I've always wanted to write in some manner. I enjoy it immensely, always have. I also have desire to produce something of my own others will enjoy.
In a former life I was a cook/chef and worked in many different roles. My last gig was as an assistant pastry chef and it let my wings spread far and wide. I left the kitchens of the world after college and it left an absence I've yet to fill.
I love to tell stories, inform others and generally communicate ideas and thoughts.
I'm not great at the whole blogging thing at this stage. I feel my writing is not as concise and interesting as I would like. I ask, would I read my blog posts? Not certain.
I find myself reaching for a wider audience, I want an audience. I've struggled with how to achieve this and am not satisfied.
Today I found a post from Daniel Jalkut of Red Sweater Software entitled "You Should Be Blogging"
It gave me some great inspiration, Daniel is someone I follow via his blog, Twitter and his podcast (core intuition)
Daniel wrote this after discussing his rocky start as a blogger 4 years ago
"So what changed? The moment I started blogging, I became part of a community. Sure, the community was just myself and a few readers at first, but as my readership grew, it merged with other readerships, and connected me to other bloggers and readers, many of whom have become good friends. Every opportunity I’ve had the privilege to take advantage of over these years can be traced back to the reputation I earned and the friends I made by blogging."
That right there is a new reason to do this. If I can gain any of the benefits Daniel has I will be ahead of the curve.