One of the most perplexing questions that held me up from blogging was this… “what’s your voice”. It’s a great question too. Without a voice, it’s hard to stand out and have people want to listen.

Unlike other blogging ventures of mine, where I found my voice over time, this is a strange experiment to undertake. I’m writing about what’s in my head about me. And I don’t know how that should sound. I blog about varied interests that don’t require me speaking about myself…

Finding Voicing

We all are familiar with the voice that’s in our heads. We also are familiar with how our own voice sounds through the beauty of bone conduction and natural hearing.

Once we hear our voices played back to us, it sounds different and far less pleasing to us. Mostly because no matter how great the sound system is, it can’t reproduce the quality of bone conduction that colors our voices to our ears.

It stands to reason, hearing our own voice in headphones is an acquired taste. One that we can get used to hearing. Great singers have gotten used to hearing their voices and use that skill to help improve their singing.

My past writing efforts have always been about extending the internal dialogue of fiction from my head to the page. I’ve had nominal success in growing a small fan-base of people who enjoy reading the various forms of fiction I create.

However, as cool as that is, and some day, I’ll introduce you to it, few people know what my voice sounds like. My own views of things. My own personal expression. One day, this introvert will get comfortable with that too.

Blogging in my own voice

This challenge has made me think about how I present myself to the world. It’s a skill, for those who aren’t aware. I don’t like the way I project myself to the world. Not that I do it badly or horribly.

I love playing in my comfort zone. After all, I am human, and love being in my own skin.

However, in order to figure out how this whole internet economy really works, I’ve got to be willing to share with strangers my views and thoughts.

Strangely, that is far more frightful to me than standing on a stage to speak to a thousand people I may not see ever again.

The few posts I’ve released in the past that has garnished a lot of engagement were the ones in which I spoke in my own voice and shared my own ideas freely. Nail-biting experiences… I promise you.

We don’t like to put ourselves out there for fear of rejection. I definitely don’t want to be judged as stupid or dumb. I also don’t want to misspeak and have it held against me at some future date.

Given how many times I’ve spoken on stage, I should know better than to be so worried, yet it’s part of the human condition to worry and be concerned.

Mastery over such fears is what allows many of us to push through barriers and find success places we’ve never gone before.

Now, I’m packing all the writing lessons and speaking lessons I’ve ever experienced and channeling them here… for the sake of perfecting my own voice.

What kinds of posts will this page hold

There is the need to have a home page that stages all the various creative outlets that I’m working on. This might as well be it. I plan on blogging some behind the scenes of me… and my creative efforts.

Most of my writings will get linked to from this blog. Some of my other adventures into podcasting and vloggging will get launched from here… eventually.

Yes, I’m scaring myself to bits. But the magic is really outside of your comfort zone. Of course, one has to be wise and not broadcast too prematurely what their plans are.

Consider this the online diary that isn’t one. I’m not giving a play by play reality show of my life. I’m not that entertaining even to myself. However, I’m working to handle my introversion and find my voice for sharing ideas that I think are worth sharing.

Of course, as I learn to speak in digital for my own-self, content will shift to include what the readers will actually want to read. Things that can be beneficial to the readers.

Voice Finding

As I wrap up this blog, I had made a promise to myself a few years ago to figure out how to blog in an interesting way for myself and others.

Along the way, I’ve shared my photography on one blog and some attempts at the self-help genre on said blog. I found I like writing about romance and relationships and that kicked off another blog. I’ve set up other blogs for the sole purpose of playing around as a writer only to find out there is an audience for what “messing around” I was doing.

Maybe, there is really an audience for what’s in my head… of course there is. Lol

In between diaper changes, crying children, work, being a husband, and a whole host of offline living, I’m learning to find my unique voice that’s worth sharing.

Thank you for stopping by and reading this entire post… and even clicking like to encourage me.

Wishing you a great and awesome year!