Statistics show that 55% of websites on the internet are from Word Press. Since there were 300 million new websites in 2011, that is a lot of Word Press sites. The essence of Word Press is to create your own content and propel your expertise into the mix.

Even though I read a lot of blogs, very few people I know are able to blog. My daughters have graduated Universities as English majors and create new sites and stop blogging.  Most people would call this phenomena writer’s block, but there is more.

There is fear of exposure. There is the inability of getting in flow. There is intimidation from  something that is really not life threatening.   Its also easy for me to say because I have been blogging most days for a few years.

At the beginning I did not write well. Hopefully I am better now. You have to make the commitment to keep working at it and eventually your writing starts matching your thoughts.  I wasn’t a surfer for months, but going in daily helped me become one.There are few short cuts to success.

Fear of judgment is big in our culture. Fear of creating a website that people won’t like is definitely part of it. In Finding Your Zone by Micheal Lardon, he has shown that athletes and others that perform to be famous cannot reach their peak performance.

Tiger Woods didn’t play to become famous. He wanted to hit a golf ball as well as it could be hit. Focusing on the craft and not on the consequences is the key difference. Fear of judgment can keep you from ever being good. It is a main saboteur of getting into flow.

When I started, I also had a tough time putting the “I” in my work; fear of judgment.  The break through starts when you say “petal to the medal, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”.

You have to cross this line where you value your right to self expression more than you fear what people will say about you.  Self expression is important. You can ask yourself, how much self expression are your critics involved in, what are they risking, are they willing to be vulnerable?

Stephen Covey in The Eighth Habit says our purpose is to express ourselves and encourage others to do the same.  Let’s go!

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I have been blessed with many advantages and opportunities. I am most thankful for my two wonderful daughters. People in other parts of the world are not born in a country like the United States. It is hard to imagine the struggle others have for food, water, security, and freedom. They are fearful for their family’s welfare every moment.

We can’t cure the problems of the world nor are we responsible for them. I say if there is just one thing we can do, let’s do it. I have chosen to help raise awareness that a billion people don’t have access to clean water. It makes every day tough. People get sick every 19 seconds. Water is responsible for 80% of the planet’s sickness. I am especially sensitive that the girls and women are responsible for collecting water and it prevents them from having  opportunities women have in developed countries.

$1 or $5 helps bring water and clean water to villages, schools, and clinics. Its the least we can do. Join me with a small contribution:

My Charity Water

100% goes to provide wells and filtration plus water education.

See more at KaalmWaters.com