This post is going to be a little different from my normal teaching tips post. I want to get personal with you and share why I do what I do and what keeps me motivated to blog.
About two years ago, I decided to embark on a new journey, selling digital resources on TeachersPayTeachers and with that I decided to create a blog. This space is a home for my ideas, tips, resources and so much more.
What Started as a Marketing Strategy…
When I started my store on TpT, I felt that a blog would be a great way to get my resources in front of teachers as well as a way to share my teaching ideas with other kindergarten (and maybe even pre-k and first grade) teachers. This blog is a space where I can write to help others, while making some money at the same time. I’m not going to lie, this blog is one important piece that helps my business grow.
What I didn’t know, is that it’d turn into a special space where I can share my love for teaching and that I’d become apart of this amazing online teaching community.
…Turned into a Space for Helping Others
I’m naturally an introvert. Yes, I like being in a career where I am around others and get to teach young children. When you’re a teacher, you are on all the time and especially in kindergarten, there’s no downtime to even think about time to yourself. But when it comes down to it, I recharge by having alone time and time with my husband.
This blog and online teaching community has inspired me to step outside my box and share with others. You keep me motivated to blog.
I have met so many amazing teachers and feel inspired by them to be the best I can in my classroom. My goal for this blog is to inspire at least one person in each post. If I can help one person in each blog post, it’s worth it to me and I will continue to be motivated to blog.
It’s a Way to Reflect
My blog has also become a space for me to document my classroom and my learning. For two years, I’ve written (mostly) consistently about many things I do in my classroom and about the resources I’ve created to help other teachers.
This blog is a great tool for me to be able to go back a month, a year, even two years now and be able to reflect. I reflect on my teaching, my classroom, and my organization. I even reflect on how my resources have improved, how I’ve become more comfortable writing posts and how my business has grown. Seeing this growth keeps me motivated to blog.
A Way to Push Myself to do More
When it comes down to it, I want to make a difference. I want to make a difference in my students’ lives yes, but I have a much broader reach when I help other teachers. When I inspire teachers with my words or resources, they make a difference in their students. When I reach teachers, I reach their students as well. Helping this bigger audience keeps me motivated to blog.
My Motivation to Blog
This blog started as a marketing tool and turned into a platform for me to be able to help teachers.
I am motivated to blog when I help teachers, when I see them implementing ideas or using my resources in their classrooms.
I’m motivated to blog when I take the time to reflect on where I started and how I’ve grown, both in my classroom and in my business.
Lastly, this blog motivates me to push myself to do more. Through this blog, I make a difference in more than just my own students’ lives. I make a difference in other students’ lives through inspiring their teachers.
I can’t wait to look back on my blog and this post in another year or two and reflect on how I’ve grown and how I’ve helped others through this platform.
What helps you stay motivated in your teaching, your business or your blog?
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