Comments on: The Slight Edge Principle for Bloggers – Ten Habits Day 13

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:27:48 +0000

I am very guilty of waiting for the stunning event to come along. I tend to take action some action steps, but am easily distracted when comes to the mundane, and get sidetracked with time wasters. Thanks for the motivation to stop neglecting the maintenance and upkeep. Those little things really are important!

By: Ten Habits of Successful Blogging – Angela England

Ten Habits of Successful Blogging – Angela England — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:57:24 +0000

[...] 8. Understand the Slight Edge Principle – The difference between success and failure is usually minuscule. Slight. A razor’s edge. Often the mundane, ordinary tasks are the ones that lead to success. Which side of the line are you on? More: The ‘Slight Edge’ for Bloggers [...]

By: cheryl

cheryl — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:57:42 +0000

I have been posting just “to post” for way too long. I am going to post less, but better quality. Even if it is only 3 times a week.

I am going to stop comparing and looking at what other people are doing, and keep on the path of staying true to myself.

Finish up the “About” section of my blogs. Sounds so easy, but I have so much trouble with it. I’m not so sure why.

Thanks Angela, for making me think about what I really need to be doing in small achievable steps!

By: Erica Mueller

Erica Mueller — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:33:01 +0000

This is my style of getting things done. I am finally learning to take baby steps each day…

1. Discover/Read at least one new blog per day, preferably something in my niche. Comment on at least one.

2. Subscribe to a new blog once a week. By Friday of each week I want to have subscribed to a blog that I feel will really motivate, inspire, and teach me.

3. Guest post once a month. (not counting Blissfully Domestic contributions which I aim to do twice monthly)

4. Post at least 3x per week on my own blog.

5. Read. By this, I mean books. Good books. I have been an avid reader since age 4. I adore books and I like them in real, hardcopy form. However, since getting serious about blogging I’ve let my book-reading fall to the wayside. I miss it. Reading broadens our thinking, opening our minds to new ideas, feelings, and joys!

By: Lorie Huston

Lorie Huston — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:27:55 +0000

So true, Angela. I can see how this principle can give you an edge in accomplishing just about any goal. Sometimes just stopping to think about a decision (or about not actually making a decision) can be all the difference (i.e. do I REALLY need that Big Mac? is that new purse REALLY more important than paying the electric bill?)

I’m proud to say I actually found myself thinking about this earlier today when I knew I needed to get some writing done but I was wasting time procrastinating. It made me stop procrastinating and start writing. And now I’m almost ready to send my very first query to Cat Fancy magazine. I’m going to sleep on it overnight, proof read tomorrow with a set of “fresh eyes” and send it. WOOHOO. (Wish me luck!)