In today's world, Identity plays a vital role in virtually every human endeavor. Whether in Business, Politics, Public Service or even Religious association, every party feels at home with somebody they are familiar with. Nobody trusts easily an Individual without a story, a trace, a background they're familiar with or put simply somebody they hardly know.
A name, a face, a record, a profile, or even
a referral etc can be a good starting point for building new relationships that transcends
our immediate environment. If God gives
you a Vision of a whale you don't go to the lake in your farmyard. Whales don't live in Lakes. Instead, you
go all out there to the High Sea to "launch into the deep". But it
takes time to gain acceptance in that highly promising but volatile
environment.
However, when people are acquainted with
little details about you, it can spark up their interest and
that may just be the opportunity you need to win acceptance.
More so, with a private blog you are
presented with a platform that offers you the
opportunity to express yourself, what
you want out of life, your values, views and opinions about life, living and
other endeavors. As it were , you cease to become a first timer to the global community.
Running a web log can be a right way to register your Interconnectedness to the World.
Your Content
The problem of content is enough turn off for so many individuals. It could even get more complicated when you
see yourself as a never-achieved-enough person. But in most cases what really
happens is that we under-estimate our
achievements. If you can find something to put down in your CV or resume then
you can run a private blog. In fact, that's the least among the reasons you should run a blog.
For me, a choice of a private blog was
more of a (social)
necessity . The Platform gives me the privilege to express myself and communicate to the world through Writing. As a Writer,
Public Speaker,
Entrepreneur and trained Philosopher, my
desire to affect not just my immediate environment but the hundreds of people
that I could connect through the 'IT miracle'
influenced blogging for me. When people visit my blog they should gain insights on Business, Politics,
and Capacity building as a whole. Also, I want people to see this experience as a mutual value-based exercise and thus
flourish it with content . Through that process a
synergy births a new Energy into this Universe of Knowledge. Who downplays the
maxim "Knowledge is Light"?
In addition, for the benefit of those who are always more interested in the
messenger than the message, there's a short profile to intimate.
Exceptions:
If you are xenophobic or you have an agelong paranoia, perhaps having a personal
blog may not be good for you.
But if being shy or suffering from
any of the Complexes is the reason you want a
"low- key" life then now is the time to
shake it off. You cannot live to be average so embrace Excellence and the price/prize
of Prominence that comes with it. As one scripture verse says, "a city set on a hill cannot be
hidden"
Signing out with the Wisdom deduced from Chinua
Achebe's quote: "If you don't write someone's story, write your own".
Let me add that this is the generation of Globalization if
you don't tell
your story somebody else will tell it. You may just have to pray the buddy isn't a blackmailer.
By Showunmi Rex is the Senior Editor at Delta Forte
Magazine (www.deltaforteng.com) | Twitter Handle: @remirex
published by
@yekeme
