Here is the first post of Yet Another Personal Growth Blog. Even before I get started, I’m wondering if the world needs another one of these. A quick search on del.icio.us results in 855 hits. And those are only blogs that users went to the trouble to bookmark. I can’t bring myself to do a Google search to find the rest. If you do that, please don’t tell me about it.
It seems pretty unlikely that there is any demand for a blog that explores the developmental journey each of us is on, but for some reason I need this blog to exist. If you’re just read the last five six words of the previous sentence, I ‘m guessing that you’re at least a little curious about what this may turn out to be. Welcome! Thanks for being here.
Here’s what I’m hoping to do with Project You:
- Explore topics that can lead us to better understand ourselves and perhaps heighten our insight as to how we got to be where we are right now…and where we want to go next.
- Share ideas, books, media and other things that are of interest to those of us who are trying to pay attention to life.
- Use the process of blogging to learn and grow, and to hopefully provide at least a small benefit to you.
I am explicitly using words like “our,” “us” and “you.” I see this process as something I’m engaged in with others. I hope to get glimmers of who you are, so please comment freely. Dialogue between people who follow this blog would be yummy icing on the cake!
So, like, what the hell do I know and why should you care about what I think? Good question… and I don’t have much of an answer. Like everyone, I know what I have experienced in my life. Additionally, I do work that brings me close to the lives of other people. I say just a little more about myself here. I’ll leave it at that for now. I’m thinking all that really matters is what you think based on what you experience here. So…you be the judge.
And tell me what you think.
Project You 