This is not how I expected to start a blog. I’ve been meaning to start blogging since I read Mark Schaefer’s post, Stop Writing for an Audience, and Michael Brenner’s post reviewing his top 2010 posts and reasons for blogging. Both inspired me and made me reconsider blogging.

That was only a good intention though until last week when, mid-day, returning from a client meeting I was in an accident. Thankfully everyone involved is ok, has insurance, and this will just be a momentary interruption in our lives. But it could have been far worse, and it was a wakeup call for me to focus on the things that I am passionate about, at home and at work.

Here are the primary reasons blogging is one of those things. [Read more…]