I never was destined to be a writer.
I studied science at University, writing was never my thing. I went on to do a business graduate scheme, and up until 25, and the only writing I knew was academic and awkward.
White papers don’t make for good reading.
They use words nobody has ever heard of. They are confusing and frustrating to read but that was the writing I was used to. Complicated words make you sound smart. At least that’s what I thought.
In April 2020, everything changed.
$0.07
That was the first pay cheque I made on the internet.
Internet money feels different. It feels like a cheat. It feels like a mental unlock. You’re never quite the same after you’ve made any money on the internet.
All of a sudden the lights go on. It’s just numbers. If you can make $0.07, you can make $70 and then $700, and then *gulp* $7000. Making your first dollar on the internet changes your outlook.
You go from salary-bound to infinite possibilities. And that energy, if channelled effectively, can motivate you for years to come. It has me.
That first month
That first month I wrote 2 articles on the internet. I never intended to do this writing thing for 2.5 years. I never thought it would last. Nothing ever does.
Instead, I wrote because I felt compelled to. It felt good to get all the things I was thinking off my chest and out into the world, even if nobody was reading my words. That didn’t matter. It felt like I was talking to a therapist and they were just there saying ‘tell me more’.