I Have an Announcement to Make

And so many more things to say.

Hi friends, today’s post is a little different. I planned to send you something entirely separate from what I’ll be sending you today.

Also, a huge welcome to a few hundred more people who joined this family in the last two days from Linkedin. I hope you enjoy this weekly mail that will leave you a little healthier, happier, or smiling.

So let’s talk about a few things…

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Life Update

I’m now officially self-employed as a writer.

It all started from a vague idea in September 2020 and then I tested the market. I eventually started networking with people and making money. Once I consistently made more than my corporate salary, I decided it was time to take it full-time.

Some of you have asked how I earn as a writer (so far), and here’s the answer:

1. I write on a website called Medium that pays me via the Medium Partner Program

2. I take up freelance writing gigs. I’ve worked with individuals and startups across the US, UK, Australia, UAE and Switzerland.

3. I will start writing on another platform called Newsbreak that pays creators.

I have written some articles that can help you around side-hustles to create an additional source of income and the entire process of how I quit my 9-5. If that’s something you’ll be interested in, hit reply and let me know.

I’m also not going to work apart from writing Medium articles until July 15th so I can just chill and plan out things (more chilling than planning).

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Your girl went viral!!!!!!

I uploaded this status two days ago, and I have no idea what happened. My notifications blew up! (And are still going nuts)

The internet is a crazy place, right?

I still can’t believe it but I’m really grateful for it. It’s pretty cool indeed.

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How many books do you plan to read this year?

And if you haven’t decided yet, how many books do you plan to read by the end of 2021?

I read 21 books this year, and I’m onto my 22nd one. Here’s a link containing bite-sized lessons from the 21 books I read so far.

If you’re not a reader, I feel you. Growing up, my parents always bought me sets of children’s books to read. I don’t know why did we need huge sets of them when I resented reading and didn’t flip a single page.

I didn’t get all the barbies I wanted, and eating out was limited back then, unlike today's days of instant gratification.

But I’ll never forget when I finally started to enjoy reading at 11 and went book shopping. I entered the store and asked my dad what was our budget to spend. I have all the money in the world to buy you books, he told me.

That moment will forever be imprinted in my heart.

I wrote a detailed post about how can non-readers start reading, click here to check it out.

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And finally

A big thank you for all the love you show me and for appreciating what I write.

I’m really kicked about my new journey!

Who knows if things will go the way I’ve imagined them to, but what I know for sure is that it’ll be a crazy ride filled with fun! And life’s too short to miss such rides :)

If you enjoyed reading this, I’d love for you to share it with others who will too.

To wrap up, here are the links I’ve shared throughout this post:

1. LinkedIn post

2. 21 Bite-Sized Lessons from 21 Books I Read in 2021

3. How To Start Reading Books