With 2010 in full swing its time to look deeper into our blogging goals and decide how we actually plan on achieving them.
I love goals as much as anyone but nothing irritates me more than goals that are unachievable or unrealistic. You know the goals to make $1 Million from blogging this year when you currently have not made a single $1. Or perhaps the already accomplished goals that take little or no effort to mark the task complete. Then you have the rest of the year to sit on your butt!
This year lets all make 2010 a fantastic year for blogging. Let learn together, get inspired and build each other up! The blogging world is huge and the niche or blog topics that are saturated still have lots of room for growth. We should all be working together to find success this year in our blogs. Reaching our goals requires innovation and inspiration.
At Blogussion we want you to know we are committed to helping you have your best blogging year ever.
Blogging Innovation
I spent an hour today watching a video from Guy Kawasaki about “The Art of Innovation“. It is a fantastic video to watch for anyone blogging, marketing, or living! Guy does a remarkable job at not only inspiring all of us to innovate, but to be better.
Watch the video and see for yourself:
Summary of Guy Kawasaki’s Presentation
Now remember these are just a few of the key points he made in his presentation. My summary is short and not very deep, but Guy’s analysis is far more in-depth and contains case studies as well as a lot of humor. Guy discusses many more points as well so be sure you are using the summary as a reminder and not your only source.
- Make A Mantra – 3 words only. Do not make it convoluted with words that are not necessary. Think of what your readers would choose if they were going to pick your mantra for you. What would you pick for Blogussion?
- Change the Curve – You cannot become the “expert” of your industry with only 10% improvements on current industry standards. You need to improve 10x’s the current industry standard. For example if you are a communications company don’t try to make a better internet, make the next internet! Customizing the current industry wont help you become the best.
- Don’t Listen to Bozo’s – Bozo’s are the most dangerous not when they are the losers in your industry but rather the success stories. Never let someone tell you that you can’t do it or your product is no good. Watching the video is a must to truly understand this.
Innovation requires creating a powerful resource worth buying or using. Innovation is required for success in 2010. My idea for helping everyone innovate this year is to offer a few totally free quick consultations through email. Just let me know in the comments that you want to talk and we can talk about your goals this year in 2010. Some of the things I would love to offer help with is upcoming projects, mantras, and blog direction. I would also love to answer any questions. Let’s innovate our blogs in 2010!
Blog Inspiration
Daniel Scocco at Daily Blog Tips is an inspiration for many bloggers. In 2005 Daniel made his first blog. In 2006 Daniel started monetizing his blogs and very quickly realized he could make a full-time living from blogging. With many blogs producing income and even a very successful membership site, Daniel is a full-time blogger.
Offering lots of inspiration and education for blogging better this year and reaching your goals, Daniel is offering an excellent free resource in 2010: Make Money Blogging. The free gift is an ebook but this ebook is unlike any free ebook you have read, it comes from someone who is an expert blogger!
Daniel’s main blog has an Alexa rank of 5,000 currently and a Google PageRank of 6. This ebook is definitely from an expert. The book contains helpful information about blogging and earning in an easy to read format. I think after learning more about Daniel’s personal blogging story and understanding his tips to replicating it, his success is a definite inspiration in 2010.
Goal Setting and Achieving
Setting goals is important. More important then setting goals is setting the right goals. If you have made goals and feel like perhaps they cannot be realistically achieved then change them. That’s okay! The purpose of the goal is to get you moving forward and the distance is less important.
To set good goals you should create an overall goal for the year and then break that down into realistic measurements for every 3 months or month. This way success can be measured and victory achieved. If your goal is only for the end of the year it will be impossible to measure and you will lose excitement well before December. Set short goals you can achieve in no more than 3 months.
Achieving goals requires disciple and dedication. It also requires a little bit of pain and hard work. The key is to set the right goal and then work towards it. To achieve a goal set triggers which inspire you to work on your goal each day. If your goal is to leave a comment on every post you read then a little sticky note on your monitor might help you do that. If your goal is about eating less, then a note on the fridge, utensil drawer or cabinet might be another. Set reminders to help you remember what you want to achieve.
