37 Comments
User's avatar
Nicholas Penrake's avatar

Hey Michael, that's impressive especially as English wasn't your first language. Determination moving forward, resilience staying the course.

Expand full comment
Michael Lim's avatar

To be clear, I've spoken English for most of my life. But I was born in Singapore and spoke Malay / Indonesian first. I can now only speak English lol

Expand full comment
Gunnar Habitz's avatar

Solid strategy that works with consistency and discipline, Michael! I like especially point 4.

Expand full comment
Michael Lim's avatar

Thanks Gunnar. How are you going to apply to your work?

Expand full comment
Gunnar Habitz's avatar

I started with a blogging series on LinkedIn about Social Selling, intended to be once per week for 6 weeks. That was in November 2018. I forgot to stop, now about 300+ episodes. It turned into online courses and working 3 years at Hootsuite.

Expand full comment
Stella Chibuike-Ezike's avatar

Thank you for sharing these insights. Your perspective really resonates with me, especially the part about doing things most people won’t to achieve things most people can’t.

I've found that knowing my "who," "what," "how," and "why" as an online writer is crucial. It's not just about having the answers but continually refining them and not being afraid to ask these questions again. This is truly the starting point and foundation for sustained success.

Expand full comment
Melissa Scala's avatar

I just went through my who, what, how and why again - it's invaluable.

Expand full comment
May Morris-Kawel's avatar

This is so impressive!

Very simple and practicable.

Thanks Micheal.

Expand full comment
Magdalene Chang's avatar

This is really inspiring!

Expand full comment
Happy Mind. Happy Life!'s avatar

I love how you’ve planned out every aspect. A clear and concise approach is always beneficial. I also agree that improving by 1 percent each day will lead to significant progress over time.

Expand full comment
Issa A.'s avatar

Love how clear this piece is + the honesty!

I love your last point: getting ready for it to take time, lots of it, before it takes off.

Happy to have discovered your Substack!

Expand full comment
Alberto Cabas Vidani's avatar

How do you manage to post 3-4x per week on Medium or other long form platforms with a 9 to 5?

Expand full comment
Saima Ahmed's avatar

Great read, very very valuable and easily actionable advice. Thank you Michael 😊

Expand full comment
Moon Arica's avatar

Very inspirational, and sprinkled with so much common sense wisdom. Thanks for sharing this.

Expand full comment
Ekene Moses's avatar

The simpler and more straightforward, the better. Thank you for sharing these useful tips.

Expand full comment
Luc Beyegue's avatar

Beautiful post.

We all know how consistency brings people to winning business. But some persons are tired about building a real life business.

I think, to make sure that I can change my work to a profitable business, I just need to focus on my goals.

Un paysan dans l'âme 💚

Expand full comment
Noah Warren's avatar

Hey, I’m just starting out with pursuing writing next to being a physics student. I found this post really motivating, thanks!

Expand full comment
Jonathan Sosa's avatar

Simple is so nice because it works. Honestly, I was confusing myself for no reason when I began writing online. Now, I have more clarity because I'm intentionally trying to make things simpler.

Expand full comment
Salvador Lorca 📚 ⭕️'s avatar

Do we need the top of funnel?

Expand full comment
The School of Knowledge's avatar

Thanks for the tips 🔥

Expand full comment