I found some resonance, today, with a The Quiet Before The Storm by Ciaran at Chance Favors. He writes about the emotions that come with writing a blog. In the comments, I noticed a number of other people have talked about the evolution of their blog, as well as finding its ‘voice’.

This blog was started to support customers of The DebtFree Playbook, initially. Some of those people were writing about their experiences of debt and successes they were having. We hit some snags offline and ground to a halt, to start again this year, just 6 weeks ago. This time, although we still wanted to be in support of those people, we wanted to restrict the writing to just two of us. How quickly things change…

Ben has left, leaving me as the sole writer, for now. I have become quite passionate about the blog and really enjoy writing it. I wasn’t expecting to have to do it every day, though. Last week was a difficult week. I’ve had a tooth abscess and found it hard to concentrate. Even today, after treatment, it’s still in the process of settling down. So I went off to read some other blogs and see what would inspire me.

What I found in Ciaran’s writing was comfort. He doesn’t write every day. He talks about following your heart and finding your own frequency. Phew! Not being well and having to come up with posts was seriously worrying me. Our company is in a state of change at the moment. This is a very small part of what we do. Soon, some of the others will be able to join me in writing and we will go back to at least 5 posts per week.

Meanwhile, I’m excited about the direction this blog is taking. I’m really a teacher of personal development, leadership and entrepreneurship. I got myself out of a heap of debt and thought it would be fun and helpful to share what I learned on that journey, especially when debt is a problem for so many people. So that’s how I came to write The DebtFree Playbook and this blog.

In being who I am and following my heart, it’s becoming a place of personal development as a way out of debt with the odd practical tip. Hence the new strapline - As You Grow, Your Debt Shrinks!