Why do I blog?
Earlier today I read Noah's post about Why You Should Never Blog and it made me think about why I blog. When I re-read what I wrote in my first post, I realize that I've gone off on a lot of tangents and that a lot of the time I don't do what I intended to do: tell my story so that others could learn from it.
I want this blog to give a candid look at what it's like to be a 24 year old entrepreneur. I want you to be able to see what it's like to be me, for better or for worse. Why? Because I don't think many people are willing to publish their experiences for others to learn from. Their mistakes and their successes, and everything in between. And I believe that some people will find value in that.
From here on out I'm going to stop giving you SEO advice, or trying to impart life-lessons on you (like with my last post), and talk more about my life and my experiences and let you make the conclusions.
Maybe my story will motivate you to be an entrepreneur. Maybe it will scare you to death and you'll run to corporate America. But I want to stop being "Mr. Everyone Should Be an Entrepreneur" and "Entrepreneurship Rocks" and start telling you what I'm going through and how I see it, and let you make the decision.
The reality is that I don't know the keys to success and happiness in life any more than you do. I struggle with them everyday just like you. I know that my time here on earth is limited and I want to make the most out of that. But that means something different to everyone.
Should everyone be an entrepreneur? What about that guy who works for $25K/year as a social worker and devotes his free time to helping the homeless? Or the police officer that keeps us safe? Am I somehow better than him because I am an entrepreneur? Hell no...but sometimes I feel like us YE's come across as being "smarter" than everyone else just because we took a different path. Smarter - no. Different - yes. Society needs entrepreneurs just like it needs teachers and police officers. I am not better than anyone else - just different.
Right now I'm just some kid sitting at his computer, working his ass off, hoping that I can make a living off of innovating (and eventually change the world for the better). So far, my innovations are pretty much self serving (i.e. don't do a lot to help the greater good of society) and for that I feel like I suck sometimes, and that I am not making the most of my time. As far as this blog is concerned, that's an easy fix - I'm going to start telling you MORE, so that hopefully you can learn from my experiences. It will read more like a journal and less like a pep rally for all things entrepreneur.
It's time I stop slanting this blog towards telling you what is right or what is wrong, or what is smart or what is stupid, or what is overrated or underrated. From now on I'm going to tell you what I'm going through, the ups and downs, and the challenges I face. Hopefully if you've read this far, you'll keep reading in the future.
Now I'm off to watch the Mets finish off the Cards in Game 1 (it's 2-0 in the 7th and I hope I didn't just curse them).
I want this blog to give a candid look at what it's like to be a 24 year old entrepreneur. I want you to be able to see what it's like to be me, for better or for worse. Why? Because I don't think many people are willing to publish their experiences for others to learn from. Their mistakes and their successes, and everything in between. And I believe that some people will find value in that.
From here on out I'm going to stop giving you SEO advice, or trying to impart life-lessons on you (like with my last post), and talk more about my life and my experiences and let you make the conclusions.
Maybe my story will motivate you to be an entrepreneur. Maybe it will scare you to death and you'll run to corporate America. But I want to stop being "Mr. Everyone Should Be an Entrepreneur" and "Entrepreneurship Rocks" and start telling you what I'm going through and how I see it, and let you make the decision.
The reality is that I don't know the keys to success and happiness in life any more than you do. I struggle with them everyday just like you. I know that my time here on earth is limited and I want to make the most out of that. But that means something different to everyone.
Should everyone be an entrepreneur? What about that guy who works for $25K/year as a social worker and devotes his free time to helping the homeless? Or the police officer that keeps us safe? Am I somehow better than him because I am an entrepreneur? Hell no...but sometimes I feel like us YE's come across as being "smarter" than everyone else just because we took a different path. Smarter - no. Different - yes. Society needs entrepreneurs just like it needs teachers and police officers. I am not better than anyone else - just different.
Right now I'm just some kid sitting at his computer, working his ass off, hoping that I can make a living off of innovating (and eventually change the world for the better). So far, my innovations are pretty much self serving (i.e. don't do a lot to help the greater good of society) and for that I feel like I suck sometimes, and that I am not making the most of my time. As far as this blog is concerned, that's an easy fix - I'm going to start telling you MORE, so that hopefully you can learn from my experiences. It will read more like a journal and less like a pep rally for all things entrepreneur.
It's time I stop slanting this blog towards telling you what is right or what is wrong, or what is smart or what is stupid, or what is overrated or underrated. From now on I'm going to tell you what I'm going through, the ups and downs, and the challenges I face. Hopefully if you've read this far, you'll keep reading in the future.
Now I'm off to watch the Mets finish off the Cards in Game 1 (it's 2-0 in the 7th and I hope I didn't just curse them).
posted by Adam McFarland at
10/12/2006 09:54:00 PM
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