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Why Blog? And Why Now?

posted by   Ian Wyatt   |    September 10, 2008

Posted in   Vermont Living   |   Comments (1)

I’ve been thinking about this question the past couple weeks, as I have worked with our designer and web developer in preperation of the launch of this blog. But even as I worked on getting this setup, I continued to ask myself, why do I want to start blogging?  Why now?  And what will I actually write about?

I know I’m a little late to the game of blogging.  So much so that Jason Calcanis, renowned blogger and founder of Weblogs (acquired by Google) not only created a company which was largely responsible for the creation and popularity of blogs, but that in July of this year he "retired" from blogging.

I joined Facebook just a couple months ago, and for the last few weeks have become active on Twitter.  As the CEO of a new media company, it may be surprising that I’m so late to the blog game.  My excuse?  I’ve been busy building a high growth company, and this has been my focus in recent years, not building my social network.  However, more recently I’ve began realizing that my blog could prove to be a useful business and personal communication tool.

As an entrepreneur and small business owner, I am constantly working to improve and grow my company, and build a world class organization.  My company has been my passion over the years, and I love learning from other entrepreneurs through the Entrepreneur’s Organization and other groups and events.  I equally enjoy sharing the ideas I hear and those I’m implementing in my company, and believe the blog format will be an ideal forum. 

At the same time, I’m trying to improve my work-life balance and avoid the workaholic tendencies that I’ve been prone to in the past.  With my wedding less than three weeks away (October 4, 2008), I recognize the importance of life outside of the office and the need for balance, and am making this a priority.

I plan to blog on a number of topics, including entrepreneurship and building a high growth company, creating and maintaining good work-life balance, the financial markets and investment ideas, and personal travel.  I hope this blog proves to be an interesting read for family, friends, colleagues, clients, business partners, and readers of my publications.

Hence the name of this blog, Entrepreneur + Life.  Simply put, I’ll be blogging about life as an entrepreneur and my personal life.

Friends know that since buying a house in the Green Mountains of Vermont last year, I've been spending a significant amount of time in the state where going green has been the hip thing to do for decades.  The photo at the top of this site is from our home.  Throughout the seasons, I plan to update this with new photos from my surroundings.  I've found that I do some of my best thinking, problem solving, and dreaming about the future from this picturesque surrounding where I have created my home with my fiancée, Carrie.

Enjoy the blog, and please check back frequently.