Stepping up
I’ve been asked a few times if I have a personal blog and I’ve been meaning to set one up for some time. At PerthNorg, I have a blog called Norgdom, which I’ve treated as a personal blog as well as a place to write about PerthNorg and citizen journalism.
But lately, I’ve found I have some things to say outside of that, so I have taken the plunge and set up this blog.
So while I have had the idea for some time, my call to action was Podcamp and listening to Nick Hodge and Duncan Riley talk about ‘personal branding’. And I don’t mean because I want to be seen as a “brand”, rather I want to be seen as someone who has semi-intelligent things to say.
Add to that the conversations Rich Giles, Duncan and Cameron Reilly and I had about ‘putting yourself out there’ and I had no choice but to take the plunge. I’m like a red bull to a challenge, and that’s either going to be my making or my undoing.
So this is me “stepping up”.
Let me be the first to welcome your personal blog MG. We are all biting our nails with anticipation to see what wisdom you have to impart. I knew those angry red pumps of yours contained a hidden desire to speak out. The world needs leaders. You are one. So… lead.
Words by Cameron Reilly on October 30, 2007 at 9:30 am | #
As the El Comandante called you, I look forward to reading your insights, Mother Goose
Words by Elias Bizannes on October 30, 2007 at 9:35 am | #
Great to see your personal blog up and it was awesome to meet you at Podcamp Perth. Thanks for all the work you did for Podcamp Perth it was an event worth going to. Can’t wait for the next one and to be a regular reader of your thoughts.
Words by Jared Madden on October 30, 2007 at 9:35 am | #
@bronwen, the world is listening.
Words by Nick Hodge on October 30, 2007 at 9:37 am | #
Duly added to RSS feed reader… Go, Bronwen! :-))))
Words by Vicki on October 30, 2007 at 9:39 am | #
Howdy Bronwen. Nothing profound to say just being supportive
Words by Mike Minutillo on October 30, 2007 at 9:41 am | #
It’s funny, I was searching for your personal blog just the other day too, and couldn’t find one apart from Norgdom.
I’m pretty big on personal branding myself. Great to see you’ve started this one under your name.
See you here, there (twitter) and everywhere ; )
Words by jj on October 30, 2007 at 9:45 am | #
Hey, good stuff. The one thing I’d offer is to be your honest self, and write about all the things that occupy you; do not try to present a certain image. People respond so much more viscerally to honest emotion.
Apropos: http://xkcd.com/137/
And: http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/professional-vs-personal-blogging
BTW, why does the red shoe remind me of that episode of The IT Crowd?
Words by andrew barnett on October 30, 2007 at 10:18 am | #
nice work bronwen…you can give the boys club a shake up
Words by Rene LeMerle on October 30, 2007 at 10:36 am | #
Great to see you’ve started a personal blog Bronwyn, can’t wait to read more!
BTW, Red Shoes Rock! I have quite a thing for them myself
Words by Kate Quinn on October 30, 2007 at 10:49 am | #
Woohoo. Good stuff Bron. Welcome in the ring.
Nice photo by the way.
Words by Richard Giles on October 30, 2007 at 2:16 pm | #
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Pingback by Marketing/PR hypothesis No.1: Personalise it at BuggerAll [Blog] on October 30, 2007 at 5:41 pm | #
Thanks all. I’ve been here all along, but like I said this is just another way of me putting myself out there. It’s easier to hide myself at Norgdom, but less so here.
Look forward to the personal challenge of being personal.
Words by Bronwen on October 30, 2007 at 5:43 pm | #
Way to go. I LOVE those shoes. You sound funky and hip and must be a powerful woman (like me
with a desire for red heels… I wrote a whole blog about my craving for red…
Words by Susie Hambleton on October 30, 2007 at 6:54 pm | #
Great to see this Bronwen! Go, go go!
Words by Simone on October 30, 2007 at 10:46 pm | #