Kuldip, a regular in the comments here, sent me a post from another blog that asked the same question. The blogger in question went through an “impact crisis” and felt his attempt at making a difference wasn’t working. As a result, he began calling up as many of his readers and began asking them if his posts were making a difference.
He found that most were thankful for his writing. They had just never told him so.
The tough thing about regular blogging is that you often have an indirect impact on people. It’s not easy to discern. But, yesterday, I was reminded of the power of blogging again.
My mom has been beginning to build up her own entrepreneurial venture of late. She is very early in the road and has been looking for blogs to inspire her. My top recommendation, as is always the case, was Seth’s blog.
Now, it turns out my mom has been debating taking a decision for a while. It involves a small up-front investment and she has been wondering if it’s worth it. When I was asked, I responded saying I wasn’t sure I’d take it at this moment. The issue was still clearly on her mind and a couple of days ago, Seth had a post on the best way to get unstuck.
The way to get unstuck is to start down the wrong path, right now.
I am happy to share that my mom has decided to go down the path of making that investment. It’s easy to underestimate how important it is as it is easy to underestimate how difficult it is to move forward with such a decision when those close to you aren’t sure themselves (what do they know, anyway? Haha).
We then went to discussing another recent post by Seth on “I know what you should do” and laughed.
I am not saying that all bloggers have the kind of impact Seth does. But, I do think we occasionally manage to make a small difference in somebody’s life. And like my mom, we may never know what it is. The way I see it – as long as you learn and grow from sharing your ideas, you are sending good karma and positivity in the world. And only good can come from that.
And, of course, thanks Seth. I guess I must thank you most for taking the time to comment on this small (but growing :-)) blog. It’s a nice reminder to me about the importance of encouraging others who walk down a path, similar to yours.
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