About half-way through High School I distinctly remember telling myself (and a few others) that I wanted to program video games for a living. It was my dream, and I was going to do it.
I enrolled in a University that I thought could take me there and I thought I already had the chops to make it big since I had a background in software development and web design.
Reality set in very quickly as I found even the basic elements of “serious” programming difficult, arduous, and somewhat boring. I didn’t want theory or all this other “stuff” that I felt didn’t directly apply to my hopes and goals; I wanted to program video games now!
The thing is that I wasn’t interested in putting in the time, dedication, and sweat to learn about programming, I just wanted to taste of success, or at least what I thought “success” looked like.
Anything that’s worth doing takes time, practice, and a whole lot of patience. I find this particularly applicable in blogging.
“One step at a time” they said. It’s true. But, it doesn’t have to be an un-calculated step. It can be strategic as well.
Success, for blogging, simply starts with pushing that “publish” button. When was the last time you did just that?
Vy Tran says
About two minutes ago. Coincidentally, it was about "paying my dues."
human3rror says
🙂 you're so on top of things. ;
jstainer says
Spot on. It’s the 10,000 hours rule!
Makeda says
I've never gotten on the blogging trend; didn't think anyone would want to read what I had to say. Lately been rethinking that idea. Perhaps I will push publish sometime in the near future.
human3rror says
go for it.
🙂
Michael Holmes says
I just pushed the button about thirty seconds ago. But be honest, it does get frustrating to keep pushing and not see the results you want. But the beauty of persistence…
human3rror says
how long have you been blogging?