{"id":2913,"date":"2009-11-12T20:25:38","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T00:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2009-11-12T20:25:38","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T00:25:38","slug":"youre-my-kind-of-whackjob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/2009\/11\/12\/youre-my-kind-of-whackjob\/","title":{"rendered":"You’re My Kind of Whackjob"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a year and a half of writing this blog, it still seems odd<\/strong> to me that I share my most personal thoughts<\/strong> with world. See, I’ve always considered myself a private person<\/strong>, as I keep my feelings close to my chest, dealing them out only to those few, dear people closest to me. I’ve never really felt safe opening up to people, and I felt a sense of contentment with my story staying mine, alone.<\/p>\n

You actually care?<\/h3>\n

When I first heard about blogging<\/strong> I couldn’t understand why anyone:<\/p>\n

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  1. Would think someone else cares enough about their thoughts to publish them
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  2. Would want to read some random person’s thoughts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My reaction made perfect sense as I held the belief that an average person (like me) had no business broadcasting their thoughts, as they were insignificant, trivial and without value. I couldn’t imagine what kind of whackjob would actually care what I had to say.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The web is personal, so I better be<\/h3>\n

    I still struggle with this idea.<\/strong> Being open doesn’t come that naturally to me. In fact, when I first decided to write this blog, I thought I would write it under a pseudonym, like J.D. Salinger. I didn’t want you to know it was me.<\/strong> Then I came to understand that the web is a table for two<\/strong>, and that the connection I have with you is only made possible by sharing my Self and my story. Without it, I have no voice, and, duh, my voice is my greatest tool. Whether I like it or not, this blog is about me.<\/strong> And I need to get comfortable with that.<\/p>\n

    When I write now, I often need to remind myself to be more personal. I still work to silence the little fearful voice that screams “no one cares”.<\/p>\n

    Sit down and stay a while<\/h3>\n

    What I’ve found so freeing about becoming more public is that in this little corner of the web, at the table I’ve set up, I draw people like you<\/strong>, and you have helped me create an environment where I feel safe to open up entirely and let my voice sing.<\/p>\n

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