The very act of moving forward reveals doors to you not previously revealed.

I forgot where I read that, probably from Steve Pavlina again, but I’m finding it to be true. I’m not at my destination yet, but from where I was 3 months ago, with just a day job and wishful thinking, I now have a blog, some blogosphere relationships, a software idea and a software application (or close to one). It all started with just getting started:

  • I started this blog in mid-March 2005.
  • I met people (other bloggers) I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t start this blog.
  • One of these blogger’s post gave me an idea.
  • I coded a software app.
  • Developing this app gave me ideas for TWO other related apps.
  • I now have a fledgling software shop of my very own!

By no means is this supporting me or anywhere close to freeing me from my 9 to 5 job yet, but things are looking a great deal brighter now. And it all started with the mere act of starting a blog.

3 months ago, I knew starting a blog wouldn’t in any way free me from my 9 to 5 job. But I didn’t know what else to do, so I just did something related, anything, and this blog was it. One thing led to another and I’m working towards my very own software shop now. There’s something very liberating about knowing this that makes my 9 to 5 job a bit more tolerable (just a bit though). And I have to believe that this new direction I’m embarking on is how my newfound attitude towards deadlines and overtime came about.