Today I decided to map out my entire 2007. I drew up a month by month calendar of objectives, and goals as well as things and contacts I’ll need to help me achieve these goals. It was pretty intense. I will graduate from law school this year and I will most likely move out of Ohio for the first time in my life. I think moving really hit me the hardest. I know that moving is not a huge deal, and something I’m sure I’ll ultimately be better off for doing, but it’s still a little strange to think about (and there is a chance I will remain in Ohio).
Back to the point…
I made two calendars, one for everything non-web related and one for web related things. Where I am right now in my life, the web related things have to come after the non-web things are finished. That’s how I came to the conclusion that this blog is coming to an end.
I’m going to end the blog either because my future employer will not let me blog, or (more likely) because the benefit of this blog is running out. I first started blogging as a way to drive traffic to my sites, that went okay, but not enough to justify my time. Now, I blog more just for fun, and have probably benefited more. This blog has opened up the door to some new relationships, it’s helped me establish myself by getting quoted in different places, it’s helped with my sites (if you ever need some help with php just look through the wordpress source and you’ll find a lot of great ideas), and it’s helped me in some ways in the consulting I’ve done. So why give it up? Time. That’s really the only answer I can give. The blog doesn’t produce enough results for me to justify the time put in. So, starting today the phase out begins. The daily jda will go back to the old style of posting when the mood strikes me and I’ll be able to get more done. A full phase out will probably come around April (which coincidentally is when I turn 25) unless something changes and the benefit really starts to increases.
Until next time. Happy New Year.
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January 7, 2007 at 4:22 pm
LA
Move out of Ohio!!!!!!! KLA mentioned you had a blog and I found it - hope you don’t mind. Get out as soon as you can. I wish I had sooner. Phasing out at age 25? Is there any particular reason why this will coincide with your “quarter of a century (you’ll hear KLA say this)” birthday? Just curious. . . It’s completely necessary to allow time for enjoyment. Without it, life is just jobs, stores, and household chores.
You have talents and ideas that will not be able to flourish in the confines of Akron, OH. Confines that are geographical, but even more so, psychological.