Why I Blog

February 19, 2007 by  

Welcome back!

The Why I blog meme has kicked off a week or two ago, and so it was just a question of time for me to get tagged.

Thanks, Ed, for doing this! I’m really touched by the words you’ve said about me and my blog, and can only say the same about your EvolvingTimes blog: you’re a great guy doing a wonderful job sharing your law of attraction expertise with everyone!

Update: I’ve just noticed that Pam from MakeTheMostOfU has tagged me as well! Better late than never, Pam, so I thank you for this (she tagged even before Ed did, by the looks of it)! I hope you’ve found my answers interesting enough!

So, what are my reasons to blog?

Here they are, in no particular order:

  • Sharing knowledge and doing it in an easy to follow form
  • Learning new things and making sure I never stop learning
  • Meeting people and making friends
  • Changing the world, one small step at a time
  • Moving towards financial freedom: the earlier you think of it, the quicker you’ll get there
  • Being in greatest online communities ever – everyone gives something back
  • Experimenting with everything and learning from my mistakes

Funny enough, it proved to be rather hard to find someone in Personal Development community who has not given his or her reasons to blog, be it on the about page or in one of their posts.

Still, I would like to ask the following few people to take time and share their best reasons for blogging:

Anyone else wants to share your reasons? Please leave a comment, as it’s always useful to learn new ideas and perhaps realize there’s even more reasons for all of us to blog! Thanks!

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17 Responses to “Why I Blog”

  1. digitalnomad on February 19th, 2007 8:53 pm

    Hi Gleb,

    I am new to blogging. I am blogging to share my views and to learn how to make a virtual living.

    I want to go remote…

    Just wanted to introduce myself. Your blog looks great. Let me know anything you are learning to create interest in your blog.

    http://sovereign-rights.blogspot.com/
    http://digital-nomads.blogspot.com/

  2. Edward Mills on February 19th, 2007 8:56 pm

    Hi Gleb. Thanks for playing along, and for the kind words. I love that you’ve included moving towards financial freedom as one of your reasons. It’s great fun discovering all the different ways that blogging can contribute to financial freedom while, at the same time, being an activity that brings so many other powerful benefits and so much joy.

  3. Mark McManus on February 19th, 2007 9:37 pm

    Request accepted! I’ll write the article soon, looking forward to seeing what answers I get myself, sometimes we’re not always aware of our motivations. Great idea and thanks for including me Gleb!

  4. Steven Aitchison on February 19th, 2007 10:10 pm

    Thanks for the tag Gleb. I’ll write the article for Friday, it’ll be interesting to read everyone elses reasons. The experimenting and gaining financial freedom is a great reason to blog.

  5. Brian Lee on February 19th, 2007 10:29 pm

    Wow, thanks for taking the pressure off me to come up with a blog topic! Look for my post soon.

  6. Donald Latumahina on February 20th, 2007 4:16 am

    Thanks for tagging me, Gleb. It’s always fun to see what motivates people to blog. And like Brian said, now I have a topic to write. :)

  7. Genius Types on February 20th, 2007 5:03 pm

    Why I Blog…

    Gleb Reys of Personal Development Ideas tagged me today in the blog meme that is sweeping the world. Thanks Gleb! His article Why I Blog was a result of being tagged by Edward Mills from Evolving Times in his article Why I Blog.
    I commented on Gleb&#…

  8. Igor Grinchenko on February 21st, 2007 2:07 am

    Here is my idea why I write anything personal, no matter if it is a blog or anything else.
    -I want something left after I die and the only good way to pass it to my kids and their kids and kids of their kids is to write it down.
    -I want to slow my brain down when I’m thinking about something. Slowing down helps in concentrating on a particular idea and helps getting the most out of it. And the only good way to slow human brain down is to write.

  9. Gleb Reys on February 21st, 2007 3:57 am

    Hi everyone!

    Thanks for your wonderful comments and reasons for blogging.

    I also think that writing is always a good way to both stay organized and get to reach more people with your message.

  10. Life Optimizer - Live your life to the max on February 21st, 2007 4:57 am

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  11. Alex Shalman on February 22nd, 2007 7:35 am

    Thanks for the tag Gleb, and right back at ya.

  12. Sania Wyatt on February 23rd, 2007 4:50 pm

    Thnx for dropping by my blog Gleb! :) One of these days you got to to tell me how to monetize my blog! ;) Till then keep up the great work!

    Best Regards,

    Sania

  13. digitalnomad on February 25th, 2007 7:39 am

    Any updates on this project? I am blogging for my life now…need to get accepted to 9rules.

    digitalnomad

  14. digitalnomad on February 25th, 2007 7:41 am

    Hey, hey…sorry for the double post. I forgot to check the email notification.

  15. Gleb Reys on February 25th, 2007 3:14 pm

    Hi again, DigitalNomad!

    Congrats on switching to full time blogging! I’m hoping to do the same one day.

    Just sent you an email, let me know what you think.

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  17. Declan O 'Flaherty on November 25th, 2010 2:10 pm

    Everybody wants to share their views with the world. You could stand out on the street shouting from the top of your voice like a madman, or you can start a blog.
    Personally, i like to stand in the streets, but i also started blogging, simply because it’s a cool way to share your knowledge. oh’ i also do it for the chicks…chicks love blogger s i hear :)

    We’re blogging…blogging…and i hope you like blogging too.

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