The Posting Schedule of my Mind

Joshua Borja
Dec 30, 2020
3 min read

Welcome to the first Development Thursday blog post - on New Years Eve nonetheless. I tend to choose this period to start anything new as I know that if I can get through a usually hectic holiday period and still do what I plan on doing, I know I'm on the right track.

Although I do not really believe in having a New Years Resolutions, me writing up a posting schedule is kinda like one and will keep me accountable to this journey I have put myself on and keep you in the loop of what I want this blog to be. I think this is totally doable, especially that I have scheduled a day where I don't do a single thing for the blog or any work related pursuits.

My Mind on Tuesday - Scheduled for 5:00pm

My mind is an odd place and with a solid grounding in business studies. I will be watching a something on Netflix and a quote finds a place to lodge into my head due to the commentary of morals and ethics of business. The latest example was when I was watching Death to 2020 (2020) and how “rebranding of Ku Klux Krunchies to Rosa Parks Puffs” links to Corporate Social Responsibility and Authenticity. Expect something business theory related and predominantly academic in this post and primarily one-offs.

Development Thursday - Scheduled for 5:00pm

This post series is more about the practical side of business development and leadership. There's lots of material out there, these posts how draw from the dearth of information on the internet and how I made it work for me. For example, my graphic design skills have guided me well with visual identity and branding, and I can show you my process so you know what to expect - or might try it yourself. I could even dissect this blog as a potential business and do all the strategic analysis. These posts may allow you see things from a different perspective and give you the confidence to do something different.

Intertextual Sundays - Scheduled for 9:00am

The major post of the week in which I examine themes from a film or musical (or anything that takes my fancy to be honest) and how they correlate to business and NFP development, strategy and leadership. I will explore texts on a fortnightly basis, and these posts will alternate between two different texts - the first has been revealed as Pride (2014) about the Gays and Lesbians Supporting the Miners in a small town in Wales.

My plan for the three posts that I will write for each text will focus on the following three aspects (and not necessarily in this order): Human Story, Business Theory, and Leadership. I will expand on these aspects in other posts in separate My Mind on Tuesday posts.

Mindfulness Sundays - All of Sunday

You will not be seeing a blog post about this - maybe a Instagram photo if I want to (by the way, follow me there by clicking through here). There is an importance in taking time for yourself. If I’m going to be writing about burnout in an Intertextual Sunday post, I have to ensure I don't burn myself out. Minimal technology use, catch up on housework, reading a big section of a book. The most important part is that I will not be doing any work on the blog or anything else.

Three posts a week is a good goal. The days off give me a little bit of a break between the posts and think about new ideas. I'm well on the way to making a stable foundation for the blog - and I think structure is super important especially in the beginnings of a new endeavour. I also recognise that structure is always able to modified if things aren't working. It's one of the rules of graphic design - rules are always allowed to be broken, but only once you know what they are. This rule is in tension with the following idiom: “If it ain't broke, don’t fix it.” Being able to make a decision with these conflicting ideas is where personal leadership comes into play.

Anyway, my next post will be a Intertextual Sunday on how choosing your family through public displays of queer/LGBT+ pride and how a balance between aims and revenue is required to allow for these events to run. There is a very fine line - especially when the beginnings of Mardi Gras its a highly emotionally charged subject.