Writing on Medium Lifted Me and My Family Out of Poverty

I’m proof that anyone can find success here.

Bradlee Bryant

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When I started writing full-time on Medium, I was in the depths of a major depressive episode. My husband and I were facing foreclosure on the only home our children have ever known, and our employment options were severely limited due to COVID and virtual school.

I was desperate.

I craved human connection and needed to work my brain after being unemployed for months. Medium allowed me to work, create, and earn a living. It also helped me reconnect to a community, gave me purpose, and brought my soul back to life.

In my first full month of writing on Medium, I made $2,262.60.

Those earnings paid my mortgage and my monthly Canva subscription with just enough left over to buy myself a celebratory sandwich.

The secret to making a living on Medium?

Don’t listen to anyone that tells you it’s not possible. Tune them out and make it your mission to surround yourself with the people who believe anything is possible.

I spent my first month reading, commenting, and writing my ass off.

Ignore the naysayers and don’t give your attention to anything or anyone that distracts you from your goals. Immerse yourself with everything Medium and get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Anyone can find success, but it’s certainly not easy.

Find your people and start sharing some raw and honest truth. Tell your crazy stories, share your fears — let it all out. I promise you, there’s someone else out there who desperately needs to hear it.

I’m proof that anyone can make an impact writing on Medium.

Fueled by gratitude

I’m so damn grateful for the platform Medium has given me and the encouragement of other writers and editors — not to mention all of the incredible people who take the time to read the words that I agonize over.

I’m even grateful for the other writers who told me it wasn’t possible to make a living here. Don’t believe the people who claim the system is rigged, and don’t…

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