On July 19, 2014 I decided to start taking myself seriously as a businesswoman. I decided I wanted to transition from lady blogger to boss lady. As so I did just that. And seven months later on February 19, 2015 I was being honored by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the city’s Top 40 Under 40 in business all because of See Jane Write, the website and local membership organization for women writers, bloggers, entrepreneurs that I run.

But there was just one problem: In the midst of building my business, I abandoned my blog.

Sure, I kept blogging for the See Jane Write website, but my posts for WriteousBabe.com were few and far between and the blog for my portfolio site became a ghost town.

I realized I had become a blogger who doesn’t blog.

But that changes today. I am committing to blogging every day for the next 31 days in order to get back into the swing of things (I have an extreme personality, so for me it’s either go hard or go home). After this month I’ll decide on a schedule that I can maintain and stick to that.

Here’s how I plan to keep myself motivated and how you can stay motivated to maintain your blog too:

Allow your blog to evolve with you. Because I’ve been so business-minded lately it’s been hard to write about anything else. So I’ve been quiet on my personal blogs. But that’s silly. Why not use my personal blog as a way to give folks a behind-the-scenes look into my life as a businesswoman so they can get tips on how to make that transition from lady blogger to boss lady, too?!

Set a long-term goal and vision for your blog and stay focused on that. Keeping the See Jane Write website updated was easy because I had clear goals and plenty of programs and events to promote. With my personal blog I lost my sense of purpose and thus my drive to write. But now I know I want to use my personal blog to build a platform for myself beyond Birmingham. I’m dreaming of calls from Essence Magazine and Black Girls Rock and being recognized by Forbes.

Have fun! My blog won’t be all business all the time. I’ll write about fashion, fitness, and feminism, too. Plus, I hope to show you just how much fun running a business can be. I also plan to have more fun on social media. I’m especially focused on building my Instagram following right now so be sure to follow me @writeousbabe. And I’m obsessed with Periscope so follow me there, too, please.

What do you do to keep yourself motivated to blog?