My first post was all about how I went from a social networking naysayer to an all-in, Facebooking Twit of a Blogger. Now that I am very seasoned, with a grand total of 8 posts, I think I am qualified to give just one tip. So here it is, a tip from a beginning blogger…
How to Overcome the Fear That You Have Nothing of Value to Say
When I considered starting my blog, my biggest hesitation was the difficulty of coming up with something of value to write about each and every week. What in the heck could I have to say that would matter to people?
I decided to sit down and write out a list of possible topics to get me started. In my first hour of doing this, I came up with 57 topics. Then I asked two of my team members to help me add to the list. I asked them to help me recollect some of the things that I have repeated often, trained others on, struggled with and celebrated. Within 30 minutes my list climbed to 97 topics.
This really helped me to jump into blogging. No more fear of having to sit there and contrive something insightful and valuable to say each and every week. I had a list of topics to keep me busy for a year!
Yup, I said it all because I truly believed it all. I was Saul persecuting and mocking all you Blackberry, iPhone, Twits… I mean Twitterers. Then came last month’s 
