Michael Lim
š x 5 Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Currently traveling Southeast Asia.
Writing = business class baby š©ļø
Iām at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Today, Iām flying to Beijing, China. Despite being ethnically Chinese, Iāve never actually been to China before. Iām excited. But also slightly scared. Besides a poorly pronounced Ni Hįŗ£o, I canāt speak a word of Chinese. And Iāve heard how closed the tech ecosystem is in China. But this is why I travel. To push myself into environments I feel completely uncomfortable in. I can do nothing but surrender to the experience. To feel what comes up. To ride the lows....
Long-form writing is king kong š«
Yesterday, I had a friend say, āShort-form writing is easier to execute.ā I disagreed. When I spend 1ā2 hours writing a long-form piece of content, I can repurpose it into: Emails Newsletters Digital products Course modules YouTube video scripts So, is short-form writing really easier for a solopreneur? Most people can't write long-form. AI can't do long-form without hallucinating. Long-form writing helps build your belief and philosophical system. You create a base of loyal fans who...
My sales team never sleeps š“
I make money from articles I wrote years ago. Not just from platform payouts or ad revenue. But from clients who discovered me through something I wrote in 2022ā¦ Read it in 2024ā¦ And then hire me in 2025. My long-form articles are a personal army of salespeople. They work 24/7. They never ask for time off. They never get tired, hungry, or burned out. And they never complain. Each articleā¦ Functions as a sales page Positions me as an authority Solves problems my ideal clients already have And...
Writing pays my mortgage š”
My house was finished building in May 2023. I was stoked. I was 28 and owned a house. What was even cooler? Over the last 2 years, my long-form articles have been paying my mortgage. I didnāt have to get half-naked and dance on TikTok. Or post 7x per day on Instagram. Instead, I did this: One long-form article. Solving one painful problem. Publishing on one long-form platform. Takes me roughly 2 hours to write one article. But you only need to write once per week. Far easier than making...
Soz, I disappeared š«
The last few weeks have been wild. I travelled to: Melbourne ā Singapore ā Osaka ā Tokyo. Trains, flights, meetings, conferences. I had a full weekend of work planned. But by Friday morning, I asked myself something dangerous: What if I justā¦ didnāt? So I skipped the to-do list. I went to the gym on Friday night for 2 hoursā¦ Hang out at a cool cafe in Tokyo on Saturday morning.. Went to a J-League game.. Watched an exciting Tokyo FC vs Cerezo Osaka game. Came back tired in the best way....
I write in my underwear š©²
Earlier this month, I hit 90,000 followers on Medium. Feels crazy to say out loud. I started writing from my room in my underwear, with: no audience, no niche, and no clue what I was doing. I remember looking at people who had 10k followers and thinking, āDamn. That must feel amazing.ā I wanted that. The only problem? I sucked. But I kept writing. Even when the views were 12. Even when the earnings were $1.42. Even when it felt like no one was listening. I did this for years. Now Iāve built a...
That investment changed everything š»
A few weeks ago, I got this message from a customer named K: He bought last monthās workshop. And got a load of value from it. This is why I do what I do. Not just because it helps people write better. But to help them turn their words into income. Because when you know how to package your ideas into a 4-figure articleā¦ Everything changes. If youāre an ex-corporate solopreneur sitting on years of expertise, but unsure how to turn it into content that actually gets YOU paid for. This is your...
I wrote my way to the President š¤©
In 2022, I flew to Timor-Leste to meet the President. President Jose-Ramos Horta Why? Because I got invited by a high-ticket client. He saw one of my articles on LinkedIn. That one article led to a LinkedIn DM. That DM led to a small consulting project. The small project led to an even bigger project. One thing led to the next thing: A personal invitation to meet the President of Timor-Leste. All because I wrote one article. I didnāt have any relevant qualifications or permission. I just...
I have a mon3y printing machine š°
Last month, Medium paid me $XX I didnāt pitch and beg editors. Didnāt write for SEO. Didnāt run ads. No permission. No gatekeepers. No qualifications. I just wrote what I knew. Packaged my ex-corporate experience into simple, story-driven articles. Posted them on Medium. Let the platform do the work. And got paid on the front end. But hereās the kicker: The money isnāt even the best part. Every article I write also brings in coaching clients, workshop sign-ups, and consulting leads. Itās...
I made a crazy decision at 23 š¤Ŗ
I started writing online at 23. I had: No credentials. No audience. No expertise. I had no evidence I would be a good writer. I got below average in English in high school. And hated writing in University. Yet, I felt drawn to writing online. I had something I wanted to say. I discovered Medium[.]com. With zero experience, I started typing away. In my first month, I made $1.42. Not enough to buy a coffee. Barely enough to buy instant noodles. But it was the most important $1 Iāve ever made....
š x 5 Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Currently traveling Southeast Asia.