In today’s blog by Josh Bernoff, he interviews Seth Godin, the guru of all bloggers in my opinion. I love Seth’s quirky insights, delicious dives, and observations on things the rest of us pass right by. Why does he do this? According to Seth in the interview, “the only reason I blog is because I love it.”
While I am no Seth Godin, nor would I ever claim to be, I get asked the same question often by my peers, Why do you have a blog? Is it worth it?
Yes. To me.
I blog because I have observations and thoughts I want to share in the field of product management/product marketing. I am not a senior executive, and sometimes my opinions and ideas are not heard and can be overlooked or dismissed easily. This blog lets me have a forum to share these observations.
I blog because I am learning. And, I think that while we often all want to believe we are experts at what we do in this field, very very few of us actually are. But, again from my observations, no one will admit that publicly. So, if a can blog about something that makes me help someone realize none of us know it all, then good for me.
I blog because I need and want a forum. I don’t obsess about it – you seldom see weeks where I’ve written every day, and more often than not will find weeks where there is only one. But, when I have thoughts, I want a place to express them. By releasing my thoughts I free myself to have room to form new ones.
I may not love it like Seth professes. And, I’m not sarcastic or snarky (like CrankyPM,) a recognized expert in product management like Steve Johnson, or, an industry analyst in the field like Tom Grant; but, it doesn’t mean that my opinion, thoughts and ideals are any less valid.
I blog therefore I am.
