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Why I Write? And Why You Should Too

I started this blog in 2007, right after joining corporate from B-School campus. I was super excited in life for everything that was happening around me. Yes, dreamy age when you think world revolves around you 😏 I started this blog as a way to share my stories, my experiences . 13 Years after it still holds true. When I go through my older posts or sometimes reader posts a comment on older post, I get this feeling, "Did I write that? Thank god or Glad I wrote it". It is for this feeling, I write it. And will continue to do so.  While starting the blog obviously there were no readers. At times it felt, whether all this is going in void? I believe no writer is exception to this feeling. What worked for me was, I enjoyed it writing more than thinking whether anyone will read/like it. It is a good way of start. Then you fall for the process of writing. I write because I like to write. 😊 Writing for me is thinking clearly . Monkey mind that keeps chattering has loads to talk un...

Good Writing and Good Ideas

Many people have told me that, "they wanted to write but they can't because they are not good at writing". I always wonder about people who decide their fate negatively beforehand. I mean even in your imagination of possible future how can you sabotage yourself?  So I ask them, How did you know that you are not good? Has anyone told you before? How many times have you written before deciding to call it quits?  Most of the time answer is either of two,  Not yet started.  Not many If you can think independently, you can write. Writing is nothing but putting your thoughts in words. Like any other life skill you have learned before, walking, cycle, swimming, coding, drawing, it gets better with practice. More you do it, better you get it.  Seth Godin has written blog on having good ideas. He writes, Secret #1 is the biggest one: More bad ideas. The more bad ideas the better. If you work really hard on coming up with bad ideas, sooner or later, some good ideas a...