Essentially what I gained from today’s discussion is that we’re blogging to invest in our futures.

It’s only second week and already I’m very clearly struggling to keep myself motivated and enthusiastic about blogging. Adrian mentioned that the hardest part of establishing a good habit or routine is in the beginning when the habit is not routine. He also mentioned the value of incentive. I think I need to find a way to incentivise myself to maintain my blog – at least for the time being.

We’re all in this class because we want to be in an industry which thrives on communication technology so developing good habits and skills is imperative to our future success and by way of maintaining a blog we are constantly putting these skills to use. I think it is also important to develop a distinctive personal voice in our online presence. Though I don’t consider myself to be there yet – I’m still somewhat trapped in this formal tone, I think (and hope) that with time and familiarising myself with the whole blogging atmosphere I will become more comfortable and more myself in my writing.

So although I know eventually I will (hopefully) blog because it is an easy enjoyable way to further my career, in the interim I’ll use the threat of this blog appearing in google searches of my name as motivation to keep it alive and thriving. After all, I don’t want the first item which pops up in a google search of my name to expose me as lazy or a quitter.