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How to Change the World With Your Blog
It’s been 6 months since I began my blogging journey here on Medium. I still remember the terrified feeling I had as I hit the publish button for the first time. I was terrible at first, but I published anyway because I knew that I would only grow if I took a leap of faith outside of my comfort zone.
Back then, my initial purpose was to begin a side business that would make us an additional $250 per month to help us save for a house. With last month’s earnings, I could reach 4x that amount.
This month I have new opportunities that could let me earn 8x that original goal.
As I continued to write, however, I developed many better purposes for blogging than just some additional income.
The more I wrote, the more I learned about myself and the world around me. I developed friendships and connections that (I hope) will last a lifetime. My soul has been deepened by the experiences that I have had here so far.
Not to mention the valuable practice and experience.
I found out just how much I love helping people through writing. The more I wrote, the more I saw that what I was sharing of my life experiences was making a difference in the lives of people I’ve never even met in person.
