Well Chris has put together a nice post. Some good advice to those who blog to “pay the rent”. It reminded me of something a high school football coach once rattled off one day after practice…

# Distractions - there is always something more interesting to do. Reward yourself by getting the dull stuff done now so you can get to the more enjoyable tasks
# Hunger - make sure you feed yourself, I find I just can not concentrate unless I have eaten but be careful to not over do it as being bloated is just as bad!
# Dehydration - it’s right what they say, you need to regularly drink fluids, preferably not the ones that make you desperate for … comfort breaks
# Lack of oxygen - I always think and work better when I get time to get out in the fresh air
# Lack of interest - so important I don’t mind reiterating over and over, if you are starting a blog write about something you are interested in, it makes maintaining it long term so much easier
# Fatigue - get rest, people who are tired not only do less work, the work they produce is crap

Every point that Chris makes can be directly tied to the performance of a top notch attlete. So the next time your down, tired or lazy think about how if you want to succeed as a blogger you’ve got to treat it as if your an attlete. There will be times you just don’t have the energy to write just like there are days when that pro attlete awakes and doesn’t want to practice. In the end it those who are stronger and can fight past.