The Rex Blog

I’ve started a new thing.

(What else is new?)

Well, it’s actually an old thing that I’m revitalizing, bringing back to life.

I’ve wasted too much time exploring other shiny things.

I’m staying on this shiny.

(Well, and maybe a few others.)

The new thing is that I’ve moved my domain http://www.movementmakings.com to my Substack site. So I’ll just be posting there about starting movements within a large corporation.

I started a long time ago. Actually, when Substack first came out. See, I try out new shiny things. And if I would have stuck with it, I might have had a pretty large subscription base by now.

Yes, the best time to start a blog was 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

So that’s my new thing… for now.

There’s going to be another new thing, but I’ll tell you about that another time.

Meanwhile, check out https://www.movementmakings.com

But I’ll still be here too.

I’m 3 days into a streak!

So what does that mean?

Nothing. No one cares.

I’ll bet there’s not even anyone who reads this.

It’s just for me to practice writing in public. Not that I would do anything different. It’s just another space for text online.

And I have a lot of spaces.

This one has been the longest so it has a lot more archives.

I used to love recording little audio posts by phone. I thought it was a genius ideas. You call a specific phone number, then enter a code and whatever you say gets posted as an audio file on your site.

In fact, I think I’ll try it right now. (If I can remember the phone number.)

It’ll be in another separate post after this one.

Check it out.

Hey look at me!

I’m writing a second day in a row!

Something must have happened.

I remembered, that’s what happened.

It is pretty easy to write something, once you remember and have the site all set up. You just ‘Add Post’ and boom, you’re writing another pos

Oh, you want something useful and meaningful? That’ll cost extra.

For, now, I’m writing, and that’s good enough for me. (It might not be for you. Oh well!)

Seth Godin says he never gets writer’s block. That’s because he never gets Talker’s Block. If you always have something to say, then you can write. Writing is like talking, if you see it that way.

So, just talk. And type those words on a keyboard (or let AI do it.)

That’s what I’m doing, and what I do most of the time.

I like the idea of having a large body of knowledge, or at least writings, for my posterity to read. So, keeping looking around. It’s out there.

Thanks for reading.

It is June 1st.

The last time I wrote was January 1st.

So, that’s a pattern. Five months.

But I think I can break it.

Although, let’s be real. Every time I write in here, I think, “This is so easy and fun! I should do this every day!”

And then I wake up.

The next day.

And forget all about my excitement. Or, I let the pattern of my world take over and don’t instigate a new pattern.

Will I do it again?

Maybe. Probably.

But let’s see if I can buck the odds.

If you see a post on here tomorrow, it’s a sign that something is different.

At least for a day.

See you then.

(Or in 5 months.)

(Or a year.)

It’s the end of the year, time for reflection.

I’ve just spent some time reading past posts on this blog. It’s kind of funny. There is definitely a pattern. And here I am following it. Because we are creatures of patterns.

Do you know the pattern? Can you see it?

Almost every post talks about it. And then talks about not wanting to talk about it. But here I am doing it again. Habits are hard to break. So, I won’t talk about it any further.

I’m still really glad I keep this blog. It’s probably the only thing I’ve kept for so long. Even if I don’t really write in it regularly. It helps me reflect, because I have thoughts in here that I was thinking in the past.

That’s what writing does. It documents your thoughts at a specific time.

So, what I’m saying about reflection is that it is best done when there is writing involved.

So here’s the two-step process:

1. Write to reflect.
2. Read what you write.

You’ll be a reflection master.

Oh, and one more thing.

3. Think about what you read. A lot.

That’s what I do. A lot of thinking.

It mostly comes when I write. But sometimes I can just sit and think. And that is good to do too.

What are you thinking about?

Hey there, thanks for reading this.

You’re one of the special few.

I’ve been using this blog for many years, not necessarily to have everybody read it, but to have a place to write and publish publicly. And to leave something for posterity. It’s a record.

I guess I hope someone from my posterity reads it. My kids aren’t too interested right now. But maybe they will be when I’m no longer around.

(But then who’s going to pay for the domain name?)

Anyway, I know more eyes will see stuff I might publish on LinkedIn or other platforms, but this is my own space. I own it. So, I can do whatever I want here.

And even though there is some pressure to write something good, because it’s possible that anyone could see it, I know that not many people will, so it doesn’t have to be spectacular.

There are many reasons to have your own blog.

I’m not going to list them here. You figure it out.

And write them in the comments. 🙂

(For posterity, it might be smarter to have a free one that won’t shut down if you don’t pay the bill.)