100 Blogs. 100 Lessons

What started as a past-time hobby got converted into a passion in past 30 months. Writing 100 blogs on varied subjects has been a humbling experience. Starting as an effort to share knowledge, particularly to younger generation, I realized that writing blogs is a great teacher in itself. It is said that when you share knowledge, the biggest beneficiary is yourself. How true! By sharing blogs, I am the biggest beneficiary.

This 100th blog aims to encourage everyone to start writing and sharing through blogs if you haven’t started yet. Imagine, all 10,750 of my Linkedin connects start sharing knowledge! 10 years ago, this possibility of free mass personalized sharing (if there is a term like that) did not exist. 10 years from today, most of the professions and businesses will be redundant. What will be left is your knowledge and your network! The easiest way to gain both is through blogs. 

Blogs make you learn many things that are useful in life in general. While writing blogs, you tend to give a balanced perspective on issues. While keeping your own emotions in control, you tend to weigh in the others’ points of view also. Successful bloggers are great ‘students’ first. Blogs make you have empathy about systemic challenges. In times such as these currently, when you have abundant time at your disposal, you remain sane as the mind is focused on researching on issues. By researching, it not only means that you get to keep yourself updated on latest developments, but also that one is motivating.

Writing blogs have lots of other benefits as well. The best way to command a language is to start communicating in written words. The habit of writing your thoughts is a good habit. Not all in your network will convey whether he/she has liked (or not) on what is shared, those in your network who express themselves through ‘likes’ or comments are far far less than those who read it, which is also as important. In times when there is little reason to communicate officially with your network, blogging is the better way. It helps you stay relevant to your community.

I can write more such direct and indirect benefits. The infrastructure, network, content, etc. are there with you. The desire to share is the only thing that you need to bring in. Surely, some of them will block your phone number. But if your frequency (of blogging) is correct and thoughts are worth sharing according to you, then you should write, regardless. Some of us do not want to write because we feel we have limited thoughts, venom against establishment or some people will erupt, being a very ‘private’ person, etc. Unless you are directly in business of national security, such reasons are, at best, flimsy.

Blogging is good! It is the next best thing to writing a book.

Sushil Bahal is Managing Director of Raka Reputation Management Services Pvt. Ltd., a 20-year old, Mumbai based PR and Advertising company offering integrated communication solutions and maximum reach across 83 top media regions across India. Raka Reputation has experience across sectors, particularly Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hospitality, Education, Lifestyle, Manufacturing and Technology. Raka Reputation has been associated as a communications partner to some of the most complex challenges.

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