How to Get Back Into the Habit of Blogging!

Karen Bernetti wrote a post   NOT in the Mood .... Who's Got the Cure?    (This was a 'members only' post so many of you may not be able to read it.) She was asking for help. How to Get Back into the Habit of Blogging!

Here is the comment I made on that post:

''Karen, It was you that inspired the heck out of me over a year ago. I thought you had lost your marbles when you took on the challenge to blog every day for a month. Ha..because of YOU I have not missed a day in over a year. Now that is some kind of motivation all because of you....''

Karen is the ActiveRainer who set a goal of blogging for 30 consecutive days. At the time I thought Karen was insane for taking on that challenge. She must not have any business or was bored with nothing else to do. NOT!

To support this new ActiveRainer, I decided to comment on her post every day. Little did I know that  Karen would be an inspiration for so many, including yours truly.  Karen posted every single day and I commented on each of her posts every single day. Then it dawned on me...if I could make a commitment to her posts...why not to my own. I started to blog with regularity...one day at a time... one month at a time.  There is a group called  the 365 day challenge ... I was  the second person to join. Can you guess how many members are in this group?

Could I do that?  If I made the decision...of course!  Just recently that goal was met....have not missed a day of blogging in over a year! My count started  September 3, 2010!

Over a year of  blogs, not reblogs. not market reports, not wordless photo posts or MLS listings. I have written every day for over a year.

The questions that others ask...how can you find the time as busy as you are?  With a  maximum of 15 listings,  a Waiting List,  a half dozen in escrow, a few  future sellers,  the solo Broker/Owner of HomeRome Realty with a family, friends, home, social life and  I Still Make My Own Appointments!

My response...Maybe I am this busy because I blog.

I speak to other agents...Why I Blog.... NOT...Why You Should Blog!

The friendships here are numerous..just go read about some of our ActiveRain gatherings like this one last week.

Here is another helpful person giving advice  on How to get back into the habit of blogging? On  my recent iPad post  ..William Johnson made this comment to help others.

''I know you are having the best time with the new iPad. In fact I am going to step out on a limb and say something that may be questionable for some. If agents are having trouble with business right now  or things have slowed down too much, get an iPad. It will kick-start some great new enthusiasm and help get business activities going again. Some times we just need something fun to get us re-motivated or to stay enthusiastic when things may be slowing down or if business is suffering. And it has an inspiration element to it as well. You start thinking of the possibilities and the first thing you know, business and making contact with your sphere is a bit more fun. More enthusiasm can many times equate to more business. ''

No you don't have to go out and buy the latest gadget but you have to put some enthusiam in your life every day. Otherwise boredom sets in and who wants to work with a boring person? Who even wants to be with one?

So find what it is you love to do....write about what you do. Just check your emails, your phone messages, the conversations during the day, look at the photos in your camera, keep connecting with others.  And just go write!

That's How to Get Back into the Habit of Blogging!