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March 24, 2003

HAVE I BITTEN OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW?

A friend of mine from Reno, Nevada (John Obradovich is his name -- here's a picture of his kitchen) called today to tell me that I was nuts for launching this website. His observation was that maintaining a personal website like this one is going to be a heck of a lot of work, and that I'm crazy for even attempting it. (Actually, John's a little more direct than that... I believe his exact words were something like, "You're F-in Nuts, Belicove.")

Another friend, Franny Turner, wrote to say, "I checked out the website -- quite extensive.... I'm not much of a web surfer so I hope you'll still do old fashion email."

These two reactions, while not necessarily a negative reflection on the format or contents of the site itself, have rattled me, somewhat. Just what in the heck have I gotten myself into here. After all, there are something like 13 distinct and unique sections to this site, and even if you subtract the static sections -- Copyright and Privacy Policy -- I'm still looking at the monumental task of updating 11 sections with fresh and insightful content on a regular basis. John's right... what in the heck WAS I thinking?

One of the many Blogs I enjoy reading is Mike Sanders Keep Trying (not to be confused with the Mike Sanders who works just down the hall from me). Recently, Mike's Blog presented the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers . Essentially, Sanders' has turned the key concepts from Steven Covey's national best seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People into a useful tool for bloggers such as me. In short, I plan to take Sanders' adaptation to heart. I am going to be proactive, link to good stuff, write appropriate commentary, and learn as I go.

Have I bitten off more than I can chew? Perhaps. But then again, how does that old saying go... "Don't worry about biting off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably a lot bigger than you think."

Posted by Mikal at March 24, 2003 10:58 PM | TrackBack