Why I’m Creating and Posting Content

[My views are my own].

For most of quarantine, I’ve felt like a tortured artist.

I should be lot more content.

My family is safe and healthy; I’ve been able to spend a lot of time outside with my wife and kids (which I love); and, my work has provided me with some new/interesting challenges.

But, I’ve found that I’ve been itching for a new creative challenge.

Back in September, I decided that I wanted to experiment with creating content and distributing it through social media.

After a big start, work and life got busy. So, I stopped writing.

About a month ago, I joined Seth Godin’s The Creative’s Workshop. And, I committed to spending an hour a day (every day) writing.

I farted around for the first few weeks of the workshop. What I wrote felt more like bad teenage diary entries.

Then, over the last week, I decided to just write short snackable content, and I quickly published three blog posts (Dad Buzz, Shit-Birds, and Mass Delusions).

I’m still finding my voice. But, I think I want to use this time to:
Begin creating content to capture the ideas in my head; and get it out to the world.
Leverage social media to start a dialog around these issues with my network. (LinkedIn has been surprisingly productive for driving traffic to my blog, and for general engagement).
I’ll probably turn my attention to more work-related issues including Business Transformation, Return to Growth, and Change Leadership.

If you are interested in engaging further in this conversation, I’d love to go on the journey with you. Please subscribe to this newsletter/blog (link at the top of the page on desktop browser and at the bottom of the page on mobile browser), follow me on Twitter, and connect with me on LinkedIn; and post a comment below. I’d love to know what you think.

Thank you!
Jaison