Before everybody freaks out, let’s get one thing straight..

Medium.com is a huge money-maker for me.

It’s a great platform to write on.

I still make solid money from the partner program every month, and I enjoy the amount of email subscribers that I generate here every single day.

But…

When I first came to Mexico last May, I was shocked to see… GASP….

White Mexicans.

When I saw these other-worldly beings walking around in front of me at nearby parks and restaurants, you’d have thought I just saw a unicorn or something.

Obviously I’m joking a little.

This was…

Yesterday on Twitter I got one of the best responses ever on a tweet of mine.

I asked “What’s should every 20-something do to unlock their full potential?”

Here’s the response..

The response blew me away because it’s 100% true.

Since 2018 I’ve lived in two third-world countries: The…

“Hey Tom, I’ve been watching you and your sprinters with admiration and envy, but also with hesitancy,” she opened her message with..

‘Huh? Envy?’ I thought.

Some random person on LinkedIn was sending me a message that I didn’t like the sound of..

Then she hit me with the bombshell..

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“Hey Tom, I’ve heard a lot of great things about your LinkedIn sprint from Kevin, would love to join the next one.”

I’ve received probably 50–60 messages like this in the last week.

All from people who simply heard about a great program I ran and wanted to join in…

One time a popular Medium writer downloaded one of my videos and shared it directly on LinkedIn to his own audience.

He tagged me, of course, and heaped praise upon my message, but he did something foul..

Instead of sharing my video link from Facebook, he downloaded the whole thing…

Clickbait, like animals, evolve.

The same clickbait that worked four years ago probably won’t work today.

I for one love clickbait.

I think it’s fascinating.

I think it’s super fun to look at a viral headline and think about WHY people clicked on it.

So today I wanted to bring…