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I'm a blogger... again!

Created: Thursday, 05 May 2011
Published: Thursday, 05 May 2011

For those of you who know me from a few years back, I started up a blog in January 2009 (I think?), blogged everyday for like 2 months straight, then weekly, then nothing by about July 2009...

Why did I start blogging?
I was inspired by Seth Godin.

Why did I stop?
Inspiration isn't enough to do something.

I think after the honeymoon phase, I just got over it. It was too arduous to write a blog post everyday. My blog was in a similar vein to Seth's, where I used everyday examples and allegories to illustrate my point, however, I didn't have the business and corporate experience that Seth Godin had, so all my examples weren't as personal.

Then I got a nasty comment and that kind of ruined my spirits for a while...

Anyway, that was 3 years ago, and since then, I've had some truly amazing experiences that have taught me heaps about start-ups, entrepreneurship, getting things done, and being unstoppable (not to say that I'm still not stopped, but it takes more to stop me than it did before).

So, given that I avidly devour blogs that my friends link me to on Facebook, or visit regular favourite blogs on lazy mornings, I thought it would be fun to again contribute to the blogging space.

This time however, I want to do it right.

I value authenticity, so I'm going to aim for that with this blog. Authenticity inspires me. So, it's my hope that my authentic blog posts will inspire people from around the world to get in touch, and that through this blog post, I create new friendships and connections throughout the world. :)

By the way, if you want to find my old blog, give up. That entire blog has been deleted because the server it was on died late last year. Lesson 101: Back-up everything, people!

 

Edit on 5 January 2012:  My friend Joe discovered some of my old blog posts on a website that archives other websites!  So two days ago, I posted up all the old blog posts I could find.  Enjoy!  :)

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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