with my peers, prospective employees and future business associates – then all the better!