Being the month of St Valentine and St Valentine’s Day is but just around the corner I wanted to write a post on the L word and something my dad said to me many years ago when I was trying to carve out my Adult working life.
“Son THE most difficult thing is deciding on what you want to do with the rest of your Life” Graham Dews 1992. How true my ol’ man was. I left school with no real formal qualifications and was trying to decide on what to do with the rest of my life. My dad added to his original quote with “Son, once you know what you want to do the rest is easy”. Put simply you will have direction and you will find it easier how to go about it!
I always knew I was a creative person as at an early age I found that I had a skill with pencil and paints and I was always interested in Nature and especially Birds. My parents always thought I would end up being an artist or graphic designer. So after leaving school I ended up falling in the Jewellery trade where I worked hard and gained my qualifications and I thought that I had a great career ahead of me (how wrong I was)
Unfortunately after a few years of jumping from one jeweller to another due to redundancy I noticed the trade I was in and enjoying was moving abroad and the jewellers shops, workshops and factories were closing down.
Fast forward to today and at the age of 34 I find myself out of work. Since the age of 16 and being a fully qualified Jeweller (which incidentally I loved to bits) I have had many jobs from being a Bartender to Pub Manager, Office clerk to Ductors Mate, Warehouse Order picker to a Cold Calling Salesman (all of which I hated and did not enjoy with a passion), I finally think I have found my niche that I love and want to carve a career out. Which is………Yea you guessed it is blogging.
But not just Blogging. I love everything to do with Blog’s, Blogging, Website and Website design, SEO and all the other technical stuff related to this field like MySQL and FTP. I am currently teaching myself how to make Flash Based sites with Adobe Flash.
So after 16 years of working in lots of different Job’s and hating them I know what I want to do with the rest of my life. Don’t get me wrong I want to be realistic here and yes I would have to be a top class blogger to make a living out of it which is why I am teaching myself flash (in order to get work as a flash programmer for some Web Design or SEO company, in the meantime I will be doing crappy short term work in warehouses).
I feel sorry for my dad as he has been in the same job for 40 years and has hated every minute of it and has turned out to be a more bitter and unhappy gentleman than he should be. I for one am very grateful for his advice he gave me all those years ago as I am now happy and that I LOVE my blog with a passion.
So what has all this got to do with you dear reader then? Well so far I have talked about me, my life and my family. You may be an aspiring blogger like me but I want to impart what I have learned about blogging!
Do you LOVE your blog like I do and show it in your writing? Are you passionate about what you’re writing? Do you find Writing a post a chore or do you find that you cannot wait to get back home and on your machine writing another post! Do you find yourself reading a post on someone else’s and you are just rehashing that post with your own twist, Or do you write something that’s been in your head all day and you find you are writing from the heart.
“Life is too short to work at something you don’t like! If you love your work then it’s not work”
Phillip Dews 2010.
Thoughts Appreciated
February 8, 2010 at 10:20 am
“Loved” this post. I also like some of the other posts, but this was definitely my favorite one. I’m glad you found your niche and I can wait to read some more future posts, you write very well. Have a great Valentine’s Day!
February 8, 2010 at 11:04 am
Thanks I’m glad you liked it, although I have only written 1 Guest post on Save|Delete! I have many more though on my other blog. Thanks for your comment!
All the Best
-Phillip
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February 8, 2010 at 11:07 am
I have written a guest Post on SaveDeletedotCom. Do You Love your Blog? http://tinyurl.com/yafh4z8
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February 8, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Have a great Valentine’s day ! Loved your post , nice to know that you enjoy blogging.Looking forward to some more posts from your side
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February 8, 2010 at 1:18 pm
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February 8, 2010 at 1:33 pm
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February 8, 2010 at 3:23 pm
This is the best blog post I’ve read all month, and I’ve read several. I realized this week that I love podcasting more than just blogging, so I’m starting a video podcast show about tea, but doing so differently than anyone I’ve ever see. THAT will be way more passionate than the blog I run now, and the 4 blogs I’ve ran in the past. Thanks Phillip!
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February 8, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Cheers Steven that means a lot! I am a very new blogger myself and have had my main blog for 2 months now. but am really enjoying building it! I’m happy you enjoyed this post! I nearly uploaded this post to my main blog but I didn’t think it would get the amount of exposure it would get on this site! and i wanted to try something new!
All My Best
-Phillip
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February 8, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I love podcasting more than just blogging, so I’m starting a video podcast show about tea, but doing so differently than anyone I’ve ever see.
February 8, 2010 at 5:19 pm
To be honest, I don’t mind blogging but I could never do it regular like you passionate bloggers do. I only do it for the money it brings me. Not from AdSense and similar programs, but by describing my passion for free money that is so easily available online today. It sure beats working!
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February 8, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Yes! I love my blog and you can tell that you love yours too!
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February 9, 2010 at 1:05 am
@gcgreg dude heres that post you wanted me to remind you of! i think its took off http://bit.ly/cfnrGG
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February 9, 2010 at 1:44 am
Phill,
this is a great post, thanks for sharing your passion for sharing. After all, that is the underlying philosophy of blogging. I believe your father was right, and those of us who are doing what we want to do and love it are blessed. I have never been able to stick at something I don’t like, or work with people whose mindset brings me down – it just never lasts. Finding our own niche and passion is in my opinion essential to health, wealth and happiness.
I look forward to more of your quality output. In the meantime, I’m off to the warehouse to do some work ;P
-Greg
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February 9, 2010 at 4:01 am
It really shows that you love your blog and blogging in general because you post great content very frequently. I have a blog of my own too but I don’t really spend much time on it, so there really isn’t that much content. -Carl
February 9, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Loved reading the post…It was so involving. And this quote is oh so true….“Life is too short to work at something you don’t like! If you love your work then it’s not work”
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February 10, 2010 at 1:10 pm
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February 11, 2010 at 6:12 am
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February 11, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I love my blog but soetimes I would like to quit
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February 11, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Great post.. enjoyed it a lot. We all love our blogs too!
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February 25, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Our blog is a dofollow blog for readers to express their discontent with corporate America. Yes we absolutely love our blog because people can get their points accross to the businesses that are affecting our daily lives!
March 4, 2010 at 2:01 pm
i actually adore your own writing taste, very helpful,
don’t give up and keep creating simply because it simply nicely to read it,
impatient to looked over way more of your current stories, have a good day
March 6, 2010 at 2:39 am
Quote:
“But not just Blogging. I love everything to do with Blog’s, Blogging, Website and Website design, SEO and all the other technical stuff related to this field like MySQL and FTP. I am currently teaching myself how to make Flash Based sites with Adobe Flash.
So after 16 years of working in lots of different Job’s and hating them I know what I want to do with the rest of my life. Don’t get me wrong I want to be realistic here and yes I would have to be a top class blogger to make a living out of it which is why I am teaching myself flash (in order to get work as a flash programmer for some Web Design or SEO company, in the meantime I will be doing crappy short term work in warehouses).”
Creating authoritative content and a user generated content community to support this content will only continue to grow.
March 6, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I love podcasting more than blogging, so I’m starting a video podcast show about saving the planet and making money at the same time.