Alan Ashley-Pitt says:” The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself no one has ever been”.
Leaders are the ones who take the road less travelled or even they are the ones who discover the paths untraveled. Once they discover the path, they become searchlights by highlighting the path for others to follow. They are the ones who say no to following the crowd and because of that they become worthy of being followed by the crowd.
Every one of us should be the leader of our own life. We should not let others take control and sit in the pilot seat of our life. We should not also be dependent on others to tell us what is right and what is wrong. It is our right as human beings to take responsibility and explore the beauty and wonder of life ourselves. Only this way we can discover our true potentials and fulfill our mission in life.
Now, how can we take the leadership in our own personal lives? How can we get out of where we are stuck in our lives and move on? How can we take the first step in discovering new paths so that we can be searchlights for others?
The first thing to notice is that you are not what most people think you are. You are not your physical body. You are not meant to recognize yourself by your name, your fame, your wealth, your material belongings, your position, and so on and so forth. You need to realize that you are a “soul” who has come to this lifetime to play YOUR role fully in order to grow. You need to recognize that you are not only the actor or the actress of your own movie of life but you are also the writer, the director, and the producer of this movie. So, you have the capability to rewrite your movie in the way that you want. You can change the scenes, the players, the actions, and the outcome. You can make it the best movie of your lifetime if you want to. But remember those movies are recognized as the best ones and are nominated for awards that are unique in one way or another. They are not the ones which follow the crowd. They are the ones which have powerful messages for others and generations to come. They are the ones in which great writers, great actors, great directors, and great producers lead. The message here is that you should not let others make the movie of your life, take control and produce the movie that you are meant to produce. Lead the movie of your life in a way that is unique so that others would use it as an example.
The second thing to notice is that in order to play your part fully and become a true leader and searchlight you need to have your “operating system” and your “software” upgraded. You cannot be a leader without upgrading your thought and belief systems. If you don’t, you would be like an old computer which has an old operating system and old software full of viruses and clogs. Do you think such computer can handle new data, new information, and new software? No. The computer needs to be upgraded, reformatted, and emptied from viruses, worms, and clogs. In the same way, you as a leader who creates new paths should upgrade your belief system, your thoughts, your mind, and get rid of your old sanskars by installing new software and new virus detectors. By wiping out your old and limited thought patterns you can get out of where you are stuck and move forward.
And the third thing to notice is that you should always be willing to change and welcome new challenges because through change and challenge you can grow. Remember that there is always an opponent who does not want you to change and grow, an opponent who does not want you to be in charge of your destiny, an opponent who wants to take control by creating viruses in the software of your life. This opponent is your ego. Don’t let your ego dictate your thoughts, your acts, your words, and your emotions.
When you know that as a soul you are the owner of your own movie of life and when you upgrade yourself for being the best writer, the best actor, the best director, and the best producer of your movie, and when you don’t let your ego decide for you, then you are fully guaranteed to achieve your true dreams in life by fulfilling your life’s vision and mission. In such case you are nominated for all the awards that life offers for you are a leader who has not followed the crowd but a leader who has created new roadmaps and been a searchlight for others to follow.
Making a Good Blog Post – Don’t Follow the Crowd and Be Creative
There are millions of people trying to make a blog and trying even harder to get it noticed. When making a good blog it is all about the post and the content. Spending too much time on the look and the ads is just going to leave you in the white space of Google with one big headache. What will happen next? You will most likely give up and all of your big plans for making money off a great blog will vanish into thin air. It is important to remember that patience is your best friend when it comes to making a blog. Another big thing is your post and the uniqueness of them.
If you think about it, most people are thinking of the money, keywords, Google, ads and appearance. People are not going to find your blog no matter how clean and great it looks. No one is just going to visit your blog and click on some ads. What do you do when you go to a site full of ads? You avoid them completely, it is all about the writing. Now I am not saying that money is out of the question. The point is having your mind on the money too hard is going to leave you with failure. You need to have passion for writing. Instead of thinking about the money, you need to be thinking on how your post is going to impact someone. One great post will crush a million week post cluttered with keywords.
Don’t follow the crowd.
There are tons of people following the same interest with the same keywords and the same adds. You are just attaching yourself to a long list of many fighting for that top spot in Google. You end up buying software like keyword tools, article submission software, back link services. Everyone is doing the same thing and most of them have just wasted their time and money trying to make money. If you want to make a blog about movie reviews, weight loss, fashion, gaming etc., I hate to say it but, those spots are already filled, you don’t want to waste your time. All you will be doing is spending your time competing with back links and power. You will be spending most of your time searching for tricks to get your blog noticed rather than the actual blog post and content. This is when people give up.
The way you are using keywords.
It is really hard to write when your mind is consumed with fitting certain keywords in the post. I have seen many post with a keyword I was trying to use and you really do not see that keyword in the post at all. That is because the post was written very well with a good title. The keyword it self blossomed like a flower and was completely relevant with the entire post and title. Search engines are not looking for the post with the most keywords. They are looking for the post that is most relevant to the keyword with good content. Don’t think of how you are going to fit keywords in, think of how you can make the keyword have some impact. This will expand your ideas for writing.
Ideas for writing and making a good post.
Passion, love stories, humor, good ideas, controversy, strong opinions, true stories, interesting, these are the key substances for making a good post. Don’t write for Google, write from your heart. Put some passion and feeling into what you are writing. Don’t think about when or how people are going to click on your links or ads. Think of someone reading your entire post and how it is going to make them feel or react. If you are thinking about the reader instead of the money, your post will have a much bigger impact which will provoke comments. This will give your blog life and attention.
All it takes is one great post.
Lets say you have already written many blog post and you have found that they are not getting any attention, readers or response. Don’t give up or feel defeated, all it takes is one great post to get many visitors to your blog. Think of something good and spend your time on it. Study and make your post shine. Book mark your post and spend your time trying to get attention to that one post instead of the blog it self. Instead of back linking your blog, back link your post. If you feel that your other post are good, then that one post will lead readers to your others.
Lets face it, when people are searching for something in particular, they are looking for answers, ideas and good stories. They are not looking to spend money or click on ads or links. Keep your blog clean and do not clutter it with ads. Having one great post with one good ad, will give you a better chance of making some money. Convince yourself that you are not trying to make money but, you are trying to get attention too your writing.
