Reduce Stress While Blogging

Let´s face it, blogging is sometimes a little bit stressing even if you are a professional blogger with 3 years of experience. Ok you are your own boss and you don’t have strict rules to follow but it can be stressing because you have to be constantly writing and updating your blog with fresh content almost everyday, another reason why blogging can be stressing is because you have to be promoting your blog to get more and more readers, I am assuming you are blogging for profit, and that you actually want to make a lot of money from it.

When you are relaxed and without stress it´s easier for you to write and to think. If you are working in a comfortable environment your mind is going to start generating creative ideas, that´s why it is important to relax and to get rid of stress. Lose stress and you´ll gain more money, here are some techniques for bloggers, you might want to try.

Relax. Play some music while you are blogging or before you start, not too loud. I prefer to write when I am listening to calm music, not classical, but calm, such as chill out and lounge music, just listen the music you like. It is a very effective way to calm your harried mind. Music helps by calming you down, giving your mind a chance to relax if only for a few minutes. Experiment until you determine which sound makes you feel relaxed and calm. Let your muscles relax, one at a time. Let yourself just get lost in the music and start writing.

Breathe. This techniques is very helpful and can be used almost anywhere. It is very easy to perform and the results are amazing, find a quiet place to sit down. Close your eyes and take a deep breath, then let it out. Take the next breath slowly, counting to five, hold that breath to the count of four, then release it very slowly. This works particularly well if you feel a bit panicky. When in panic mode, the body tends to breathe very fast and shallow, intensifying the feeling of fight-or-flight. Doing this breathing technique for fifteen or twenty minutes will be very calming.

Do exercise. This is another great way to de-stress your body and your mind. It improves blood flow to the brain, bringing it more oxygen. Believe it or not, long hours of sitting and thinking cause the neurons of your brain to build up toxic waste products. Most bloggers feel that their brain is going to explode after 3 hours in front of a computer. Try stretching, stand up of your chair and move your body, bend and touch your feet with your hands. You’ll stay healthier, and you´ll be able to write more and more without stressing. Another way to reduce stress while blogging is to walk about 20 minutes, remember 2 hours working = 20 minutes walking.

Positive thinking. It’s a fact that optimist bloggers enjoy writing and posting, they have less stress, and are able to move forward and succeed where others might quit. We all have to expect some failures, some sorrow and frustration, but don’t give up, keep trying until you succeed. Focus on realistic goals and remember that failure isn’t fatal. And don’t be so hard on yourself. Tomorrow will be another day.

Remember that blogging is like any other business, but you have the advantage to be at home without rules and without a schedule, so make the most of this situation and practice this techniques, you´ll find yourself more comfortable and more relaxed and you´ll be able to write high quality content for your blog.

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