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Keep The Momentum Going

Don’t stop now that you’ve had a taste of success

Athirah Syamimi
3 min readApr 26, 2019

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Consistency is one of the keys to success. It sounds easy but most people fail to follow through once they’ve reached a small milestone.

But we often forget that small victory is not the end. That is the universe rewarding you to keep moving.

If you stop putting in the effort or you “slack off”, the results will drop. It’ll be difficult, tiring and time-consuming to pick it off the ground again.

Let’s put this to perspective: Your Medium Growth

You just started out 3 months ago. The first month, you had 2 curated articles, gained 500 followers and earned $300. The second month, 3 articles got curated, 600 more people followed you and your earnings for the month was $700. In the third month, your stories got curated again, your followers count hit 2,000, and you’ve earned $1,000. Now, you also got the ‘Top Writer’ tag for your favourite writing category.

You’ve hit multiple milestones. From being Medium’s Top Writer to earning your first $1000 in a month on Medium.

For most, this could be the motivation to hit higher. You use this moment to share your growth experience and connect with new writers. You put in the same (or more) effort to…

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