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Lessons on Life from a Sea Captain

June 17th, 2008 by Stephen

Posted in Links, The Examined Life |

Welcome back! It's good to see you again. Please note that I am now publishing all new material at my hub site: In Context Blog

John Konrad writes at gCaptain.com — resources for maritime professionals. The full post can be read at Anywired -

Blogging From the High Seas

Today, at age 30, I’m a licensed ship’s captain working on the world’s largest drillship. I’ve circumnavigated the globe, write a successful blog about ships, have seen more countries than I can list from memory and have had short articles published in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal (ok, it was the online edition) and the world’s longest running publication, Loyds List. Most of all I enjoy what I do.

I can’t recommend joining the military, getting kicked out and spending four years stuck under a noisy bridge in the country’s most infamous community as a path to blogging success but I can share a few Lessons Learned to help you find it.

1. Forget Risk

Risk is the Winter North Atlantic or a port call in Yemen, blogging is rarely a risk.

Take bold steps. Call an expert in your niche for an interview, write the inside story that traditional media is unwilling expose, become an LLC and take out a loan. Bold steps are needed if you want to stand out.

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