Thank you for introducing this new book @khaleelkazi. I came to your blog 3 months ago because I liked what you said about Gary. I stayed because you are @khaleelkazi. What you write rubs off on me.
Now I finished reading the Alchemist. Thanks for showing us Bill Bryson. You are right to move to a new book. I like the quote you chose from Hans Christian von Bayer:
“He knows the facts, but He does not know this version of the facts.”
This is really classic and you connected it directly to blogging. Why wouldn't anyone want to read this?
QOTD:
Yes... sometimes I wish people would just miss that last post even though it took hours. I'm embarrassed that I can't fix the code or it doesn't sound just right. I am my worst critic. I have a hard time to just post anything. I want it to quality and easy to read.
Sometimes I promote my posts and other times I would rather hide them. But each post has a message that honestly shows something about me. I think you will love the last post I made because it is not only about me but it is about you.
Haha, thanks @mineopoly! I appreciate your kind words as always and I love to hear that these posts add some value to your life!
How'd you like it? I finished it a few days ago and absolutely loved it. It's packed with great anecdotes and an inspirational story about the quest for our personal legends. I think it's an essential read for everyone.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience, I know there are a lot of other steemians out there who feel the same way about their posts, because I also get the same feelings when I post. Today even provides a great example - I went over to the Brunner house and took a short video to use as a Vlog. I already edited it and it's ready to upload, but I feel very self-conscious about it. It's strange to see myself on video, but I need to get over that irrational self-doubt, because the future is video and video is a much better way of showing all of you how the projects look and what I do on a day-to-day basis.
I've committed to making this short 1-2 minute vlog as a sort of test-run in order to see how people respond to it. I'm going to post it tomorrow (I have made a promise and I will keep it!) hopefully I won't embarrass myself too much!
I will also check out that post right now!
Congratulations @khaleelkazi. You got me to read a book that I haven't thought about for twenty years. The Alchemist is surprisingly well written and short. There are some really good lines about sharing dreams and overcoming the naysayers and just keep digging but these words touched me:
The boy turned to the hand that wrote all. As he did so, he sensed that the universe had fallen silent, and he decided not to speak.
It is a paradigm shift in the boy. His prayer was not get something for himself but his prayer was simply listening and understanding.
Don't worry a lot about the Vlog. Short video is the best. You don't need to edit much. I like papa-pepper's Vlog as it gets to the point and he updates regularly. It is by no means perfect but simple and fun. Really one minute is plenty and two minutes is bonus.
About the embarrassing yourself that can be fun too. I'm not ready to show my face on camera here for a long time so you are way ahead of me on this. I'm sure anything you share will be cool. I'm really proud of you and wish you peace.