I’ve just returned from my first blogging and writing conference. I went hoping to learn how to be more effective and returned with my focus more firmly settled on the “BE,” rather than the “EFFECTIVE.” Pursuing any dream is a bit of a paradox–a dichotomy of ideas that wars within your soul until you reconcile and understand the tension. You know what I’m talking about…you have a dream, a longing, a desire for more. As a writer/blogger here are my personal paradoxes: I have a personal story…but I share it publicly with the world. I desire to grow my reach and my influence…but only One audience actually matters in the end. I write about my life…but I have to live it fully in order to have anything to write about. The business of writing…begins with the business of living. I desire to stand out and stand apart…but in community, we […]