I feel like I need a big jumpstarting kick in the pants. Here goes.
Almost a year ago in January, in my first blog post I said I was throwing my hat over the wall.
The sentiment is that sometimes the only way to achieve a goal is to commit yourself entirely. Within the analogy the desire to retrieve the briefcase motivates you to overcome whatever obstacle the wall presents… My hope in starting this blog has been to throw my hat and briefcase as far into the void as I can, setting my aspirations high, so hopefully I’ll learn something retrieving them.
Going after those aspirations has been so gratifying and I have learned so much in the process. Since January I’ve taken two great classes in Computer Science, read and processed a ridiculous amount of new information about social media and its potential to foster social change, built accounts and poked around on virtually every social networking site developing a presence for myself in different online communities (follow me on twitter if you’d like), and had the opportunity to contribute and grow in the online division of a dynamic philanthropy services consulting firm.
Why the Kick?
I felt I had to highlight my successes to put things in perspective, but looking back I think I’ve fallen a bit short in terms of launching myself over that wall. My aspirations were too broad and my goals for this blog so indefinite that posting got scary and I got lazy.
I’m not sure that announcing a regular posting schedule makes posting any less scary, but it definitely injects some accountability into my thinking, since the schedule is public and hopefully people will be visiting with the expectation of seeing my new minty fresh posts and ideas. I’m also going to be emailing contacts this week to let them know about my blog and new regular posting plans so that’s even more accountability.
Posting Schedule
As of now I will be posting to Meshugavi Blog 4 times a week, Monday-Thursday.
I’m not writing this in stone, of course, and I expect to sometimes post on other days, post more than once some days, change things up occasionally, and fall off the wagon too. Despite all that, I’m setting this goal and you can hold me accountable (avi[AT]avisamkaplan[DOT]com for complaints).
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See you back here tomorrow!
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