Growth vs Satisfaction

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the grind? Admittedly, I am struggling with this very thing.</p><h2 id="2094">I’ve read and reread how others have achieved their success. Any plan is a good plan, until you read the fine print, so to speak. If a plan works thats wonderful. For myself, what works is inspiration. If I’m not feeling inspired on a particular day or can’t get that groove going for it then it will only be a prompt response, not a planned activity with research behind it. I prefer inspiration! It doesn’t come out of a hat, though. It comes from an idea that leads me to feel something about anything you care to name. Feelings attached to an idea, person, place, thing, activity, you name it. Without emotion the words just do not roll.</h2><p id="9196">My writing isn’t a daily thing, here’s the rub. I make no claims to being super organized nor professional in any sense. I wouldn’t even know how to be or implement a pro strategy as such. College days are far behind me. No chance I’ll take any classes or try many “teaching” videos on LinkedIn anytime soon. There just isn’t that much dedication that I can actually dive into. Being retired is supposed to be more settled and comfy but my financial challenges have taken over.</p><p id="b0d7">So here you have a no plan person trying to make a few dollars! I’ve got ideas that haven’t been written down much less worked upon. It’s time to make a list or put my ideas into some organized way into more of the ongoing notebooks full of all sorts of mixed up writing with any sens

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e of organized being a word I frequently laugh at and now wish I had taken the time to sort it all out a long long time ago. That alone is immense considering I have notebooks from 2001 filled with random poems, notes or stories etc.. all helter skelter inside them all. Good luck, I say to myself. Keep dreaming!</p><p id="1982"><b>If anything sounds familiar to the more casual writers on Medium here, please drop a comment, clap, follow or sign up for my emails. Perhaps we can find a solution for the problems of casual non professional writers or poets out there that want to improve and put heads together, in that sense. Or even do further research right here on Medium. Imagine that. Lol.</b></p><h2 id="ff78">Thank you to all 949 followers and subscribers! May your days be blessed and properous, happy and healthy. The more the merrier.</h2><div id="891b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@MoonMusings/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Kathy J Anderson</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*_0ty_e7iB1NaY2kB)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

near 1000 followers

As I approach nearly 1k followers I have started to wonder. Is that what it means to be a success?! Having followers is awesome! I love that. Thank you all.

When it comes to financial rewards I have also started to wonder. Is that helping as much or as little as I think? Having a small income is cool. I love that too. Much appreciations to all my email connections and readers that fully engage my content.

For now, I am content to have anything as far as income in concerned. Although I admit I was stuck in $1–2 land for a long period of time. Now that has slightly increased in the past month. My goal, however, is a lot more substantial than my contentedness may belie. Is that the best word to describe my situation or concerns about being a successful writer on Medium? Probably not. I do try to be consistent up to a point. If life gets in my way, I tend to drop off for a couple days. I’m retired, in other words. If I didn’t need more coin I would not be here, however. So, when the coffers needs stuffing how do you handle the grind? Admittedly, I am struggling with this very thing.

I’ve read and reread how others have achieved their success. Any plan is a good plan, until you read the fine print, so to speak. If a plan works thats wonderful. For myself, what works is inspiration. If I’m not feeling inspired on a particular day or can’t get that groove going for it then it will only be a prompt response, not a planned activity with research behind it. I prefer inspiration! It doesn’t come out of a hat, though. It comes from an idea that leads me to feel something about anything you care to name. Feelings attached to an idea, person, place, thing, activity, you name it. Without emotion the words just do not roll.

My writing isn’t a daily thing, here’s the rub. I make no claims to being super organized nor professional in any sense. I wouldn’t even know how to be or implement a pro strategy as such. College days are far behind me. No chance I’ll take any classes or try many “teaching” videos on LinkedIn anytime soon. There just isn’t that much dedication that I can actually dive into. Being retired is supposed to be more settled and comfy but my financial challenges have taken over.

So here you have a no plan person trying to make a few dollars! I’ve got ideas that haven’t been written down much less worked upon. It’s time to make a list or put my ideas into some organized way into more of the ongoing notebooks full of all sorts of mixed up writing with any sense of organized being a word I frequently laugh at and now wish I had taken the time to sort it all out a long long time ago. That alone is immense considering I have notebooks from 2001 filled with random poems, notes or stories etc.. all helter skelter inside them all. Good luck, I say to myself. Keep dreaming!

If anything sounds familiar to the more casual writers on Medium here, please drop a comment, clap, follow or sign up for my emails. Perhaps we can find a solution for the problems of casual non professional writers or poets out there that want to improve and put heads together, in that sense. Or even do further research right here on Medium. Imagine that. Lol.