I’m willing to bet that there’s not a blogger out there who isn’t trying to take their blog to the “next level”. Most have no idea what that means, or even looks like – but they know they need and want to get there, and get there sooner rather than later.  I can’t say that I know what it looks like for me either.

I don’t deliberately do anything with the purpose of taking my blog to the “next level”. I just do what I do, and realize that I have moved from one place in my blogging to another.  Those shifts aren’t always movements that my readers can see, but they happen.  Sometimes they are shifts in the way I am thinking about my blog, or small changes in the way that I approach opportunities.  Getting to that “next level” for me, often involves making a series of small moves and changes as part of a slow climb, then settling on a plateau for a moment – a “step” – to rest before I get going on the next series of actions that I have planned.

Problem is – I very rarely rest. I am uncomfortable with rest.  I feel that I have a lot of topics, news, products, events, and information to share with my readers.  I take my job as a blogger very seriously.  These days, people rely on blogs for their decision making, advice, news, tutorials, and more, and I want people who come to my blogs to get certain information to get that, and then some.

On SocaMom.com, my goal is to be able to be a resource for Caribbean parents to connect their children to Caribbean culture. Once I added the activity pages and educational downloads, I rested on a plateau for a while.  I didn’t stop working when I reached that next level or “step” – no rest – I just adjusted to working at that level.  I had moved from information provider and blogger to educational resource, and I had to adjust to my daily activities, and my thinking because of that move.

I’m not sure what my next “next level” will be, but what I am sure of is that I won’t ever be finished climbing. I think I will have truly reached that ultimate “next level” when I stop thinking about it as a destination, but as a stop along the way in my journey to becoming the best blogger, author, Caribbean culture educator, wife, mom, and homeschooler that I can be.  I truly enjoy what I do, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

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What is the “next level” for you?