The Most Compelling Reasons Why I Blog

When I joined a networking business in 2013, my coach (upline) would always say "For you to be rich, you must be consistent.  You must develop a routine, something that you'll do every day that'll bring you one step closer to the goal and when somebody asks you, why are you doing these things?  You must be ready to answer them with your compelling reason.  Do you have the compelling reason why you want to do this business?  Let me share you mine.  I am doing this because I want to earn PhP 1,000,000 per week.  Ask me how!"  Then the audience would respond with excitement and shout "That's so amazing! Go ahead and teach us how to do it".  I was among those genuinely inspired listeners who would eagerly wait for the next powerful messages that my coach would share as he continued his business presentation.  My coach who was then earning Php300-400K per week never runs out of highly encouraging speeches that everybody were so fascinated to listen to.  Those days were so memorable. 

Finding the compelling reason in whatever you do is the most significant takeaway I have from being a Professional Network Builder at one point in my life. 

Today, I chose to start a personal blog and before I officially enter this new and exciting world of blogging, I decided to make a list of compelling reasons why I thought I have to blog:

1.  I want to express myself.

2.  I want to be heard.

3.  I want to give.

4.  I want to share.

5.  I want to learn.

7.  I want to connect to people.

At first I thought that these were not necessary especially number 2.  Who would care to read or hear what I want to express?  I was already discouraged while having that feeling that no one would really appreciate my work.  Yes I want to give, share and connect to people but I am just a beginner.  I have 0% guarantee that somebody will get something from me or from my blog.  I realized that I was wrong to think of all those things after reading Why Bloggers Blog by Jay Lickus in huffingtonpost.com.

I hope when you are at your wit's end and are thinking of giving up on your life's calling, a bolt of lightning comes out of the blue to rekindle your passion and confirm that what you are doing is really important to others and you really are making a difference in this world.

I was not only wrong.  I also realized that my list was incomplete after finding Joshua Becker's 15 Thoughts on How Blogging Impacts Life at becomingminimalist.com when he made mention of how blogging changes the blogger with personal realizations.

And while there are many articles written about why you should blog to grow your business or become an expert or make a whole bunch of money—the best recommendations are still found in the personal realization that blogging changes you, the writer.

Blogging is indeed an exciting journey to begin and with the right and compelling reasons at hand, I can gladly say that "I am ready to blog!"