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A few years ago I lost a freelancing client that made up 90% of my income. That night, while wallowing in self-pity, I decided to buy a large cheese pizza and a six pack of the finest beer I could get my hands on.

I bought Natural light.

As I sat there by myself and ate all that greasy pizza, I felt bad for my current situation.

Then out of left field I got an idea.

What if I created my own online course? I’d been writing on this…

The first time I went to Las Vegas was in 2015. I remember having $500 in my bank account, and since my hotel and flight were already paid for, that $500 was all I had to gamble (and eat) with.

My friend felt so bad he gave me $20 to go spend on the slots.

I think I spent it (and lost it) in 2 minutes. Then I took out $50 and played $1/$2 limit Texas Hold Em’.

The good news is, that $50 helped me play for about two hours at that table. It was a lot of fun…

Hey, my name is Tom Kuegler.

I’ve been writing on Medium since October of 2016, and since six months ago, I have not written for a single Medium publication one time.

Well, that’s not entirely true.

I’ve written for my two publications, the Post-Grad Survival Guide and Finding Tom, but everything else? Nope.

No Mind Cafe, no Ascent, no PS I Love You, no Startup.

It’s weird that I’m writing about this, because I ALWAYS tell my students to get into big Medium publications. Why would I go against my teachings? Why would I deliberately shun my own advice?

Well…

“$500 for you, from members.”

That subject line made me do a double-take. I opened up the email from Medium and saw this message waiting for me:

“I’m going to buy $XXXX more of Ethereum today,” I said to my mother this morning.

If you didn’t know, Ether is on a tear right now.

“You don’t read your favorite writer because they’re a master wordsmith. You read your favorite writer because their ideas are mind-blowing.

Writers: Focus on honing your ideas more than your writing ability.”

This was a tweet I sent out yesterday.

After getting some responses and favorites, I realized something interesting..

This is a controversial topic! I love controversial topics. Let’s write about it.

Sure, Writing Voice Matters A Little Bit

I’ve been a staunch critic against traditional rules of writing. I enjoy stories that are written in a loosey-goosey tone. …

“When set with intention, goals can provide structure, direction, focus, and purpose. When not set with intention, goals can be knee-jerk reactions to something painful in our lives.”

-Ryder Carrol, Inventor of the Bullet Journal Method

In late 2017 I lost a huge freelancing client and 90% of my income dried up overnight.

It was a devastating blow, or a “painful moment” as Ryder Carrol just called it.

One night while wallowing in self-pity I decided to go eat a large cheese pizza by myself. I washed it down with beer, if you must know.

As I attempted to drown…

“Tom, you should quit, blow your business up, and start over.”

I said this to myself YESTERDAY. Yes, yesterday.

Entrepreneurship helped me create a business worth $250,000+ over the last two years of my life. I’ve been successful, and I’ve had fun.

Yet here I was just yesterday doubting my talents and being so emotional I wanted to throw in the towel on everything.

Does it sound a bit dramatic to you?

It should.

Ever since I sold my first online course in 2017, I’ve had a roller coaster of highs and lows.

After my emotional crisis yesterday, I got…