Do You Need To Step Out Of Your 'Bubble'?

Here's my revelation for the week: I need to step out of my plastic bubble more often and be around people who are doing interesting things. Staying holed up at home, even if I'm busy with freelance work, means missing opportunities to network, get inspired, and recharge my batteries, which are practically on life support by now. It's just hard to motivate sometimes.

Three weeks ago, I blew off a meeting of a statewide journalism organization that was open to non-members. The event was being held a mile away from my house. But it didn't start until 8 p.m., I had work to finish up, it was snowing, I didn't feel like changing my clothes ... blah, blah, blah. A million reasons not to go, and none of them very good.