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ue.</p><h1 id="4cf0">2. Reward small successes</h1><p id="44bb">Winning in such a great feeling. But it’s a rare one. So don’t think you can only be happy once you’ve reached top writer status or get followed by Tim Denning. Reward the small successes. Maybe its for getting a new follower, receiving a nice comment or even just writing an article. By rewarding yourself, you’ll get addicted to the feeling of winning, and it’ll help you keep going.</p><h1 id="89b9">3. Kick the idea of money out the window</h1><p id="c2fa">I said it once, I’ll say it again, if money is your <b>main</b> focus for writing on medium, you will lose. Don’t worry, it’s okay. I started writing on medium for money too. And it’s okay to write for money. Just don’t let that be your number one goal for writing.</p><p id="4d60">If you write on medium with the sole focus of only making money, it’ll distract you from doing all the important things you need to do to succeed. Also, you’ll miss out on so much cool stuff on the platform. Some articles will make hundreds of dollars, and some make pennies. And when you’re writing just for money, you’ll end up feeling unmotivated and want to quit.</p><p id="dabd">So just for now, if you’re not making $100 a month, and if you want to make that much (I know I do). Then brush the idea of making money under the carpet for now and focus on content creation. I promise you,<b> you’ll end up making a lot more money a lot faster</b>.</p><h1 id="0257">4. Don’t look at your stats for a month</h1><p id="2341">It’s easy to fall into the trap of constantly checking stats and depending on your happiness and success on how many views you have. I’ve been guilty of refreshing my stats at least twice every minute. Don’t do that. As tempting as it may be to check your views, refrain from doing so for at least a month. Because just like money, views will distract you from creating good content.</p><p id="d76b">Change your thinking to view success as publishing an article, not getting 100 views. Do that for a month and watch your focus on creating content increase. And at the end of the 30 days, <b>you’ll probably have more views than you expected.</b></p><h1 id="7caf">5. If you’re good enough, then you’ll be okay.</h1><p id="390c">Trusting the process requires you to trust yourself. If you believe that you can create quality content repeatedly, you can believe that the process will amount to significant results.</p><p id="0ddd">Sometimes when you lack faith in the process or system, faith in yourself and the quality of y

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our work can comfort you and keep you producing content.</p><h1 id="2208">6. Don’t have an end goal, focus on the habit</h1><p id="f595">I know, I know you’ve read every possible article on building good habits and meditating and taking cold showers. But I’m not talking about that BS.</p><p id="3e4f">I’m talking about automating the tasks included in writing to make the process easier to manage. Because you’re more likely to stick to something that’s easy. So make your writing system from having an idea to publishing as easy as possible. Here’s a <i>sample</i> system for you to work with.</p><ul><li>Keep a notebook on you to write ideas whenever you have them</li><li>Force yourself to write down 10 article ideas every day</li><li>Set aside 2 hours for writing at 10:00 AM every day</li><li>Use the list of ideas to select an article topic</li><li>Do research as needed and write the article</li><li>Let the article marinate for a couple of hours or a day.</li><li>Go back to the article and edit it raw/cut the fat</li><li>Choose an image for your article and submit it to a publication in the morning. (It’s better timing)</li><li>As soon as it is published, promote it through Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram</li></ul><p id="a831">Rinse and repeat that every day for 21 days, and you’ll have a writing habit down. With that habit down, you’ll gain momentum. Use that momentum and stay patient for 6 months to 5 years, and you’ll have the success you oh so desperately desired.</p><h1 id="6a90">7. Keep quiet</h1><p id="4eca">My last tip to you is to keep your work and process to yourself. I advise you on this because when I started writing, I was such a loudmouth. If I got 10 views or a new follower, I would yell it out to every person I knew. Now I try my hardest to go against my temptations and keep my work to myself. Why</p><p id="3d20">Because when you share every little thing going on in your side hustle, it loses all the mystery and value. You become proud, and when you fall short on your process, everyone around you is disappointed. Also, everyone will have their criticisms or expectations. And you don’t need that extra stress on top of your mountain of worries. So keep your process and side hustle to yourself at least until you’ve achieved the success you’re comfortable with sharing.</p><p id="1d22">(P.S. My goal in writing on Medium is to give as much value as I can. In order to do that I would love to get feedback from those, I value most. That’s you! So don’t be afraid to leave a comment :)</p></article></body>

You Don’t Have to Love the Process. You just Got To Trust It.

Here Are 7 Tips To Keep Posting Content Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

Writing on Medium is such a blessing.

I’m grateful for the love, the community, the feedback, everything.

But for those newbies out there (myself included), when you aren’t getting thousands of views or earning hundreds of dollars, it’s difficult to remain consistent. But never fear as I’m here to hold your hand and help you build the patience to keep on creating content, which is the only factor you need for success.

