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What Medium Has Done For Me

Stefani Vader
2 min readMar 29, 2019

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Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash

On my quest to learn this year, Medium has taken a major role in my life.

Because of Medium, I now have a daily writing habit. It’s exciting to write each morning and makes me feel like no matter what, I’ve accomplished something. I could never have achieved that if I hadn’t found Medium.

Then, throughout the work day, I’m constantly thinking of what I want to post the following day, and looking forward to see how my post for the morning did. The anticipation helps keep me going through the mundane tasks at work.

Then, I get home and hop on the laptop.

People that I’ve gotten to know have commented on my articles which only motivates me to keep going. These are people that I never would have come across if it hadn’t been for Medium. People with some of the same aspirations that I have, or some that face the same struggles.

They are my tribe.

Thanks to Medium, I’ve found my inner Warrior. She kicks me into gear when I’m feeling down or lazy. She spurs me into action when a thought brews in my mind. She is my voice which I discovered here on this platform.

I am happy to say that I am one of the writers who makes it over that $100 a month threshold. It has taken work and determination, along with a little luck. For the past couple of months that…

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Stefani Vader
Stefani Vader

Written by Stefani Vader

Lover of reading and writing. Hater of retail work. Small fish in a big pond, learning as I go.

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