The viral hit.
The $10,000 day.
The hockey-stick graph.
We’re drawn to those stories because they’re exciting.
They look like shortcuts.
They feel like proof.
But I’ve learned after 20 years in this business that you probably won’t get that big win, and that’s perfectly okay.
Big wins are unpredictable.
Small wins are not.
And most people fail because they chase the big wins and ignore the easier to achieve small wins.
Last month, I published 20 articles on Medium, which generated an average of $80+ each (not just from the Medium partner program). Already this month, after 3 days and 3 articles, I’ve generated over $100 per day…
Small wins are achievable.
Small Wins Are Boring Until They Work
Let me tell you what small wins look like:
Writing 100 words when you don’t feel like it.
Publishing something that gets 11 views instead of 0.
Getting your first email subscriber not your 1,000th.
Making that first $5
Nobody celebrates these, this is where it starts, they’re the ones that matter most.
Because every success story you admire started with someone showing up when nobody cared.
The two images below were taken 2 years apart, and they coincide with me writing every Monday to Friday… slow and steady, setting aside 30 minutes each day.
Success Isn’t a Surprise… It’s a Stack
The biggest shift in my business came when I stopped chasing outcomes and started chasing inputs.
I focused on doing the thing I could control every day:
Write something
Publish something
Help someone
That’s it.
The results didn’t come overnight.
But they did come.
I’ve written over 500 articles.
Built a full-time income from content.
And helped others do the same.
Not because I “went viral.”
But because I kept stacking small wins.
Big Wins Are Rare. Small Wins Are Reliable.
Here’s the mindset shift I want to leave you with:
Big wins change your day.
Small wins change your direction.
Most people wait for motivation.
But action creates momentum.
And momentum is everything.
You don’t need the perfect plan.
You need one win today.
Just one.
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Inside The Inner Circle, we focus on doing the work that works:
Writing consistently
Building a simple business
Supporting each other along the way
It’s not flashy.
But it works.
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