I've been contemplating starting a blog for years now but due to other commitments (ha, good one Eddie), I haven't quite gotten around to it. The actual truth is that I'm lazy. I just didn't care. I didn't care because I thought, what good could possibly come from starting a blog? Well, I finally realized that a lot of good can come from starting a blog.
The world is changing and it's time that I learn to adapt. The media and in particular, social media, has essentially taken over the world. People have jobs where they literally sit at home and write/tweet all day long. They get paid to do this which is really incredible when you think about it.
Now, though it would be nice to sit at home on my couch, write, and get paid to do so, that's not exactly what I want to do. I'd love to be a sports writer. I guess I could do that from home but how cool would it be to work for ESPN, Sports Illustrated, or my personal favorite, Grantland? It would be a dream come true, really.
A blog seems like a great platform to showcase my skills. I need some sort of resume so what better way than to write and give my opinions on all things sports related. I've always been really opinionated and some of my friends have nagged me to do this for a while now so it's time to finally lace 'em up and step up to the plate (had to get a corny line in here somewhere).
Some of you might think, how hard could it be to just write frequently and post blogs online? I'll tell you - it's absolutely terrifying. The internet is a scary place. You have to have thick skin. Your opinions don't matter to the internet and there will always be people that disagree with you. Again, laziness was the main reason that I never started a blog years ago, but the thought of failure and rejection scared the shit out of me.
It seems easy to just ignore people but I'm a sensitive person, always have been. I'll still be sensitive and starting this won't change that overnight but I have to at least give it the good old college try. I wish I actually did this in college because I didn't do anything at all and had all the time in the world. Now, unfortunately, I work in the "real world" and I am basically a cube monkey.
I don't want to be a monkey my whole life so at this point, it's time to do something to try and change that. I'd
This isn't going to be just a sports related blog as I have other interests, but it will be mostly sports. My life revolves around them anyway so it's time to try and bring everything full circle. Just like in sports, you can't be afraid to fail and you have to take your shot when you get it. I guess this is me taking that shot.
PS the blog itself will improve, I promise. Right now, I'm just a basic bitch and I apologize for that. Learning on the fly here so try and cut me some slack.
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