I Challenged Myself To Write 10 Articles in a Month, I Failed
But then this happened
I had a goal.
The goal was not too Big.
It wasn’t too small either. It was enough to get me rolling.
The original title of this article was supposed to be — “How I challenged myself to write 10 articles in a Month”
But I failed. I failed in writing 10 articles. But writing didn’t give up on me.
It supported me through the bad times.
Why 10 articles
Not an article every day, not 20, not 15, just 10.
That was the challenge.
Why, you ask?
Because my previous best was in June. When I posted 7 articles.
I didn’t want to compete with the best writer.
I didn’t even want to compete with the best beginner writer.
I didn’t want to compete with the writer who writes every day.
I wanted to compete with myself. And for a corporate employee like me who is also married with responsibilities, this was an achievement.
To add to my burdens, I even had to travel out of station for a week for business meetings.
Giving time to writing after your 9-to-5 job and other responsibilities is challenging.
So, how many articles could I write?
I wrote only 4 of 10 articles
I started on a good note.
I wrote two articles in the first week. But then came the second week, when I was travelling for work. I couldn’t write during this time. Hence, I lost my momentum.
I now understand why top writers keep preaching about writing every day.
Because once you lose touch, it feels like you’re starting all over.
Week three, again, I managed to write two articles.
Then work took over again.
I got more followers and made more money than I did before
I wasn’t expecting followers.
Yet every morning when I checked my Medium notifications, I saw that I had a follower or two. This was surprising as I wasn’t writing during this time.
How much did I earn, you ask? I made more money than I ever did before.
Okay, it is not a three or four-figure income. I made $0.57. But it is true, I hadn’t earned this much in the last six months.
Somehow, the concept of compounding now made sense when I could see it happening to me.
What’s next
I am carrying this goal to September. I keep my self accountable. I am writing it down here.
I am challenging myself to write 10 articles in September
And I am inviting you all to keep me accountable during this time.
Whether writing makes me money or not, time will tell. But I do not want to give up writing.
Because when I almost gave up on writing, writing didn’t give up on me.
It is time I return the favour.