5 Youth Empowered Ways To Blog

What better way to start off our blog than with a post on how to blog in a Youth-Empowered way! I'm going to discuss 5 ways on how blog posts could have Youth-Empowered values, along with examples of some of the best blog posts I have read in the past!

1. Sharing Your Vision For The Future

We all have goals, ambitions, dreams, targets, aspirations, whatever you want to call it, and sometimes, just hearing the story of someones future life can be most inspirational. It's a story that has not happened and may not be true, but behind that story is another, a story of how the person is going to achieve everything. When I first read Mario Averdi's post, "21st Century To Do List", I was amazed of how sincere and well-thought his ambitions were. Furthermore, when you read about what he plans to do and why he plans to do it, you start imagining a future "Mario Averdi" and how he will affect your life in the future. Check out Mario's blog http://www.shootingaces.blogspot.com/!

2. Discussing The Problems Around You (Expressing Opinions)

One of the best functions of a blog is self expression and I think voicing out your concerns for the problems we face be it in our community, country or world is a great thing to do on a blog. Others read your views and decide if they are for you or against you. If you blog is really popular, you might have a long chain of comments debating the topic which, don't get me wrong, is a good thing as long as the comments are well moderated and still under control. It's a public forum which could potentially find the solutions to all of our world's greatest problems. Sometimes, you don't even have to frontally debate a side. I like the way my dear friend Owen Yunaputra Kosman has written the post "No Oil?". It's not the type of post that obviously supports a side, but rather just gets you thinking about a problem we are facing. Check out Owen's blog http://www.theprofessionalunicorn.wordpress.com/!

3. Philosophical Inspiration Through Personal Experiences and Touching Stories

As Becky Isjwara said, her blog is her "emotional dump", but she means that in a good way. "Science Geek" and "There's More To What You Can See" are just two of the many, many posts on Becky's blog which have touched my heart. Many people use their blogs just as a diary of their day-to-day lives. It may just be the story of some "nobody's" life (no offence Becky!) but if you think about it, it's the stories of anyone and everyone that are the most genuine and the most inspirational. You never know what you could learn from these posts. I, for one, have had my life positively changed by a blog. Read Becky's blog http://www.beckyisjwara.blogspot.com/ for yourself to see what I mean.

4. To Whom It May Concern: A Reference Letter To The World

A blog is, put simply, for the whole world to see. Thus, I suppose you want to write something that you want the whole world to see. How about an endorsement? Or a reference letter? Natasha Clarita simply wanted the whole world to know how great her friend Mario Averdi is, so she wrote it on her blog in her post entitled "To my dearest brother," (Note: Mario is not literally Natasha's brother). Be it a book, a movie, a hang-out place, or a person, if you have something good to say about it, say it! You share with people what is good, what you think is worth seeing, doing or knowing. If it's a person who you really appreciate, it will make him or her feel special. Trust me, to have someone endorse you in front of the whole world (figuratively speaking) or to tell the whole world how amazingly awesome a person is, it gives you a really rewarding feeling. In fact, I think a reference letter to the world is the best birthday gift you could give someone! Check out Natasha's blog http://www.natashaclarita.blogspot.com/!

5. Works Of "Art" To Share

When is say art, I mean it in the broadest way possible. From Visual Art to Music and from Mathematics to Literature, the Internet is a very good media to use to share you creations. Just like the way Karin Novelia posts her short stories like "The Case Files of Natasha Riviers", "Death's Remedy" and "The Gods Of Lunar City", sharing your talents with the world is far better than keeping it to yourself. You can post photographs of your artwork, post videos of your dance performance, post an abstract of your science research project or post poems you wrote. Whatever your talent, share it! Let the world see you at your best and let the world learn from you. It's not boasting, it's sharing. There's a fine line between the two. Besides, reading short stories or watching videos can be entertainment too, right? Visit Karin's blog http://www.writewordstosay.blogspot.com/ to see more of her amazing stories!

So there you have it, 5 Youth-Empowered Ways to Blog! Soon enough, you're going to see all of the above ways on this blog! So visit us every week for more inspirational Youth-Empowered Stories (YES)! If you have a blog or know of a blog which you think is very Youth-Empowered, feel free to comment and tell us! Also, check out my personal blog at http://www.yudhi.net/ (=D)

Yudhi Bunjamin [Indonesia]