Conclusion
Blogging in 2010 will take innovation and inspiration to achieve your goals and become better at whatever you are doing. If you want help achieving your blogging goals then let Blogussion and its readers help! We know you can reach your goals in 2010.
The Discussion
Leave a Comment Read Again?Most bloggers don’t know how to make small goals. They just assume they can make money easily, and this is why they quit blogging after a month or two.
.-= Kai´s last blog ..SEO =-.
You are exactly right. Setting small goals is the only way to enjoy blogging.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
I think the good thing with the Blogussion community is we all have the same goals.. really.
.-= Melvin´s last blog ..Do You Know You’re a Boring Blogger? =-.
Melvin you are right. Most of Blogussion’s community is seeking the same things, perhaps in different ways though.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Great article. I think any one will be inspired once after read your blog. Without making goal doing blogging means west time.
Thanks Chris for your kind words. Wasting time in blogging is always a bad thing because its so much better to spend time with family and friends, so make sure you are always goal setting.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
I am going watching this video even if it is long. Thanks for sharing.
I also want to thank you, I have improved my blogging a little after reading your articles.
.-= Agent Deepak´s last blog ..I Will Simply Delete Them =-.
Not a problem. I really enjoyed it and know you will too!
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
I was already inspired before I got here but now I am FIRED UP!!!
I look forward to reading Daniels eBook as well.
Now if only I could come up with a Mantra…..hmm let me think about that
.-= Ms. Freeman´s last blog ..Ode to Akismet =-.
Mantras are fun to make because they can evolve over time as we get more clear about what we really want and how we provide resources.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Hi Seth,
Setting achievable goals, innovation and inspiration is what we all need in order to succeed in 2010.
I’ll watch the video to get some ideas on innovation since it’s so easy to remain in a rut.
Blog inspiration from the success of others like Daniel’s always helps to prod me on when things don’t seem to be moving forward.
I’ll check out your blog too to see what else you have to say.
Vance
.-= Vance Sova´s last blog ..Get Blog Traffic Increase With Blog Comments =-.
Sounds great Vance!
We would love to get to know you better so feel free to leave comments and email or tweet with us too!
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Blogussion Mantra: Exemplifying Blogging Standards
That’s my best effort for now! Thanks for sharing Guy’s presentation. If people don’t have time to watch the whole thing, the last 15 minutes or so are a must watch.
I’ll have to check out Scocco’s report as well. I’m really looking forward to Blogussion in 2010.
Nice article, Seth!
.-= Nick Tart | JuniorBiz´s last blog ..Positive Word of Mouth Spreads Like Wildflowers =-.
We are looking forward to 2010 as well!
The mantra for Blogussion is very nice and thanks for trying. I like that you have kicked off 2010 with a bang too by releasing your redesign. It looks great.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
YES! That’s more like it! YES YES YES!
“Exemplifying Blogging Standards”
.-= King Sidharth´s last blog ..101 High School Meditation & Rocking Life Tips – Best of Best =-.
Haha! Thanks King.
I’m not sure about “Standards”. It could be switched with “Principles” or another similar word.
.-= Nick Tart | JuniorBiz´s last blog ..Giveaway: Kidpreneurs Book and a Review =-.
Whoa! Cool article seth.. and the video was really good.
One thing I think I told before too, going to say to you and alex again.
Try adding atleast one more image in the middle of the post. You guys write some awesome but really long articles.. Without images it gets bore while reading down..
Just a suggestions, anyways.. nice post !
Thanks for the reminder. It would have been nice to break up the post wouldn’t it! Sorry for the long article and no image in between. Great suggestion.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Great inspiration as always. Hadn’t seen or heard of that video before, pretty inspiring stuff thanks for sharing
.-= Inside the Webb´s last blog ..Interview with New Twitter app Taweet: The Future of Twitter =-.
Guy is an awesome person and an especially great person to follow on twitter. You’ll like all of his work.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
I’m sorry Seth. I do not know any about the mantra. I’m a new blogger. Can you provide me some information about that? It sounds like good. Thanks for sharing Seth! I love to read your blog and Daniel’s blog as well!
