Congrats Chris! As a person who is new to Substack you articulated a lot of the feelings I was struggling with before I ultimately decided to jump in and launch. I'm still feeling things out and I'm sure there will be mistakes made in the process but as long as I grow and learn that's ok. Thanks for the inspiration as I hope to have a similar two year update.
Those pesky unsubscribe emails! I’m so glad you turned them off. I wrote on medium before I came over to substack and I honestly think it’s such an evolution. You are doing so well and I love getting to be part of the book journey.
Always enjoy your posts, Chris. I had saved this one and it got buried .... but I dug through the emails and found it. Appreciate your perspective so much!
Thank you for your newsletter. It resonates with me. Twelve months ago I started on Substack. But didn't write that much. Only since last week, after the Universe gave me a hart to miss reminder about my dream, am I writing daily. And I agree, practice makes perfet. And being consistance helps to. 🙏
Congrats on two years! I really love the Substack community and for finding really good writing like yours. I cant wait to see where you take this publication this year!
Well done Chris - a great Post summarizing your two years and what you’ve learned. What a success and what a huge learning experience for you. Pleased for and proud of you 👍🏻 😊
Incredible milestone Chris - so happy for you! As someone who came across your substack when I was just starting out (and appreciates your support to smaller publications like mine), it warms my heart to see your success, and to see how your writing has gone from strength to strength!
Happy 2 year anniversary my friend! So grateful for you and for your words. I think this was the best subject line for a Substack post too. You hit the nail on the head with how great of a community it is here. As someone else whose social life has dwindled, I was amazed at how supportive of a place Substack is and how many new people I connected with who understand exactly what I'm going through. I've honestly never looked at my metrics but I want to look at the state breakdown now to see if anyone is boycotting me 😂 I'm admittedly a little terrified of getting too many followers and having people troll me (especially since I can be pretty outspoken about some things), but you've given me hope I can deal with it. I can't believe someone called you a lazy dope for using Grammarly. Geez.
Thanks Jackie! I'm glad you migrated over here and found so many great connections.
The lazy dope guy clearly was an outlier so I just ignored him. His comment history on other notes was the same thing. Just sounded like a miserable person.
Happy Newsletter Birthday, Chris!!!! I’m so glad our paths crossed, your story and words always inspire me. 🥳🥳🥳 If the world had your eagerness to share and vulnerability, it would be a much better place.
Congrats, Chris! The lessons you’ve shared are inspiring and relatable. I’m excited to see what’s next for Hello, Adversity! 😊 Your newsletter is such a cornerstone in this community - thank you for building it! 🚀, it has helped my growth too!
Congratulations, Chris. And thanks for the encouragement and great writing advice.
Thanks so much Sandra!
Congrats Chris! As a person who is new to Substack you articulated a lot of the feelings I was struggling with before I ultimately decided to jump in and launch. I'm still feeling things out and I'm sure there will be mistakes made in the process but as long as I grow and learn that's ok. Thanks for the inspiration as I hope to have a similar two year update.
Thanks Michael! Let me know if you need help as you get going.
You’re welcome! I will probably be reaching out this week for some tips I’m sure lol
Sounds good! Happy to help
Those pesky unsubscribe emails! I’m so glad you turned them off. I wrote on medium before I came over to substack and I honestly think it’s such an evolution. You are doing so well and I love getting to be part of the book journey.
Thanks Lucy :). I've really appreciated your support and having you as a sounding board.
And... thank you for including my question in AMA 😊. It was interesting to read all the other questions and responses too
Thanks for submitting a question!
Congratulations Chris. I’m so glad you’re here! 💝
Thanks Jane! 🙏
Always enjoy your posts, Chris. I had saved this one and it got buried .... but I dug through the emails and found it. Appreciate your perspective so much!
Thanks John! I appreciate it.
Thank you for your newsletter. It resonates with me. Twelve months ago I started on Substack. But didn't write that much. Only since last week, after the Universe gave me a hart to miss reminder about my dream, am I writing daily. And I agree, practice makes perfet. And being consistance helps to. 🙏
Thanks Anja! Wishing you luck with your writing! Glad you are back at it :)
🎉🥳🎊 Congratulations on year 2!!
👏👏 I enjoy learning about people’s writing process and the Why’s ✍️✍️
Thanks Marjorie! 🙏
Congrats on two years! I really love the Substack community and for finding really good writing like yours. I cant wait to see where you take this publication this year!
Thanks so much, Sarah! 🙏
Well done Chris - a great Post summarizing your two years and what you’ve learned. What a success and what a huge learning experience for you. Pleased for and proud of you 👍🏻 😊
Thank you Peter! I really appreciate your support 🙏
Incredible milestone Chris - so happy for you! As someone who came across your substack when I was just starting out (and appreciates your support to smaller publications like mine), it warms my heart to see your success, and to see how your writing has gone from strength to strength!
Thanks Zan! 🙏
Happy 2 year anniversary my friend! So grateful for you and for your words. I think this was the best subject line for a Substack post too. You hit the nail on the head with how great of a community it is here. As someone else whose social life has dwindled, I was amazed at how supportive of a place Substack is and how many new people I connected with who understand exactly what I'm going through. I've honestly never looked at my metrics but I want to look at the state breakdown now to see if anyone is boycotting me 😂 I'm admittedly a little terrified of getting too many followers and having people troll me (especially since I can be pretty outspoken about some things), but you've given me hope I can deal with it. I can't believe someone called you a lazy dope for using Grammarly. Geez.
Thanks Jackie! I'm glad you migrated over here and found so many great connections.
The lazy dope guy clearly was an outlier so I just ignored him. His comment history on other notes was the same thing. Just sounded like a miserable person.
Happy Newsletter Birthday, Chris!!!! I’m so glad our paths crossed, your story and words always inspire me. 🥳🥳🥳 If the world had your eagerness to share and vulnerability, it would be a much better place.
Aw thanks Jenovia! You've made my experience on here so rewarding.
Congrats, Chris! The lessons you’ve shared are inspiring and relatable. I’m excited to see what’s next for Hello, Adversity! 😊 Your newsletter is such a cornerstone in this community - thank you for building it! 🚀, it has helped my growth too!
Thanks Tinashe! I'm so glad we've connected. I always appreciate your supportive comments.
“My disease has taken so much from me. But in a way, it’s also given me a future.”
YES! I remind myself of that frequently when I get down about everything I have lost.
Thanks Lee!
Wow, congrats, Chris!!
"I regularly wrote 3500-4000 word posts in the beginning!" lol you've come a long way!
Thanks Sandra! Ha yeah I got a little carried away in the beginning 😂