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Summary

A writer shares their strategy for maintaining high motivation to write, despite the challenges of balancing a side hustle with a busy schedule, by focusing on the potential for significant financial success with each article.

Abstract

The author of the article, who writes on Medium as a side hustle, discusses the struggle of finding motivation to write after a long day of work or study. Despite this, they have achieved notable success on the platform, with expectations of earning over 2000 in a month. The key to their motivation lies in the possibility of replicating the success of a previous viral article, which has already earned them over 500 and continues to generate about $15 per day. The author encourages others to adopt the mindset that their next article could be their most successful, suggesting that this perspective can significantly boost motivation. They share personal experience and earnings as evidence of the potential rewards of consistent writing efforts.

Opinions

  • The author believes that time after a 9-5 job or studying should be utilized to create value and achieve success, rather than being wasted on unproductive activities.
  • They emphasize that success cannot be achieved by only working on days one feels like it; discipline and consistent effort are necessary.
  • The author loves writing but acknowledges that motivation can be hard to come by some days.
  • They use the tangible success and income from a previously viral article as motivation to continue writing, setting a realistic goal of $1000 in total earnings from that article.
  • The author suggests that the prospect of writing another successful and lucrative article is a powerful motivator that helps them overcome moments of low motivation.
  • They encourage other writers to assume that their next story could be their most successful, thereby boosting their motivation to write.

How I Managed to Skyrocket my Motivation to write

This will help you become a writing machine

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Are you a slave to your emotions or do you get the job done even if you do not feel like it?

Like most writers on this platform, I write as a side hustle. Still, I’m having pretty good success on Medium and will earn over $2000 this month. Pretty crazy to be honest.

Although it is very lucrative for me, I often don’t want to write another article after a busy day.

But I think the time you have left after your 9–5 job or after studying in my case is the time you have to use to become successful. Instead of wasting 3h on the phone or in front of the computer before going to bed, you could create so much value in that time.

You can not expect to succeed when you only put in work on the days that you feel like it

Please do not get me wrong. I love to write, but some days it’s hard for me to motivate myself.

Luckily, I have a thought that keeps me going back to my desk and getting that damn article published.

Photo by Olena Sergienko on Unsplash

The thought that gets me going every time

I have managed to have some of my articles go viral so I have already earned more than $500 with my most successful article. Here is the proof.

I am sure that the article will continue to bring in money. At the moment it is about 15$ per day.

So how much will the article earn me in total?

700$?- for sure! 1000$?- I hope so 1500$?- Maybe, why not?

Let’s say $1,000. Should be realistic. That’s a lot of money.

By the way. We are talking about this one. Maybe you want to check it out.

How long did I have to work for it?

I don’t think it took me much longer than 2 hours to write the article. Not a bad hourly wage I think.

That’s exactly how I motivate myself. I think to myself, “You could write an article in the next 2h that goes just as viral as the other one. Going to work now could be worth $1000”.

Maybe it will become an even bigger success. You never know.

That’s a whole different incentive that gets me fired up every time.

Here is my tip:

Always assume that your next story will be your most successful one. This will skyrocket your motivation just like it skyrockets mine.

Thank you for reading my story. I hope it will motivate you.

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