So I finally did it! I registered and published my very first post. It took me forever to decide on a name. And before you ask -- YES! I'm a natural redhead.
Why the heck does this blank page make me (and so many others so darn nervous?) Maybe it's the idea that anyone and everyone in the whole world can read what I write. Will they think it's a waste of airspace? Is it good enough? Smart enough? Compelling enough to keep you coming back?
I'm not digital native, after all. (I'm a Boomer/Xer 'tweener which means that I can act like a boomer when it's convenient for me and an Xer when it's not. It's a very luxurious demographic position to be in.) I didn't grow up with computers and all this chatting and texting and social networking. Today's kids are used to MySpace and FaceBooks and the idea that what they say is accessible for everyone -- even their parents -- yikes. (I think I prefer my parents didn't have a clue what was going on in my social life and my head during my formative years.) No one knows the rules. It's like the wild west of journalism. I love that being a consummate rule-breaker. So, why the heck do I think you'd want to read what I have to say? Why do I think you'd care about what I like, what I watch, what I read or what I think?
Chances are if you're reading this, that you or someone you know has already heard me speak or read my work. For more than 15 years I've been working as a speaker -- sometimes feeling like a lone voice -- helping parks, recreation, camps, libraries and other leisure professionals embrace their entrepreneur within. I've spoken in almost every state (Alaska, I'm waiting...) to more than 1400 audiences who get pretty darn excited about applying a few cutting edge (sometimes common sense) promotional strategies to elevate everything from registrations and attendance to revenue and profits. Sometimes, I feel like my job is to give permission and say, "Go for it" to those of you who feel bound by "But We've Always Done it That Way Thinking."
So why a blog? Oh my gosh -- it's like a dream come true. I have a journalism degree, but I never seem to journal. But the blogosphere allows me to research, write and publish on my terms, without an editor, in my pajamas or from an airport, spewing my ideas and opinions to anyone who cares. But hey, I'm not perfect. I've read enough books by blogging gurus to know that I have to be consistent and post a few times a week to keep you coming back. I'm gonna do my best. But I travel about half the time and don't always have great Internet access. Also, I have an eight year old named Spencer who still really likes me -- especially when I'm in town. Lastly, I always seem to have 18 or 19 projects in the works and another 49,000 ideas swarming around in my head.
I hope you care. Please, please comment if you do! Just click on "COMMENTS" below to tell me what you think. And tell your friends and colleagues all about "Little Red's Big Ideas." I promise you (and they) won't be disappointed.
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