About a year ago, I got the idea to start a blog that tied-in with my career expertise: process improvement.
I was interested in how I could apply my years of experience in the field not just to business, but also to personal improvement, to financial improvement, to all around improvement really. Surely it could be done, and - if not - well, I was only out $15 for the domain name.
Ah, yes, the name. I needed a name. I thought on it for a couple of weeks and then it came to me: “better than you are.” Being somewhat* fond of myself, I found the multiple meanings inherent in the phrase, allowed to float alone, amusing (even if only to myself, because - see - I am fond of me).
Was it “better than you are?” No, no. That was an insult, not a call to improvement.
It should be read: “better than you are.”
So, I had a name I thought was cute and clever, hosting I picked for reliability and price, and a vague idea of what I wanted the site to become. I got off to a crackin’ start, writing a post on relationships, some linking to financial info, and then the first in a series on how to write a great resume (finding the “next big thing” career-wise is a good improvement). Things were well underway.
And then…
I stopped.
I have no idea why, other than life got busy, work got busy, and I discovered that vague ideas for sites do not translate well into commitment toward running them.
But now - and at least for now! - all that has changed.
* OK, rather. Quite, even.