Stop Holding Yourself to Super Hero Blogging Standards

This is a guest post by Ryan Biddulph. He shares smart blogging tips at Blogging From Paradise.

I read an excellent post by Jan Verhoeff a few moments ago: Sporadic Bloggers Need Love Too

I did a few things after reading the post. I slowed down. I commented on the blog post. I generated the idea for writing this guest post. Most importantly, I want you to understand that holding yourself to super hero blogging standards always leads to disappointment because humans are not super heroes. Jan stressed how bloggers become sporadic bloggers sometimes. We are all human beings who blog sporadically because humans are not super heroes.

Humans do amazing things. But the only humans who do super hero things are enlightened beings. Unless you and I give up a worldly life to meditate for 40,000 hours we both never develop God-like, super hero powers like Jesus Christ or The Buddha.

That is OK.

Humans at peace with being human become powerful, influential, helpful pro bloggers who change their corner of the Universe.

I personally own no qualities in the prior line. I see myself as a humble servant. But some bloggers believe I am a blogging super hero because I publish content at a decent clip. I am not a blogging super hero. I am not bullet proof. I inhabit a human body for a bit. One day, I will exit the human body as we all do.

After waking at 4 AM with insomnia, my neck felt painfully stiff, my mind raced incessantly and general agitation coursed through my being.

Does that sound like a super hero? No. But I wrote and published a blog post because I do not hold myself to super hero standards. I am at peace with being human. I feel clear on being less than perfect. I feel confident about blogging in less than perfect conditions. I write and publish posts even if I feel bad, tired, agitated or run down.

Since I do not hold myself to super hero standards, I sleep for 8-10 hours daily. Or I lay in bed for 8-10 hours daily if sleep does not greet me for the full 8-10 hours. I am realistic. I have few expectations. I simply focus on the process. I do not try to blog solo. I network generously and genuinely. Even though I share personal stories I intend not to put the attention and energy on myself. I blog predominantly to focus on you. I intend to help you.

Not clinging to super hero expectations instantly dissolves concepts like disappointment, frustration or even heavy self-judgment.

You are a human. Sleep for 8 hours each night or else pay the price of living in a fatigued, exhausted human body. Super heroes do not need sleep. Human beings need sleep. Bloggers who do not get sufficient sleep lose their creativity, dissolve their imagination, rarely publish content and seem imprisoned by mental blocks. I will go back to bed at 6:30 AM after writing this post because I am no super hero. I am a human being who functions horribly on 5 hours of sleep.

Stop holding yourself to ridiculous standards.

Virtually every single blogger holding themselves to super hero standards does so to escape a miserable life of fear, pain and suffering versus moving toward a life of love, fun and yes, some discomfort, too. Face fear, feel discomfort and accept your humanity. Blogging becomes easier if you accept yourself and your humanity because you remove layers of delusional resistance propped up by your insane super hero aspirations.

One reason why I am appear to be a blogging cyborg to some – based on my creating and connecting – is specifically because I take great care of my human body and human mind. I spend 4 hours daily managing my energy through meditating, doing yoga and exercising. I sleep or rest for 8-10 hours daily.

Become a successful blogger by embracing your humanity.

Sprint past deluded bloggers who fail and quit based on their super hero ambitions.