Doing communications work for as long as I have, I can tell you that creating content that will compel somebody to read it is not easy. You get excited to start putting whatever comes into your head on this blank canvas that you’ve been given. Then after a certain period of time has passed, you start running out of things to say. This is pretty much how I felt previous blogs went: they were rather fruitless exercises because my point of view was a little too unique for the common visitor.
What makes this time different, and honestly more satisfying, is that I had an actual theme that I had to stick to. That kept me honest. I could still give my own little spin on things–that’s how I managed to incorporate Patrick Mahomes and the controversy surrounding the Houston Astros into posts–just as long as they were somehow tied into leadership and specifically the topic for that week.
The hope is that my posts from the past seven weeks show the information that I’ve gained about myself and about the concept of leadership in general. The latter is, in my opinion, a lot more complex than just taking charge and giving orders. You have to be able to motivate and inspire people to be their best version of themselves. Like writing a blog, really. I don’t know that I offered all that much inspiration or motivation in previous writings, it was basically typing just to see my words on the screen. Now I’ve imparted knowledge through research and my understanding of the subject that ideally people will pass on to others, and I will use this knowledge to continue to better myself as I strive to be the one people turn to for my particular line of work.
This has been a lot of fun. I will have plenty more to write later in the year when I head to Tokyo for the Summer Olympics, if not before then. Stay safe out there, and go Chiefs!