A few years ago I read a very insightful and timeless book by Earl Nightingale titled Acres of Diamonds.

It told a true story of a poor African Farmer who on hearing of riches to be made from discovering diamond farms, sold his farm and spent the remainder of his life travelling Africa searching for those precious gems.

After many years he eventually gave up – physically and mentally.

He threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, the man who bought his farm happened to be walking by a stream in the farm and noticed a bright, shiny stone.

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The other day I was procrastinating reading an article on Medium.com which stirred something inside me.

Still not sure what emotion to be honest- could be guilt, could be excitement, could be dread, could be fear..I honestly don’t know at this stage.

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So you like the idea of starting a blog?

Trust me, it is a great idea!

People start blogs for all manner of reasons, including:

• To make money
• Share ideas
• Learn new skills
• Meet new people
• Document their life, or certain aspects of it
• Sell products/services
• etc.

Before you start, you need to decide what to blog about.Continue Reading

Starting a lifestyle blog or website, (basically the same thing) provides you the opportunity to continually engage in a variety of topics, that really interest you.

Read the above sentence again..

Doesn’t that sound like fun?

With a lifestyle blog you cannot possibly run out of things to talk/write about.

You can document your entire life if you wish, in the form of a diary or journal.

And not just written down. You can use photographs, images, videos, audio, music and more!

But there are dozens of reasons why you should start a blog..
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