2k Views And $.25, My Dream Of Going Viral On Medium Wasn’t What I Expected

I’ve been writing on Medium for over a year, I’ve written over 200 articles and one of them finally went viral. It’s been viewed over two thousand times and read more than one thousand, and I’ve made 25 cents.

In case you’re wondering here is the article.

If you’re new around here and don’t know how that’s possible it’s because Medium only pays for reading time from medium members. Most of the views I’ve gotten are from non-members.

This is a bummer, I could really use the money. But this lack of profit isn’t enough to stop me from writing.

I’ve been here before

I’ve had an issue with money my whole life, I’m always worried I don’t have enough, afraid to spend money for fear of running out.

I’ve now come to realize that I have to overcome this mental block in order to grow as a person.

We all have issues and shortcomings we are dealing with. The way we handle these issues will determine our future.

If I remain in this state of fear and lack I will always be worried, always scared of what will come, or not come. That’s the bigger lesson, all of our individual problems are unique to us, but there is one thing that applies to everyone.

Our problems and shortcomings don’t define us, the way we react to them does.

These things will come and go, when one problem ends another begins. The more we do in life the more we grow. The more we grow the more problems we encounter.

Every time we overcome one problem we build strength and resolve. If we run and hide every time something bad happens we remain stuck in fear and weakness.

I’m not going to let this bump in the road stop me because it’s something I have to overcome to be a better person.

Hard times come and go, the way we handle these problems with stays with us.

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