merkal2005: Hi David, please tell us about yourself, your purpose in life, where do you live?

David365: I'm 49, married, with three daughters. Our eldest is 20 and in her first year of University. Our twins are 16 and still at home doing the next round of studying and exams before University. My wife is a nurse.

I have worked for over 20 years as an Occupational Therapist in several mental health settings.
We live near the sea on the South Coast of England.

"Fulfilling potential" would about summarize my purpose in life as it covers my work as an Occupational Therapist and my passion for personal development.


merkal2005: When did you discover blogging? What is your blog is about? Do you intend to make money from blogging?

David365: I had a couple of short lived attempts on Blogger earlier this year before launching my blog (on Wordpress) in March 2007. "How to have Great Self Confidence" - the title pretty much sums it up. I think self confidence is the foundation of personal development. The blog covers other aspects of personal development, but related to confidence.

I would like to establish my blog as an "authority site" rather than commercialize it. Having said that I will experiment with occasional affiliate links and advertising in future. But making money isn't my primary goal.


merkal2005: How to have great self confidence?

David365: Good question. Apart from directing you to my site, I would remind you that we all have confidence in some areas. But most people lack confidence that hampers them and tend to focus on what they cannot do, rather than what they can. There are numerous ways of overcoming these problems....


merkal2005: How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?

David365: Depends what you mean by a school bus as here there is no such thing as a "school bus" - just normal buses (which come in all different shapes and sizes) commandeered for the school route. Also will the bus have children in it?


merkal2005: What are your 2008 goals? What are your suggestions to small bloggers?

David365: As far as blogging goes, to improve the quality of what I write and my own expertise within my personal development. I don't believe in complex goal setting - just following your passions.

My suggestions to small bloggers is to remember it doesn't have to be about making money. To me blogging is a cheap, rewarding hobby. Also focus on content, rather than constantly fiddling with plugins (I need to follow my own advice here!!!).