On being Narcissistic

Saturday afternoon we were watching "Julie & Julia" and part of the movie talked about how a blog is narcissistic in nature - all about ME.  And it clicked with me that it's true.  Blogging (in general) is all about me.  It's about my thoughts, what I've been doing, what I want, etc. 

And in a sense, that's what it's supposed to be about, after all, it is my blog.  But how does that lead to gaining readers (something the majority of bloggers want)?  Nobody really wants to read all about me, do they?  And how does reading about me help you, the readers?

I've had to reconsider my 2010 goals in relation to this idea and how this blog plays out.  I think I want to keep this blog as being "all about me", as that really gets back to its true purpose - to be an outlet for my brain clutter.  Yet, I don't necessarily want to build a readership based on trying to get people to read about me.  So in that vain, I'm not looking for readers on this blog.  In fact, I'm probably going to be making some major changes around here - possibly even changing some of my 2010 goals, at least as far as they apply to this blog.

I'll be sure to keep those of you who do read this blog in the loop... I have a feeling you'll like the change(s).