Do You Have To Be a Writer To Start A Blog?

     

     I am a full-time Mom with three smart kids who are my joy and married to a very supportive husband who is my pillar and number one fan. I am not a writer and honestly, it took me awhile to know what to write. I'm writing this right after I am done with my exercise just a few minutes ago and ideas started flowing in my mind. If you have observed,I started my blog as an inspiration from purchasing Supreme Wealth Alliance Library, a compilation of two thousand eBooks. However,I have written only two articles because that were the only topics that came to mind on that time.But it took me months of thinking what should I write in particular because I don't have a specific skill to share that I think will inspire others. That was I thought, until recently there was a speck of wisdom from nowhere.

     Sometimes, we fall short of our confidence when it comes to what we can do and how much we can influence other people. That's who I am until one day,I started to accomplish an assignment from an online course which gave me a leap of faith. This homework was designed to verify and confirm my expectations from the people most important in my life. From my mother to a best friend, they all confirmed my leadership ability and they believed in what I can do to accomplish my goal. I began to transform my mind into someone who can make a difference with my little effort from someone who just watch and cheer at what others are doing.
     

     When ideas flow, I shout it out on Facebook.Well,some of my friends click the like button and I observed only those who can relate to what I am saying will do so. Then came an idea,"what if aside from sharing it on Facebook ,I will write something more about it"? .This prompts me to write this article holding on to the idea that creating a blog will definitely capture attention from people who have more inclination to read than those who are more inclined to show off their material possessions,travels,pretty face and their rants on Facebook.
     

     So where will my writing inspiration come? I think every time I have something in mind relevant I will share it here. But there is one thing very important secret I found out-that is, reading books,listening to audiobooks,and continuous learning either in school or online will open up new ideas and possibilities for you. What we put in between our ears will what reflect in our thoughts and actions. I started to have things to tell and stories to relate from my own experiences when I read and listen to eBooks that I am interested in.Sometimes we have these ideas but on how to share them is not easy. We need some support in kind of theories,inspirations,and experiences of others. So join with me in loving books by reading from what attracts you most be it a novel,horror stories,fitness,crafts etc. and share with us your thoughts as you relate with what you read.Let information and passion guide you to what you will be writing.See you in my next blog.Fighting!!!

Leaders are action-oriented and live with passion for richer fuller life..

    

      I am taking this online course entitled "Better Leader, Richer Life" offered by Coursera and Dr. Stewart Friedman, the professor, gave us some leadership experiments to do that will enable us to pursue our leadership goals and put into practice the four-way win method of leadership.  I realized my potential as a leader when I saw the nine generic leadership experiments that have been listed for us to choose from. By combining the methods based on our circumstances and what suits best our interest we will be able to apply these experiments to gain actual experiences on how to integrate the four important domains of our life and become an effective leader at home,work,and community. One of these experiments is tracking and reflecting.  

It describes "keeping record of activity, thoughts and feelings to assess progress on goals,increasing self-awareness and maintaining priorities"(Dr. Friedman,Total Leadership).  I found out I was doing this kind of activity ever since, when I compelled to track my progress especially with keeping fit and healthy.  Although on and off with tracking and reflecting method,somehow my online course gives me a chance to start over again by confirming that I am in the right direction.

     By writing in a calendar my physical exercise routine to see what day I skipped and which period of time I am more or less motivated, I can monitor the positive and negative effects of continuing and of neglecting my activity. I wanted to see the progress of how exercise can change my physical appearance by comparing my pictures which I do look good, with those which I feel and believed I look fat and bad. Likewise,I am also writing a journal about my feelings especially when I feel down,angry,disappointed,or whatever negative feelings I have which I do not want to keep in my mind and heart . Moreover, I started to take videos of myself,discussing any kind of topics I want from motivating others,sharing my success,or inspiring others to do the same by telling my stories and struggles.

Sharing it with some group of people like my high school batch mates allow me to push myself knowing that they are somehow following whether I "walk the talk"or just someone who blabbers too much but soon to give up and fail.

     I think being a full-time Mom is more of an advantage since I can manage my time very well. I believed I have more time to "spare" for personal development compared to those who needs to report to work daily. For most people, attending to body,mind and spirit undertakings to restore vitality and vigor takes so much effort and struggle. Their job outside home becomes their excuse for not doing tasks that will help them rejuvenate and restore their strength and power to serve others and most especially their personal well-being. However, when I tried to recall my past experiences, it is not only when I become a full time Mom that I started to put exercise my priority.  But it started since I was in college. I felt refreshed,relaxed,and invigorating when I reaped the result of exercise through my physical appearance,emotional health and even my spiritual life. Exercise is a part of my daily routine. Whatever the circumstances I am in, I will continue doing it. Doing physical exercise like insanity workout,yoga,mediation,hip hop abs,belly dancing,or anything that I find myself interested in is my best example of "rejuvenating and restoring" leadership experiment that Dr. Friedman has been suggesting to the class. I am so inspired to do this knowing that what I am doing in my life has been a very effective tool and highly recommended activity by scholars in the university.

     These leadership experiments that Dr. Friedman enumerated are designed to improve satisfaction in all of our life's four important domains - home/family, work/school, self and community. Other leadership experiments are: planning and organizing,appreciating and caring,focusing and concentrating,revealing and engaging,time-shifting and replacing,delegating and developing,and exploring and venturing. I guess I am doing most of these experiments already( revealing and engaging,rejuvenating and restoring,focusing and concentrating,etc).For more information about these activities,you can buy Dr. Friedman's "Total Leadership" book or enroll on his class at Coursera "Better Leader,Richer Life".

In my next blog, I will share with you my big time leadership experiment which I will accomplish to help position myself as a leader in our community and at the same time integrate the three important domains of my life. Little by little I will live a richer,fuller life and make a difference in my community.Watch out , see you in my next blog.Fighting!!!