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Some Brutally Honest Thoughts on Medium and Life
I’m scared to write this.
I’m scared because it’s not following my usual tried-and-true formula for my writing that I know works: inspirational quotes, skim-able paragraphs, personal development advice. I’m scared no one will read something new, something different from me.
This is the kind of article I wrote years ago, back when I was a no-name blogger with no readers and no money and basically no hope anyone would ever start reading my stuff. Back when “writing a book” and “making money from my work” were just dreams no one really believed, including me. Back when other bloggers with a couple hundred subscribers wouldn’t even bother responding to emails from a loser like me.
But I wanted to write this article anyways. Hopefully it helps you with your journey, and how to use tools like Medium to start living the life you want — instead of the drudgery you might be stuck in.
In the past 2 years, I went from no-name blogger to the world’s most-famous-most-recognizable-writer-on-the-Internet!
Kidding. But in that time, I’ve gained over 75,000+ new email subscribers. I got my first book deal. I’ve had millions of views for my work. I’ve been published in international magazines and some of the Internet’s biggest websites like CNBC, Business…
