Do you blog with an ego? Do you think of other human beings as being less or more important than you? Would you like to gain website popularity while retaining blogging ethics and personal integrity? Blogging integrity and ego are important concepts to me. I have very strong views on the concept of the ego and I want to share it with my beloved readers.
I am fortunate to have studied martial arts with some incredible teachers throughout my life and I have a very “samurai” view of ego. Basically, I had the ego beaten out of me. That is something I will always be thankful for. In my humble opinion, there is no place for ego in blogging, at least not in my blog. To have a powerful sense of integrity burned into the heart of every word you write, the ego must be destroyed. It must be eliminated, crushed with a violent killing blow.
In a real martial art (meaning an art for self-preservation in which the only possible outcome is life or death) the first step to learning anything is to get rid of your ego. It clouds the clarity of truth in combat and most certainly in everyday life.
There is an extremely fine line between being confident and being egotistical. It takes a lot of experience and wisdom to know the difference between the two. I remember when I received my first black belt from Dr.Donald Green, my psychology teacher in junior college. The one thing anyone who has ever received ranking from this incredible teacher was without, was ego. He was so good, he could just hold his arm out and somehow, you would punch his fist with your face! He did this while looking in the opposite direction as if by accident. At the time, he had a phD in both psychology and sociology and taught me the value of being a compassionate person above all other ideals in the martial arts.
You cannot have a sense of true integrity if you have an ego, and who wants to read a blog with a condescending, egotistical attitude? I’ve learned a lot this week about myself and the way I see integrity in blogging. This is just a little food for thought and I’d like each of you to think about the integrity in the blog you write. Let me know what you think about this very important and sometimes sensitive subject. You, my readers, are the reason I blog. As always, if you leave a comment, I will answer every single one of them!
I give so many links out to my female readers (hi ladies, I love you all), I want to make light of a male blogger who captures the essence of what I’m talking about perfectly.
My friend Seiche wrote a beautiful piece entitled Natural Sense of Wonder about his daughter. This was one of the most beautiful posts I have ever read. If you are familiar with Seiche, you know he is a martial artist and writes a lot about Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu. To see someone who is an obviously hardened warrior, write such a tender piece about his daughter, is just beautiful. Do yourself a big favor and go read this post!
I’ll have some special links for lots of folks coming up very soon, so stay tuned!
