Trying To Do Things The Right Way.

"If you are going to do something, do it right."

So I've been thinking and wondering for quite some time now about whether or not I should start up with blogging again. Previously I used to write a self development blog for the norwegian audience, and I generated quite a lot of traffic for such a small blog. I noticed after the months went by that I was starting to be more and more concerned about the traffic I generated and I would get really bummed out when the scores went down. I was finding myself in a state of constantly thinking about posting high value post that everybody would love and re-share with their friends that I totally lost track of why I was writing that blog in the first place!

I think that too many blog authors (and maybe online people in general) try and put on a face that they think their audience will like, rather than just writing whatever they have on their mind and not giving a fuck about whether or not it generates traffic. That's in my minds eye the equivalent to being phony, false, untrue, full of shit, name it what ever you'd like. And I noticed that I myself was starting to fall into that category! I didn't even stand for most of my posts anymore, and thats not really right now is it?

So why am I writing again?

Well, this is what I've been trying to figure out. To do or not to do, that is the question. After some careful consideration I found out that I had to create some new "rules of guidance" so I don't fall into that same track again. I figured out that if I don't share any posts myself and if I only write whatever is in my heart I don't care whether it becomes "popular" or not. I will continue to stay true to myself, and hopefully if someone wants to read my blog and likes it, than I know I didn't sell out and they like it for who I am, rather than who they want me to be.

"To Do Or Not To Do, There Is No Try."

So thats what Im doing. Pouring out my heart for myself, and if you happen to read this and you think its seems alright, than thats good. If not? Well fuck it, that's alright too! No pressure. So no more try, I'm only gonna do what feels right.

Bjørnar

The Journey Begins — An Introduction

"Every Journey Begins With A Single Step, But You Can Never Finish If You Don't Start."

Once upon a time, there was a relatively young bear who was heading out on a Journey...

Wait a second, let's back up some and start over again.

First of all, I would like to say "Hello" and welcome you to my blog - A Bear's Journey - and give a quick introduction on myself and what this blog is all about. 

A Bear's Journey is a simple blog about the least simple thing I know - Life. To be more precise it's more than less about my own life, but also about the lives that swirl around and interact with my own from time to time.

My attempt here is to be as transparent as possible while sharing thoughts and concerns and ideas as they are, without too much makeup on top. In other words, if you thought this was another beauty blog, you couldn't be more wrong. But none the less - I hope you enjoy this.

Second, what's all this 'Bear' talk about anyways? Bears don't write!

To explain to you why I chose to name my blog 'A Bear's Journey' I must first introduce myself properly by name. My name is Bjørnar Kristensen, and I'm a twenty-six year old guy from Norway. Bjørnar is actually a really old name, and has its roots from the old scandinavian languages and means "bear's" in plural. Now I think its fair to say that since I've (obviously) chosen to write this blog in english, rather than my native language Norwegian, that my choice of name gives a better way of communicating. Let's face it - I've never met a non-norwegian speaking person who could come even close to pronouncing my name correctly, so the choice was easy. Bear :)

Now that I'm writing about it, I actually had to laugh some, as my resemblance to a bear falls short  right after my name.

I'm more thin than big. I'm not exactly furry, and I'm probably less intimidating than a below average sized chihuahua. Although I can be heard for miles if I chose to and I do really enjoy fish!

Now thag we've established who I am and that I'm infact NOT really a bear, what will I be presenting you in terms of subjects and topics to read about and why do I even have this blog in the first place?

As for why, I guess I am sort of "stuck" in a place right now, and I'm wanting to see some real positive change in my life and I would like to document it. As for topics the list is long, but the main topics I know I'll be writing about is self improvement for guys and documenting my own personal struggles to getting closer to my goals. So I will focus on my up's and down's, thoughts and ideas that I have in my daily life, but I hope that along this journey a more foreseeable path or niche will show itself. 

For now this is my journey, but you are more than welcome to tag along if you want to.

Bjørnar