Understand the power of engagement on Medium with this story
Make your mission today to make someone’s day better.
Something extraordinary happened here on Medium.
It might be one of the greatest until now.
Imagine you are in the ocean.
You have been swimming for almost a month trying to find the shore.
But you don’t give up, even though you don’t have any powers.
One day, while doing the same thing, a guy sees and says:
You are doing great.
You salute him, then shout, with a touch of sarcasm, that you kept doing this for weeks. Even so, things haven’t changed. You are still in the ocean, still not finding the shore.
This guy, almost intrigued, asked you how so.
And you explain to him you tried everything.
This guy ask you a smooth question if you did try to use the boat.
You ask him what boat.
And he shows it. It is right in front of you.
You can’t believe the boat was every day right below your nose. You get in it, and you start your journey towards the shore.
End of story!
This story is real.
The ocean is Medium.
That random guy is me.
The person who is swimming is Simon S.
What exactly happened?
I was making my routine of engaging with the others, and from one article to another, I reached this one:
I read it.
I highlight it.
Then I write my comment.
While I was writing the comments, I was scrolling through his profile.
I noticed that he hasn’t paywalled any of his stories.
Deja vu?
I think you already remember that a similar thing happened to me. Haha!
I go back to the comments section and continue to write him.
I almost shouted at my screen: “Man, go asap and paywall your stories.”
Of course, he didn’t hesitate and even wrote a story about it.
Please read it and fully support him. I would appreciate it.
Now his stories can earn money!
What are the lessons from this story?
- You can notice the power of engagement. You never know how you would help someone if you left a meaningful comment and continued the interaction. You never know how you would prompt someone to action.
- It is a unique feeling when you know you truly helped someone.
- Whenever you do things, not only here on Medium, have genuine intention. What if I would only scroll toward his story without reading it? Things wouldn’t have happened the same.
- I learned from my mistakes. This way, I was capable of helping someone.
- Chain effect: by helping him, there are big chances I won him as a genuine follower.
6. The power of perseverance: Imagine he wrote for one month without earning something but never gave up.
You already know I listen to a podcast I like. The author has a saying:
Make your mission today to make someone’s day better.
Gladly, mission accomplished!
What do you think about the story?
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