Comments on: Overcoming Obstacles

By: Thuy

Thuy — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:21:10 +0000

I’m glad you learned from your blogging mistakes and persisted. I really enjoy your blog and the value that your posts add to the blogosphere. I enjoy blogging and hope that I can continue to learn more from it everyday

By: Tracy @ Cleland Clan

Tracy @ Cleland Clan — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:38:19 +0000

Without mistakes, we’d never improve. I haven’t rebranded or started over, but I’ve looked back at some of my first posts just to see how far I’ve come. Blogging is a learning journey. Yes, there are stumbling stones, road blocks, and detours, but if it doesn’t make you quit, you become stronger. I love reading your posts–they are full of interesting advice and information. You are making a difference!

By: Kaye

Kaye — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:12:39 +0000

In reply to Arhonda. Most obstacles are internal ones. It's great that you had a support system to help you overcome those. I cannot believe you had 70 posts from your first blog!!!!!!!! I hope to get to that someday

By: Norma Nikutowski

Norma Nikutowski — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 04:10:54 +0000

It is helpful to think that everything we do is a learning experience. We have to remember ourself to take it one day at a time and to enjoy it. Great that you did not give up and started over.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 23:53:49 +0000

That’s great! I’m so glad you didn’t give up and started over again, this time with some help and support. And I NEVER got 8 subscribers in one day! That’s amazing!

By: Lindsay Brown

Lindsay Brown — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:02:41 +0000

Oh I feel this post my friend, I feel it BIG TIME! I have just recently taken a leap and started submitting my writing to online magazines for publication and I’ve got a serious case of imposter syndrome. Am I good enough? Is my voice really the voice of a ‘writers’? Does anyone really want to read my stuff? It is so scary putting yourself out there especially when it is in regards to something that you’re passionate about. When it is something that you know you want to do!

So whenever I start feeling like this I think of my fave guy, Stephen King (I know, I’m a horror nerd) and my favourite quote from him.

“By the time I was fourteen the nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it. I replaced the nail with a spike and went on writing.”― Stephen King

We pursue the things we love, because we love them. And I think that we will always end up finding success in them simply becasue of the passion we exude into the world through that passion.

I’m so glad that you took the chance on your second blog! It is amazing! So keep on writing because you have shown time and time again that you have something awesome to say!!

By: Megan Kerry

Megan Kerry — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:39:44 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this! I found it incredibly encouraging! I started my blog a year ago and although I haven’t spent the amount of time I would like to to get it going, I’ve learned a lot so far! I’m still a pretty small blogger, but I enjoy what I do so much! I love that you stuck with it and made your blog what you originally envisioned it to be! There is nothing greater than being able to manifest the creativity inside ourselves and sharing it with the world! I can’t wait to see where your blog takes you!

By: jerry godinho

jerry godinho — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:31:24 +0000

Erica love your blog, love your writing and love you being real. We all have had to rebrand our blog and start from scratch and learn. But you got up and rose again and have a great blog going. Continue to do awesome and keep it real love it.

By: Luna S

Luna S — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:29:21 +0000

It sounds like you’ve done an amazing job with re-branding your page! Starting off is always rough and sometimes a re-brand is the way to go.

By: Snehal

Snehal — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:56:02 +0000

I remember thinking about finding my voice in the beginning when i started my blog. This post brought back old blog memories! 🙂