Whispering into the Void

7/20/2017

I started blogging for a couple of reasons. First, it was the consensus that if you have an online business you need to blog. Even if no one reads your posts somehow through the magic of metadata you will be promoting your business. Since I haven’t blogged in almost 8 months, I guess that wasn’t motivation enough.

However, the topic of blogging came up again today in a group discussion. This time it was combined with the topic of how to share your passions in your authentic voice. This can be an especially hard thing to do for an INFJ that truly values her privacy. This brings me to the second reason, and full circle back to my initial post in which I wrote: “… to release my voice within to join others around the world who are sharing their inner voices.”

A blog, even one that no one reads, can be a place to share my thoughts and ideas, my passions and pondering in my authentic voice. I am releasing the need for it to be profound, polished and even professional. I am ok with letting this blog be a place for my personal expression of things that are important to me and, hopefully, hold value for others.

What will I blog about? I’m passionate about ideas and creative thinking. About the tools that help to shift thought patterns and find new ways to look at familiar things. Some of the ways I find new possibilities are through master minds and immersing myself in the creative process. And I use my training in Kaizen and Kaizen-Creative NLP to coach myself and others.

As I write this I realize that these are areas where my personal and professional passions merge. I have just discovered the power of this intersection in sharing my authentic voice. It’s the perfect place to park my soapbox.

What makes it easier for you to share your passions and pursuits, personal or professional, in your authentic voice?

2 Comments

Laura Siner link

8/3/2017 01:19:03 pm

I have many of the same feelings about blogging and many of the same interests. That may stem, at least in part, from also being an INFJ. For me, I even wonder if blog writing itself might not be the best vehicle for me to share my authentic voice. If it is a struggle, is that telling me there are probably ways for me to share and connect with others that fit me better? And through which I can likely be more authentically me? I hold that thought while acknowledging as you do that blogging can be a prime avenue through which to join with others. To make it easier, I like your example of letting go of expectations for your blog and putting the focus simply on expressing what is important to you.

Mary

8/14/2017 11:59:53 am

Thank you for your reflections Laura. I think when blogging becomes something we do for ourselves and not just as a way to promote our business it makes it easier to use our authentic voice. And while it may not be the "best" way it is one way to connect and share and express ourselves while also stretching a little outside our comfort zone.

The Voice Within