My day started badly.  I had an early appointment with a new Dr.  I left in plenty of time but due to some weather and accidents related to weather, I was running late.  Not the way I want to start my day or my relationship with a new Dr.

I called the office from the car and left a message on their answering service, explaining that I was running late and that my GPS was telling me I was going to be five minutes late.

My phone rang a couple of minutes later and it was the Dr.’s office telling me to “Breathe.” “It’s okay.” “Take your time; we’re here.”

I was greeted upon arrival by the receptionist with a big smile, a firm handshake and the offer of coffee or tea.  The Dr came out, introduced herself and took me back to the examine room. Where I relaxed.  At a Dr.’s office.  I immediately felt so comfortable  and I left feeling relaxed and rejuvenated; almost like I’d had a cleansing chat with one of my girlfriends.

Then I got settled down and started catching up on my blog related stuff and I have to tell you; I read a really great post, that lead me to another really great post.

The first post was by Yvonne DiVita over at Blog Paws and Yvonne’s post led me to Tommy Walker’s guest post on Chris Brogan’s blog.  This awesome post “106 Excuses That Prevent You From Ever Being Great”  is amazing!  I’m not going to lie to you; this post is looooooooooong, but if you space it out, read a little; play a game of free cell, read a little more, it is so worth it.

I think this post may just be the kick in the ass I’ve been needing.

Let’s face it; we all blog for our own reasons and depending upon what those reasons are; will be the key to what you want your blog to achieve.  Personally, I want to write for a living;  my blog is my way of putting myself, my stories and my philosophies out to the world in order to determine if the world is indeed, ready for me and what I have to offer.

But I hide behind excuses as to why I can’t do something.  There I said it.  Now you know.

Honestly I didn’t even realize I was doing that; but after reading Tommy’s post I can see how I’ve been making excuses for myself and It. Has. To. Stop.

Last year I started this blog to challenge myself to write every single day; and I’ve done a pretty good job of it.  I have thirty-four more days until that challenge is completed and once it is; I am giving myself a new challenge.

I’m not really sure what it will be yet, I want to really think about it and make sure it is well thought out, but you can bet that once I have a new goal in mind I intend on sharing it with you; because you will keep me on task and honest.

In the meantime tell me, why do you blog?  What are your goals for your blog?  And how can I help you?