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Revisit blogging truths sometimes.
Give yourself a check up from the neck up.
We all need it.
I need it.
You need it.
I developed the skill of not talking myself out of becoming a successful blogger fairly early during my career. Excuses arose the split second I even considered going pro at the outset. I assumed that pros became highly lucky, specially blessed or seemed recipients of a sweet lil’ blogging fairy who sprinkled pixie dust traffic/income on the fortunate few.
Each bizarre idea consisted of utter bullshit.
Calling out the voice to challenge its beliefs inspired me to write posts like this one.
Anyone can become a successful blogger. I convinced myself of this after challenging the voice swearing that this was not the case.
Thriving is not for special bloggers.
Succeeding is not for lucky bloggers.
Do you believe that blogging success is for the blessed few?
Or do you understand reality?
Few bloggers succeed because few put in the work and face fears for years.
The prior sentence states two blogging ideas for deeper exploration.
1: Anyone Can Work to Succeed
Anybody can succeed online. Blogging plays no favorites. No barriers exist to being a successful blogger because the fundamentals are simple to follow and anyone can invest a few bucks to type words via a WordPress backoffice. Knowing this basic truth gives you unlimited blogging potential even if you begin blogging as a nobody from nowhere. Anyone can do this. No one is excluded because anyone can start blogging with an absolute minimum financial investment and even less of an investment in terms of rudimentary skills.
Does this idea sound exciting? You bet! Knowing that anyone can become successful stokes a desire fire in all aspiring bloggers. Hope! Potential is kindled.
Anyone can work to succeed. Anybody can become a professional blogger. Every blogger possesses unlimited potential. Drill this concept into your mind. Think this way. Feel good about your blog. Feel good about amplifying your budding success.
Every blogger begins at zero. Pay attention to experienced pros who sit at the top of their niche. Every one of these bloggers began at zero traffic and zero blogging income. Remember that before assuming that top pros experience lucky breaks at the outset or enjoy a competitive advantage in some way, shape or form. Every seasoned blogging leader begins at zero; just like you or anyone who ever blogged.
2: Anyone Can Face their Fears
The second idea to explore feels quite unlike the first concept. Few bloggers succeed because few put in work and face fears spanning years. Most begin wide-eyed at the unlimited potential of blogging. But fear rears its ugly head early during all blogging careers. Bloggers fear any number of ideas in mind. Fear cancels out work. Bloggers who rarely work fail horrible.
I have learned over a 17 year blogging career how facing fear and putting in work are two keys to succeeding online. Rare is a successful blogger even though anyone can succeed. Fear weeds out most bloggers who do not work because fear appears to seize the mind. Once fear appears to dominate the mind, most bloggers throw up their hands and quit, framing blogging as some passing after-thought.
How in the heck do you expect to succeed if you give up on blogging at the drop of a hat? Blogging gives you what you give blogging. Work. Face fear. Persist for years. Blogging can and will be good to you. Do not give in to fear. Do not quit, panic or bail. Face fear head-on. Put in work to become a successful blogger.
The tricky part surfaces as one explores the truth: anybody can work and succeed. One negative voice in the mind attempts to convince you that not anybody can succeed. Beware of listening to this voice of specialness because it is treacherous. The deceiving voice makes you a victim to the world you appear to see. Never buy it. Or change your mind after temporarily buying it, spotting the folly of your ways.
Observe A Strong Work Ethic in Action
Blogging is akin to beginning an offline business. I recall during trips to NYC during my world tour how a few bodega owners worked 7 days a week for virtually 365 days each year. The Yemeni owners worked for thousands upon thousands of hours to run a profitable corner store. Becoming a successful blogger requires thousands upon thousands of work hours executed over years, especially as fears arise along the way. Fear weeds out blogging aspirants. The few who face fear routinely and keep putting in work position themselves to succeed online.
Blogging truths are the foundation upon which pro bloggers build campaigns. Each idea bandied about above forms a timeless blogging truth. Unlike trying to be a doctor or lawyer in the offline world, no aspirant needs to jump through hoops via rigid structures like schooling, testing and having the right connections to enter into the blogging world. Anyone can begin blogging. But facing fear and working for a long time weeds out this pool of unlimited blogging potential.
Conclusion
Face fear. Work. Position yourself to become a successful blogger but be prepared to put in years to eventually evolve into a professional blogger.
I know.
I have blogged for 17 years.
Doing this for a bit underscores how being helpful – even as discomfort arises – distances professional bloggers from everyone else.
Even better?
Being helpful as you ease outside of your comfort zone separates aspiring pro bloggers from everyone else.
I developed that attitude long before experiencing any type of success with my blog.
Doing the inner work makes the external difference when it comes to driving traffic and income.
Anyone who works consistently can succeed.
Anyone can face their fears and will likely succeed by seeing the blogging journey through.
Ride out the peaks and valleys until everything levels off.
Enjoy peaceful blogging success by keeping at it no matter what.
