I have been wrestling with finding something to do in my semi-retirement that feels productive.  While on my morning walk, pushing my toddler around in her chariot, I had a moment of clarity.  Maybe I can start writing again in a way that helps people and allows me to stay in my comfort zone.  A way to share some things to help people live life, leave a legacy to my children that I don’t hear from much (long story) and maybe even make a few pennies along the way.

That I might have something of value to share became more apparent yesterday when I went to get my hair cut.  I’ve known Tammi for decades so it seems.  I found myself rattling off principles I live my life by in about 20 minutes.  Yes, 20 minutes.  Now If I could just be as efficient when I write as when I talk, I would really have something. 

Let’s do a quick recap.

I started writing a blog in 2019.  Covid came shortly after that and even though the isolation it brought should have given me more time to write, it completely derailed my efforts.

Close friends have been encouraging me to write for decades.  It seems that from time to time out pops a pearl of wisdom that has only come through making many mistakes and suffering from the resultant consequences.  If there is a mistake to made, I have probably made it.

The categories of my mistakes know few limits.  Let me list a few:

Money, relationships, business, raising children, work/life balance, time management and just about anything else that requires following your hopes and dreams.

The challenge I have with writing, which is my go-to excuse/argument with friends and family, is that I am incredibly, intensely private.  I am an introverts’ introvert.  The mere thought of sharing what is going on in my life on a day-to-day basis, and even past events, ranks right up there with working 9 to 5 or going to the dentist’s office.

And yet I despise having to learn things the hard way.  I would rather find someone that knows any given topic better than I do and pick their brain.  I am not a fan of making mistakes that could have been avoided had I known better.  Add this to my built-in desire to help people and you have the framework for writing a blog.

I think I can have a balance between sharing about the Life Lessons and Concepts I have learned while staying in my comfort zone of privacy.  The names and places with be changed to protect the guilty.

Andrew