.-= Kok Siong Chen´s last blog ..Prader-Willi Syndrome – Genetic Disorder That Cause Obesity =-.
Watching the Video will help explain much more about what a Mantra is and how to develop it.
Basically it is 3 words used to describe your blog. Kind of a tag line, creed, mission statement, etc.
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Lol, don’t listed to bozos, that’s the best advice for 2010!
.-= JR´s last blog ..Crucial Making Money Online, Internet Marketing and Affiliate Marketing Lessons Learned in 2009 =-.
Its my favorite too!
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
Setting a feasible target would be nice for those who do not know how to set a bigger one, I do a small and if I pass it, a new one will be added and I am happy then. The first of my goal is to kick my blog eblogtip.com to join 100k alexa club by June and to buy Blogussion Theme before Jan. 10
.-= Tinh´s last blog ..WooThemes 2010 Offer: Permanent 3-for-1 on Standard & 4-for-1 on Developer Packages =-.
What is Bozo? I don’t know anything about Bozo, please tell me.
.-= Reza@Blogging Guide´s last blog ..This is blog is now Do Follow =-.
W0ot!
At last we hear from Seth (after a year I guess, lol) and guess what he does -
INSPIRE the hell out of me.
Let’s do it! Let’s achieve it! Let’s rock it!
Mantra for Blogussion: “Blogging at it’s best” or
“See it done” or
“THIS is Blogging”
“Let’s be Awesome” -uh oh! that’s mine . LOL
Cheers mate! and Happy new year. Gotta mail ya.
.-= King Sidharth´s last blog ..101 High School Meditation & Rocking Life Tips – Best of Best =-.
Its good to see you too!
I like your mantra’s for Blogussion and its nice to see yours made it into the mix too! This year is going to be awesome for all of us!
.-= Seth´s last blog ..Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year =-.
I’ve had several “goal” articles in the past few months and one thing I usually emphasize is the use of objectives.
Having a goal (strategy) with no objectives (tactics) is really just dreaming and hoping. By creating actionable tasks, progress toward the completion of the goal can be made almost daily.
For instance:
Goal – To reach 100k Alexa ranking
Objectives – Post a new article every day. Write two guest posts a month. Read and comment on 10 same-niche blogs a week.
.-= Gabe | freebloghelp.com´s last blog ..Get the most out of your time with The Value-Driven Commenting System =-.
the video of Guy Kawasaki was longer than i expected! I now have an hour I need to make up again! The rest of my work is going to be speedy today…
.-= Jeff Awesome´s last blog ..Remember The Burj? Why Not Jump Off It! =-.
Many people just make a blog and thinking that they can make an easy money with it the next day. They don’t know that blogging need a lots of hardwork for them to achieve some income from it. Unless you’re playing with black hat.
I have been blogging for almost 2 years now and trying to be the best in my niche.
See you around.
I’m looking forward to celebrate the first birthday of my blog!
.-= scheng1´s last blog ..Renewable Alternative Energy Sources: Solar energy =-.
Having someone to lookup to is a great way to move on and finish what’s started. I really love to see many bloggers nowadays and they’re really looking up to likes of Darren Rowse, Yaro Starak, John Chow and many A-list names. Blogussion is one that i look up to when it comes to site that has good community.
.-= Pinoyblogtips´s last blog ..Top 5 Reasons Why People Started to Blog =-.
Yup now I’m motivated.
.-= Sushant @ Techooze´s last blog ..1and1 Six Months Free Hosting and Domain Coupon for 2010 =-.
Great inspiration as always.Thanks for good share..
Okey dokey! It is rather late in the year for goals for 2010 (October?!) but I just got on board with this whole blogging thing – actually, I haven’t technically even done that.
My only goals this year:
1. Get my blog up and running – still trying like crazy to come up with a name!
2. Start writing at least 1-2 posts per week.
And that is it! I would LOVE help in achieving this goal – for those willing, that is!
Thanks all…
Guy’s “Make A Mantra ” – I would love to know, once you have made a mantra in this context what do you do with it? Meaning do you follow the traditional line of thinking as often as possible to manifest the reality of that mantra?
I think the good thing with the Blogussion community is we all have the same goals.. really.
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