Comments on: Year One

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:45:46 +0000

Thanks Paris…. me too!

By: ParisGirl1111

ParisGirl1111 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:32:14 +0000

Congrats on your one year anniversary. Looking forward to many more helpful posts.

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:47:34 +0000

Thanks J… those are very rewarding and encouraging words good luck on your continuned journey.

Dave

By: J Brown

J Brown — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:20:01 +0000

Congrats on the milestone.
I have personally gained a few insights from your blog that have made my road a little easier to travel.

Thanks for the dedication and sharing.

J Brown

By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:25:32 +0000

Hey, thanks Matthew. I still feel very new to this but having hit the 1 year milestone I don’t guess I can claim that any more.

What you are feeling is quite normal. I have similar feelings every now and again – “have I run out of things to say?”, “is this any good?”, “Is anyone reading this?”. I think those are pretty common thoughts.

Writing to a schedule means always being on the clock… there’s always a production date looming. But that can be managed. Give youself permission not to write. I do this by following a production schedule of twice a week – Tuesdays and Friday’s. That keeps me honest with my production but also allows me time to step away or not write. I seldom write about ‘news of the day’ so if I get busy and have 3-4 articles ready to go, I’ll schedule them in advance and then may take 7-10 days away from the writting. I’ve found that when I’m ready to sit down and write again , I easily have another 2-3 ideas swimming in m head.

Give yourself persmission to feel the way you do. But have a plan for overcoming it as well. I think you have an interesting runway with Discipleship as your platform. Discipleship can manafest itself in so many ways and in some many facets of our lives. Developing those areas and linking back to those concepts should provide you with plenty of materials and I know you’re talented enough to deliver on them.

Keep up your great work and let me know if I can ever help out along the way.

Thanks,
Dave

By: DiscipleshipGuy

DiscipleshipGuy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:53:56 +0000

WOW, I would have never guessed you have only been around one year! I started out 2010 with a bang writing nearly 23 posts in the first month and have since fallen in a funk not knowing what to write, if I am knowledgeable enough to write, or overwhelmed with the daunting task of making each article as good as it should be, that’s easily 45 min. per article for me right now, and while I do have the time, I have found ways to not have the time. Your an inspiration and so know I need to put out more quality posts!
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By: Dave Ozment

Dave Ozment — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:15:34 +0000

Such kind words, thanks Bucksome! I look forward to continuing and growing and I know you do too. Good luck to you and thanks again!

Dave

By: Bucksome

Bucksome — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:03:26 +0000

Happy Anniversary! Yours was one of the first personal finance blogs I read and helped to inspire my own.

Thanks so much and I’m looking forward to another year of your thoughts and perspective.
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