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Yuri Bezmenov's avatar

Congrats! Great reflections, photos, and charts. Cheers to your next 50K.

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

appreciate your ongoing support. gotta love the grind

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justin barss's avatar

Loved the post and a "positive grind" theme with a fair amount of gratitude and highlighting what I'm seeing most 20K+ sub authors say:

1. Consistency

2. Authentically speaking to your audience on content you're most passionate about.

3. The numbers to back it up.

(The narrative highlighted metric line graph is a great anchor)

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

You’ve got to love it like a boy, and play the game like a man! That’s what boxer Marvin Hagler used to say about the consistency required for honing your craft

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Nicki Gustafson's avatar

Congratulations CJ! I’m so proud of you! So glad I was one of the first to sign up… I continue to read even though I have no idea what you’re talking about!!

Love, mom

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

thanks mom, love you

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Carl Gustafson's avatar

Awesome, Great info, Great job

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

thanks dad, you the man

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Kyle Poyar's avatar

🙌 🙌

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

let's go! happy to join you

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Andrew Kazlow's avatar

Congrats man, and what a beautiful family!

Could you explain more about what you mean by “You have to pick topics in an inherently selfish manner, and then write about them in an incredibly generous manner”?

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

appreciate the ongoing support.

sure thing - I find that I have to select topics as if it were for me - following my own curiosity. I went no where earlier earlier when I tried to write for some fictional smart person.

then, once I find the topic, I have to give away a lot of value.

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Wayne Chen's avatar

Love the concept of audience market fits. Learned something new today. Thank you

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

Thanks appreciate it. I think I made it up

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Lago Brian's avatar

Wow congrats! Thanks for inspiring those of us just getting started!

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Hugh Vuillier's avatar

The point at which I most relate to: “this is pointless.”

I guess it’s all up from here then.

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