ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!

So, there has not been a post on this blog for several weeks now, and you may be (but probably not) asking "What's going on?" If you are asking, here you go....

1) Life got in the way.
It has been a weird few months for me and my family. Between school, jobs, scouts, hospitalization, and general illnesses, the blog has been the last thing on my mind.

2) The help quit
I have not received the help with this blog that I was hoping for and that's okay. I need to make this about my thoughts and ideas.

3) Writer's block
I've been a little stuck on where I want to take this blog...Is it about tech or about management or about me or about all of those things? Not sure that I know yet.


What I learned:

1) Life is going to get in the way...can't change that fact...stuff is going to happen. How you deal with the changes in your life is critical to your health and happiness. Learn how to be happy regardless of what occurs. I'm not saying that you have to find happiness in events like funerals or serious medical issues or that you have to be happy all the time. Simply find ways to grab a hold of silver linings. You only get lemonade when you squeeze the lemons.

2) Blogs are interesting animals. If you listen to and believe some of the pundits, personal blogging is over. Of course, I remember about 20 or so years ago, with the advent of the internet, many of the same pundits said that it as the end of libraries, books, and newspapers. While those items are much different than they were 20 years ago, they are still around and most likely will continue to be in existence. The problem I had with the help is that I did not set the expectations and did not get the commitment. I am not upset by this because the help had life get in the way as well. I had an expectation of what should happen, but I didn't share it, discuss it, or confer with the help in any way. To that person, I'm sorry.

3) It is not a good idea to start a blog if you don't know what you are going to talk about. I got caught up in the "technology" and "coolness" of doing a blog. I didn't plan out what I was going to talk/blog about, I didn't capture any ideas for the blog, and I got fluster/frustrated on what to do, so I took the obvious option, I did nothing. Kinda a lousy way to run a blog.

Here's what is going to happen. I'm going to retool the blog a bit. A) I'm seeking help from other blogger on how to do this better; B) I'm trying to make sure that I have some method of capturing ideas (paper and pen work best so far); C) I'm making goal for what I want to achieve with this blog.

Hang in there with me. Comments always welcome!