In early 2009 I decided that I would return to the online life as a blogger and build a business. Since that time I have tried on a couple of niches, but in the back of my mind I always knew that a little something was missing and I could never quite figure it out.
I love building a business through blogging but that small question persisted.
What’s missing?
I finally figured this all out some weeks ago. It came to me in the middle of the night after a long exhausting day. Suddenly I realized that what was missing was me. The true me.
In my offline life I have always been a multi-tasker, managing several projects simultaneously. It’s what drives me and provides a level of energy that gives a creative spark.
Not that there isn’t enough multi-tasking involved in blogging, far from it, but the glide path just felt a little off center. I needed targeted multi-tasking to a higher degree, if that makes sense. And if not, well it makes sense to me. 
As strange as it may sound, I function better this way. Instead of throttling myself and trying to fit my creativity into one niche, I need to be just who I’ve been for a lifetime.
Many may say that it’s not done that way, and I know that goes against the grain but that’s someone else’s grain not mine.
Find and pursue your passion is what we’ve all been taught as bloggers and yes, it’s a definitive formula for success. But when your passion fails to fit into a single niche it means that you have to develop other outlets for your creativity as well.
I’ve since returned to the lab and erased the game board, starting anew with yet another map. But this one has no single destination.
I’m a digital voyager traveling to places I haven’t been, experiencing things I haven’t experienced. This is the ultimate in blogging, at least for me.
Suddenly I feel free to do many things, keeping the creative juices flowing and avoiding the boundaries of a single place in time.
I have rediscovered myself in a digital universe that suddenly seems more fun and adventurous than before.
What about you, have you reached your groove yet?
Have you ever sacrificed your needs because they failed to fit a plan?
Keep Blogging!
4 Responses to A Digital Voyage
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" @sbc111 That's quite a thrill ride. Great that you have that skill. " — JimiJones
Jimi – I'm glad you've had a paradigm shift – one that works for you!
I've learnt one thing with my own blogging – first learn the rules, and then break some. What comes handy is experience and good judgment to decide which rules to break. You're breaking some yourself
You also made a very valid point. So often we get confined by the boundaries of “niches”, we fail to look beyond them – and something ignore the obvious. Human minds do tend to function at their creative best when they radiating ideas and working actively with them.
I'm thinking about the “flow” concept here – and Einstein's theory of relativity extends perfectly well to fit into your insights!
Hi Kapil and thanks.
I'm excited about what lies ahead, lots of plans to implement.
“first learn the rules, and then break some.” I like that, so true.
I’ve read the rule books, you shouldn’t multi-task and you should eliminate distractions and work in a quiet place. Solid advice I agree but they do not work for everyone.
I am the youngest of seven children, growing up in our house was full of fun, activity, noise, excitement and the odd argument or two (kids will be kids). That being said, I struggle to work in a quiet room with no distractions. I seem to be able to work much better sitting in a Starbucks coffee house with all the distractions than I ever can at home in my office where it can be super quiet when my daughter is out at school.
It’s the same with other areas of my business and Internet life, if I feel I’m not doing something in exactly the way that feels comfortable to me (despite what the rule books suggest) then I drop it. I drop it because it starts to feel awkward, it begins to be a chore, and the passion goes.
Good luck with what lies ahead for you Jimi,
Karl
Hi Karl. How goes, man?
Yours is a fine example of what works for you. You have that ability to focus on your work while surrounded by what many would consider major distractions, leaving them to accomplish next to nothing.
Generally speaking I think the rule books are written for the vast majority, but there are those of us that just don’t fit into some categories and have different comfort zones. Following the rules are sometimes restrictive and undercuts creativity.
Thanks for stopping by to chit-chat. We’ll see you soon.