Business Bloggers as Professional Writers, Not Really a Novel Concept
Ready, Set, Write. It's the only way blogging works for you
By Karen Teeters
examine your blogging intentions
It's always a good time to reexamine your goals, and intentions when it comes to your business blog writing. I bet you put together an amazing list of goals at the beginning of this year to get better results with your business blog. And here you are further along in the year and not everything is happening the way you planned. Right?stuff gets in the way of writing
Don't worry. You are in good company, myself included. But it is not time to despair and make yourself wrong. Last week crazy business stuff happened and you did not write the two blog posts you said you would write. You did not follow the ideas in your editorial calendar. You did write a few paragraphs of something that came to you. But you never finished it 'cause stuff got in the way. Yes, those last few sentences are semi-autobiographical for me too, I confess.
stay committed to your blog writing
It's like your new eating plans or new intention plans. Just because you fall off the wagon does not give you an excuse to uncommit to your new plans. I have been reading a lot about what it takes to be a writer recently. And if you have committed to your business blog plans, you have committed to being a writer. So what do the best, professional writers do? Continue reading
The Why and Not the What of Business Blogging
Does your inner “Why” come through
in your life, your business, your writing?
by Karen Teeters
Profound TED Videos
(enjoy the TED video listed at the end of this post)
An associate of mine recently shared with me one of those amazing TED videos where the innovative movers and upcoming shakers of the world get on stage for 15 or so minutes and rock the audience with profound, life changing thinking. You have probably seen many of these videos on YouTube.Simon Sinek's TED talk is titled How Great Leaders Inspire Action. The basic premise of his talk comes from his 2009 book titled Start With Why. His book became a big hit with corporate America.
Simon Sinek's Golden Circle
He talks about a Golden Circle, emphasizing the why, how and what of living. What does this mean to you? Continue reading

I know, I know. You need to start blogging on a regular basis and some days the ideas come to you and others days that great big bloggers' block gets in the way of your writing muse. You're dried up.




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