It’s been awhile since I wrote a post. You probably didn’t miss me, but boy have I felt I was letting someone down. Mostly myself.

It happens to the best of us from time to time. We get super-busy with stuff and find all kinds of excuses not to do the things we know we should. Or we get lazy. Or we get scared—of running out of things to say, or not measuring up to ours or others’ expectations or whatever. That’s usually when it’s time to change your perspective.

Personally, I have the dual challenge of trying to do too many things at the same time, as well as waiting sometimes until I have something brilliant to say (which is rare). I get so envious of others for whom blogging, for example, just comes naturally.

Truth is, even for some of the most prolific writers out there, they don’t have über-genetics. They just work hard at it.

One person I admire a lot in this regard is Denise Wakeman (@DeniseWakeman on Twitter). She wrote a great article on how to create and stick to a schedule. She also lists several ways to generate ideas so you’re never at a loss for things to talk about relevant to your business.

Another thing for me is using different techniques to shake things up when they are not working. As an example, I just downloaded some new software (MarsEdit for the Mac; look for a PC alternate for your desktop/laptop) that makes it easier for me to write posts. This is one of those “duh” moments, a.k.a. “why didn’t I think of this before?” I use WordPress like so many, but I find it tedious to log in and work within the constraints of the system. I typically find myself working in some plain text editor first, manually adding HTML links and things that of course there are better tools for at this point.

So maybe using new software will help me—certainly it gives me something new to play with, and so far it seems much easier and less work. That’s another secret of the blogging stars.

I also downloaded and will try out a voice dictation software. That’s really outside my comfort zone, to dictate vs. type. But it struck me as a possibility after reading Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk, a great book in which he admitted he read out loud and someone else compiled it for/with him. I thought, that’s not lazy…that’s smart. (Especially since he’s a big talker in the first place.)

There you have it. A new blog post in under 30 minutes (which Denise preaches). Now all I need is a good image to go with it and I’m set. See you again real soon.

Photo credit: chefranden