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A Journal Is Better For Goals

So as it turns out I haven't used this blog very much or made many posts. Honestly, it isn't very surprising. I knew I may not use it very much. One of the reasons I don't post too much to it is because I'm never sure exactly what types of things I should write on it or how much I should edit myself. But now I know that my main reason for originally making this blog isn't really going to work out.

My first post to this blog explained the reasons why I was creating this blog. My plan was to keep an online journal about my goals and I was going to keep it simple. I would make the format somewhere in between a Twitter log and a long format blog. I would post little updates about my goals often. However I realize that I don't really want to do that publicly. Of course it should be obvious because I never did post anything about my goals. Anyway, instead of writing about my goals on this blog I will be writing about my goals more often in a personal journal. Here are a few of the reasons why.

Reasons To Write About My Goals In A Personal Journal

  1. I censor myself when writing about my goals on a public blog.
  2. I prefer to write about my goals privately for the most part.
  3. I can write more often about my goals and not worry about grammar in a personal success journal.
  4. People don't want to read every detail about my personal goals and life.
  5. I like to sound somewhat good on a public blog and edit what I say.
  6. I want a place to write about my interests, thoughts, and ideas instead of my life.
  7. I can still update people on my goals and life once in awhile on my blog.

I realize I don't really need to write a post about what my blog is for. But just writing about this sets it in my mind a bit. Now I know that my personal journal is for writing all the little details about what I'm doing to reach my goals and about my daily life. And this blog is for writing posts that I edit a bit more and put at least a bit more thought into. I may still write some posts about my goals but they will be more thought out than I was originally thinking. And all of the little updates and writing about my goals will go in my personal success journal. Just knowing what this blog is for and what my journal is for will make it easier for me to write more often in both of them.

I will still use this blog for pretty much all the reasons I originally planned except for writing short posts about my goals and journaling daily on it.

What I Will Use My Blog For

  1. To write about my interests like entertainment, music, baseball, technology, health, and fitness.
  2. To write about thoughts and ideas I have that I want to tell people about.
  3. To write and respond to items in the news and write my thoughts on them.
  4. I will still use it to write some more well written posts about my goals and my personal life.
  5. To practice my writing and editing skills since my personal journal I won't be editing what I say.
  6. I will still use it sometimes to tell people about my life and keep in touch.
  7. To write reviews about books, movies, games, and things I buy.
  8. To put myself out there a bit without worrying about writing about things that are too personal.