The One Skill You Need To Keep Posting Consistently

Here’s the part where I help you out and tell you the ‘secret’.

There’s only one skill you need to master to keep publishing consistently on medium. And that’s trust. Trusting the process and your ability.

Gary V’s model for success in literally any field is this.

Consistently provide value everyday for 5 years + deploy patience = SUCCESS

Tim Denning’s model goes something like…

Small Pursuit + Effort = Momentum Momentum x 5 Years = Empire

Both formulas require you to post valuable content consistently. It could be an article a day or a youtube video every week, or a podcast a month.

Posting consistently is the foundation for any form of success, and posting consistently comes from trusting the process when experiencing low paydays or dips in motivation, and aren’t you a lucky duck since I organized 7 tips on how to do exactly that just for you.

1. Focus on providing value.

Value = GOOD content

Anybody can produce trash content. Good content is what makes the difference between bringing value to your readers and being an ass. So how do you post good content? By simply caring about your readers. Love them, be grateful that they chose to read your article or follow you. Write solely for them, try to change even just 1 person’s life with your work.

Hope that one day someone will send you an email saying you changed their life from an article you wrote 2 years ago. That’s providing value.

2. Reward small successes

Winning in such a great feeling. But it’s a rare one. So don’t think you can only be happy once you’ve reached top writer status or get followed by Tim Denning. Reward the small successes. Maybe its for getting a new follower, receiving a nice comment or even just writing an article. By rewarding yourself, you’ll get addicted to the feeling of winning, and it’ll help you keep going.

3. Kick the idea of money out the window

I said it once, I’ll say it again, if money is your main focus for writing on medium, you will lose. Don’t worry, it’s okay. I started writing on medium for money too. And it’s okay to write for money. Just don’t let that be your number one goal for writing.

If you write on medium with the sole focus of only making money, it’ll distract you from doing all the important things you need to do to succeed. Also, you’ll miss out on so much cool stuff on the platform. Some articles will make hundreds of dollars, and some make pennies. And when you’re writing just for money, you’ll end up feeling unmotivated and want to quit.

So just for now, if you’re not making $100 a month, and if you want to make that much (I know I do). Then brush the idea of making money under the carpet for now and focus on content creation. I promise you, you’ll end up making a lot more money a lot faster.

4. Don’t look at your stats for a month

It’s easy to fall into the trap of constantly checking stats and depending on your happiness and success on how many views you have. I’ve been guilty of refreshing my stats at least twice every minute. Don’t do that. As tempting as it may be to check your views, refrain from doing so for at least a month. Because just like money, views will distract you from creating good content.

Change your thinking to view success as publishing an article, not getting 100 views. Do that for a month and watch your focus on creating content increase. And at the end of the 30 days, you’ll probably have more views than you expected.

5. If you’re good enough, then you’ll be okay.

Trusting the process requires you to trust yourself. If you believe that you can create quality content repeatedly, you can believe that the process will amount to significant results.

Sometimes when you lack faith in the process or system, faith in yourself and the quality of your work can comfort you and keep you producing content.

6. Don’t have an end goal, focus on the habit

I know, I know you’ve read every possible article on building good habits and meditating and taking cold showers. But I’m not talking about that BS.

I’m talking about automating the tasks included in writing to make the process easier to manage. Because you’re more likely to stick to something that’s easy. So make your writing system from having an idea to publishing as easy as possible. Here’s a sample system for you to work with.

Keep a notebook on you to write ideas whenever you have them
Force yourself to write down 10 article ideas every day
Set aside 2 hours for writing at 10:00 AM every day
Use the list of ideas to select an article topic
Do research as needed and write the article
Let the article marinate for a couple of hours or a day.
Go back to the article and edit it raw/cut the fat
Choose an image for your article and submit it to a publication in the morning. (It’s better timing)
As soon as it is published, promote it through Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram

Rinse and repeat that every day for 21 days, and you’ll have a writing habit down. With that habit down, you’ll gain momentum. Use that momentum and stay patient for 6 months to 5 years, and you’ll have the success you oh so desperately desired.

7. Keep quiet

My last tip to you is to keep your work and process to yourself. I advise you on this because when I started writing, I was such a loudmouth. If I got 10 views or a new follower, I would yell it out to every person I knew. Now I try my hardest to go against my temptations and keep my work to myself. Why

Because when you share every little thing going on in your side hustle, it loses all the mystery and value. You become proud, and when you fall short on your process, everyone around you is disappointed. Also, everyone will have their criticisms or expectations. And you don’t need that extra stress on top of your mountain of worries. So keep your process and side hustle to yourself at least until you’ve achieved the success you’re comfortable with sharing.

(P.S. My goal in writing on Medium is to give as much value as I can. In order to do that I would love to get feedback from those, I value most. That’s you! So don’t be afraid to leave a comment :)