Getting my act together in 2010, I’ll be blogging here again
I want to tell you about my New Year’s resolution. I know a lot of you hate the idea of resolutions, but honestly I don’t understand why. It’s all about rebirth. That’s what the Babylonians thought when they first came up with it. And who are we to question the Babylonians?
In 2010, I’m going to write more. I wrote a lot in 2009 actually, but most of it was marketing copy for Brazen Careerist. In 2010 I’m going to take things back to a more personal place.
I’ve gone through a lot of changes in the past year, and there’s a lot that you don’t know. For instance, I spent the last year trying to train a dog who knows how to open a refrigerator door. I failed miserably, and a week ago I had to give him away.
I also moved in with my girlfriend, who I’m incredibly in love with. The only problem is that we live in Wisconsin, in a 900 square foot apartment with 1,500 books (mine and hers).
Oh yeah. I spent two days in Mexico convinced that I was going deaf. I went to a Mexican doctor and he pulled a dime-sized ball of wax from my ear. I was fine, and it reminded me to stop being so neurotic.
Those are just a few things that I’m likely to write about.
I thought it would complement all these changes quite nicely if I changed my blog design too (thanks Zerflin). Even though blogging isn’t anything new to me, I hope that the experience I have this time around is as fresh and as fun as the great new look my buddy Benjamin has given to the site.
My goal is to keep writing and keep posting, even when I suck. And hopefully some of it will make you laugh. That’s one of my goals, too.
So here it goes. I’m back in the Blog-O-Sphere.
PaughGinney
Twitter me- @MelissaBreau Thanks! I just let our dev guys know. Let me know if it's stil happening in 10-15min. in reply to MelissaBreau 2 days ago
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27 Responses for "Getting my act together in 2010, I’ll be blogging here again"
Thanks for the shoutout, man. I'm pretty proud of it, thanks for letting us do it.
What happened to your dog? Why did you have to give him away??
That's awesome, Ryan! I just launched my blog today, so that's great advice to keep writing and posting, even when things suck. I'm also looking forward to participating more in the Brazen Community.
Cheers!
It is always about {re} inspiration. One can easily find themselves in routine and feeling like they don't know where/what to do. Changing it up a little usually adds creativity and excitement back in the game. Without that, why do it? Look forward to reading more and connecting more in 2010.
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Shane Mac
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Back to your roots dude. Glad to see it. Life's pretty interesting around these parts, I'm sure you'll have no shortage of stuff to write about!
Welcome back Paugh! So excited to hear your voice again – the blogosphere has missed you! And time off is good – allows you to come back re-energized and re-committed – more power to you
Looking forward to seeing what you'll write in 2010. And my husband and I have a similar problem when it comes to books… really, it's actually only a problem the next time you have to pack them up and move them!
Yay! Time for the brazen dance! I promise to show the gang moves in a few weeks. Looking forward to awesomeness!
Easier to talk about blogging and Brazen when you blog eh?
Congrats on moving in with Caitlin!
Really happy you are incorporating writing into your life again, Ryan. I really enjoy reading your posts. You always hold my attention and you bring things to life!!!
Thanks Benjamin. I love Zerflin. At this point, you guys know we so well that I'd never go to another designer.
The story about Charlie is coming soon. It's been rough, but I think it was the right decision.
Let's make a pact to keep each other blogging regularly. What do you think?
Congrats on the new design!
Great! That was one of my new years resolution's too – rejoin the blogosphere. I'm not doing a great job so far, but hopefully I'll get into a routine soon enough. I look forward to following along!
In that case, let me know when you're ready for your RyanPaugh.com themed private jet, I'll hook you up.
That SOUNDS rough, man. I remember you talking about how much you loved that dog in your profile…
That's how I felt for most of 2009. I'm hoping that as I get some of my thoughts out through my blog I'll feel less lost in 2010.
Thanks for reading.
Back to my roots!
Thanks for promising to help me keep the pedal to the metal. You're a good friend.
I'm still waiting to see what the Brazen dance looks like … Can we put together a video montage with other members?
When my girlfriend moved in I was tasked with most of the heavy lifting. I nearly broke my back trying to lift those boxes.
It's funny because I feel like I actually got better at blogging advice when I stopped blogging. At the time I was mostly tasked with content management on Brazen Careerist. So I was reading 50+ blog posts a day.
With enthusiasm like this, how could I not be energized?
Thanks so much for the welcome back!
Thanks Chris. You keep reading, I'll keep writing. Deal?
How about doing some guest posts on Brazen Careerist? Seriously. Your journey has always amazed me. I think some of the great people on Brazen would be amazed too!
Let me know. I hook you up!
Haha! I'll let you know. Right now I'm focused on scrounging together some money to get the oil changed in my Jeep
It WAS rough. It still is. But everything happens for a reason. And I know that Charlie is in a much better place.
It's a deal and we're holding each other to it!!!
And thank you!
Publishers definitely help in that regard. So does James, the man behind content management at Brazen Careerist.
I'm going to have him reach out to you so that we can get you in front of the community.
Sure man, I'd be glad to!
I find it much easier when I'm accountable to someone else. The publisher helped in that regard with the book!
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For the longest time, i thought PaughGinney was a different person, and my brain couldn't comprehend why his twitter page was linked to your blog. It drove me crazy trying to figure out how many brazen co-founders there were.
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