Why Do You Blog? | Martech Zone
I like to seek and pass on information. I have throngs of family, friends, coworkers, and clients who ask for my opinion, and I love to give it to them. Unfortunately, I have more questions and more folks needing assistance, so sometimes, even my family gets mad that I’m not responding.
But it is what I’m good at.
- I like to listen.
- I like to read.
- I like to learn.
- And I love to share what I’ve learned.
Sharing is even more important when I’m wrong. I appreciate it when folks tell me I’m off my rocker. Today, I got into a tiff about my responsibilities and job boundaries. The truth is, it was a tiff because I’m not too fond of boundaries. I don’t want my team arguing about what my job is versus what their job is. I want to get a group of heads together to fix the problem! That’s it!
Under times of stress at a company, we like to push back on responsibilities and boundaries. Isn’t it funny that those boundaries don’t exist when you start a company? Everyone kicks in because they all have to if they want to survive. How do we keep that momentum as you grow from 5 to 10 to 5,000 clients? I think it’s one of the best-kept secrets of large companies. To heck with processes, paperwork, pointing fingers…. get it done! That’s why I’m in business and not politics. I’m not too fond of politics, especially politics in business.
So I raised my voice in frustration, and they responded in kind. We both had to take a break. Afterward, we got through it. We’re a better team because of it. Do I wish it never happened? Absolutely not! Was there a more constructive process to disagree with one another? Probably… and I’m committed to developing my response to these situations.
Ultimately, we both realized we were passionate and wanted to finish the job right. And I respect them much more for pushing back than not. And now, I have an appreciation for their perspective.
I want to have these debates with everyone. I’m a better person when you express yourself to me. I’m not going to say that I’m right or you’re wrong… we each have our perspectives and beliefs. We’re better as a team because of our diversity.
It’s why I blog!
I get to throw my ideas out to anyone who wishes to read them. I have a couple hundred readers a day now, and every few days, one of them will throw me a comment or a short note that makes me think about what I’ve written. Yesterday, a well-respected GIS company leader passed on two words regarding my last entry on Google Maps: Nice implementation! It made my day!
It’s why I blog.
I have a group of trusted folks around me that I’m constantly bouncing ideas off of. But it’s not enough. I want to bounce my ideas off people I don’t know. People outside my industry, my country, my race, etc. I welcome their response! I truly do! We’re better when we understand each other. Nothing can stop us.
So why do you blog?
