Today we're going to spend some time dreaming! Sometimes we all need to take a minute to answer the question: If I could do anything…
Tip: You significantly increase your chances of having a successful blog if you blog about what you love.
Why: If you don't care about your subject matter, you are more likely to lose steam and fizzle out. Also, your readers are more likely to pick up on your disinterest and become disinterested themselves. Besides, if you're hoping your blog will be a ticket out of your current, unexciting job, why trade one boring job for another?
Goal: Our goal today is not to come up with our final blogging topic, but to come up with a short list of things we enjoy — that when thrown into the blog-topic-picking machine in a subsequent post, will provide us with a stellar final choice.
How: I've provided some questions below to get your creative juices flowing. You might pull out a piece of paper and jot down some answers. Like I said, be free in your brainstorming. In the end, make a list of 3-5 topics you really, really love. (Feel free to leave them in the comments too!) Go ahead, dream!
- What enjoyable activity do you get so involved in that you frequently lose track of time?
- If you were given one week to spend any way you liked (and all your responsibilities were taken care of), what would you do?
- If you were given a check for $2000 and ordered to use it on something fun for yourself, what would you spend it on?
- If you were guaranteed a handsome salary no matter what, what would be your ultimate dream job?
- What do you do consistently in your free time simply because you enjoy it?
- What do you purposefully make time for not because you have to but because you want to?
- If money was not an issue, what activity would you spend time doing more regularly?
- What do people say you are good at and appreciate about you?
- What makes you over-the-top excited, angry or emotional?
- What kinds of books do you read, TV shows you watch or websites you visit?
- What's your favorite hobby?
Anyone want to tell us what you came up with? Leave a comment (anonymously if you want). They might just be featured in an upcoming post! 
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I thought I posted under Find your Passion but now I ca'nt find my post
I know that I want to focus on providing easy to understand advocacy tips for parents and general education teachers. My biggest obstacle is coming up with the right name.
Amy,
I am excited to have found your site. I found you through moneysavingmom.com. Needless to say, Crystal's story and her success through blogging is an inspiration to me.
It's really interesting how one thing can lead to another if you keep an open mind! For years, I've wondered what my passion could be, when it was right before my eyes. It was only through exploring what was inside my heart that I was able to see my passion was in sharing my story and helping others be successful.
You see, not many years ago I was, at nearly age 50, bankrupt, alone and living in a rented room. Since then, through determination, perseverance, and faith, I have earned two college degrees, quintupled my income, purchased my own home and met and married the woman of my dreams.
I really think I can help others by sharing my journey through blogging, speaking and perhaps even writing book or e-book.
Right now i am just at the beginning of this journey. I have selected a domain and decided to start blogging by posting to other sites. This only my second post, so I have lots to learn; and I have lots more to share.
Thank you for providing this wonderful resource!!
Joe
Hi Joe,
Just your short posting was inspiring. I can't image what you felt when all this had happened to you but I can relate to some of the worries that you had. I'm hoping
to do some blogging myself..
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Your website has helped me tremendously! You have a real gift of explaining how to accomplish things through blogging. Every single post I read encourages me. I have found a way to express myself and really use my passions in life.
I officially have my blog up and running. It's a resource for people that need gift ideas for what to give others. It's time to bring back the notion that giving is better than receiving! My philosophy is that you don't have to spend tons of money to show people you care about them.
I love this website! Thanks for being to helpful!
Thanks so much, I appreciate it. Congrats on your new blog!
Here's what I came up with:
1. Photography, shopping, Dance Central (video game), TV
2. Travel!
3. New camera and clothes
4. Photographer, entertainer
5. Shop, brainstorm
6. Dance Central
7. Jetski (weather permitting lol), travel
8. Photography, leadership, good with kids
9. Disney, photography, plot twists
10. Self help books, Today show, shows on TLC, anime, Facebook, I Love Photography
11. Photography, cosplay
I look back at this list and I have ALOT of varying interests so I don't even know what I could blog about constantly, lol. I would love to have a regular blog to talk about stuff, but I'm not sure what.
You might just start writing and see what you naturally enjoy most!
I have a question I am having a hard time with. I just started my first blog a couple of weeks ago & now I am wondering if I made the wrong choice for a blog. I went with quote's, tips on living life simple, homemade skincare. Now I do enjoy these things, but I also have a YouTube Channel I am building up. I have 363 subscribers to my YT Channel on hauls & reviews (candles, tarts, body products). I think I should have started a blog related to my YT Channel.
Now my questions are:
Would that have been better since it's a huge passion of mine plus I have a fan base?
Can I buy a new domain name & change the one I have now & re-design my blog?
Would using my YT name be the best thing for the name of my blog?
Should I just start a whole new blog & have 2 going?
Not sure what is best since I am so new to blogging. Thanks for any help you can give me.
Oh a should also mention I already have a FB & Twitter fan pages going for my YT Channel as well. Building it up slowly, but it's coming along great the past month or so.
Thanks again..