I've been taking some additional time to prepare for moving forward on the blog. It's taken me away from posting on a weekly basis like I had planned, but I've made some great steps forward. I was able to work out a first draft of the About page, which has been updated. This was major as it helped me to define the content I'll be working on going forward. There's still a lot of room to figure out the details, but at least the borders of the puzzle are in place.
I also finally picked up a new laptop. This was huge for me as I haven't had a laptop for a couple of years now. I've been using one of the great Mac Pro's with the aluminum tower case and while I love that machine, I tend to be far more productive with a laptop. It's much easier to write when I'm not sitting at a desk--especially since my job keeps me sitting behind a PC at an office desk most of the day.
One of the lessons I've learned over the last few years is to start and move forward with whatever resources, tools and knowledge you have in the present. If you keep waiting until things are just right, the chances of never getting started are just too great. Perfection can be the goal, but it's not the starting point. It's far better to take consistent steps forward, knowing that there will be ups and downs along the way toward your goals then waiting for things to be just right.
I also finally picked up a new laptop. This was huge for me as I haven't had a laptop for a couple of years now. I've been using one of the great Mac Pro's with the aluminum tower case and while I love that machine, I tend to be far more productive with a laptop. It's much easier to write when I'm not sitting at a desk--especially since my job keeps me sitting behind a PC at an office desk most of the day.
One of the lessons I've learned over the last few years is to start and move forward with whatever resources, tools and knowledge you have in the present. If you keep waiting until things are just right, the chances of never getting started are just too great. Perfection can be the goal, but it's not the starting point. It's far better to take consistent steps forward, knowing that there will be ups and downs along the way toward your goals then waiting for things to be just right.
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