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Today’s newsletter is going to be extremely short compared to the others. Also, it’s going to sound like I don’t know what I’m doing here.
Which—is actually true.
I mean, what do we really know?
We have faith that certain things are true. Belief, by definition, doesn’t require facts.
And what is a fact if not something that has been accepted by many ( because there is always the exception)?
I said I would send two emails a week. I even gave you two specific times to expect them.
Welp, I underestimated what I was promising.
Also, I got feedback from my friend B. and it opened my eyes to something I had been thinking about but did not want to accept:
What you get from this newsletter, you could get on my Medium page.
And that is NOT why I created this newsletter.
So, today, I am backtracking. Publicly so. I would like to tell you that you should expect 1 or 2 emails from me per week—not at specific times (yet).
That these emails, for the next 3 months or so will be very… “weird”.
Also ( and I hope I’m wrong), I might have to leave Substack because I’m looking for a specific feature to do something with my newsletter.
If I can find it here on Substack, great.
If I can’t and have to move you to another platform—well, I would totally understand if you think I have no idea what I’m doing and I’m not worth your time.
Guess what?
I am still the same Kamga—the writer. The creative. The dude who hustles and wants to live as a creative. I am still the same guy who started college in the US and dropped out after he realized it wasn’t for him.
My whole life, I figure things out. I make mistakes. I backtrack. I adjust. I ask for forgiveness—and sometimes permission.
If you’ve lived life, you know this is part of the job. And if moving to a new newsletter platform is what would end our relationship, then maybe we were never meant to be.
I hope I’m not sounding arrogant. All that’s happening in the world is causing me to look at what matters to me—and I hope you do the same.
So, if I have failed to provide a reason for you to stay—please, I beg of you, don’t stay.
My newsletter is supposed to be a unique experience. A place where I teach and empower other people to live fully—as themselves.
So far, I have just rehashed my Medium articles. I don’t like how it makes me feel.
It’s not exclusive. It’s not what I would expect in a newsletter.
So, why should you expect the same?
That said, this transition will not be abrupt—I will update you weekly ( once or twice—usually on Mondays) and when the time finally comes, you’ll be the first to hear it.
I am grateful for your support.
Especially my MVPs: Jae, Elodie, Portia, and Tatiana.
And the new email subscribers who, because of the way Substack is, I cannot welcome you properly.
The past week, I have published at least 1 piece on Medium a day. I also ran a Facebook campaign which taught me a lot about Facebook Advertising.
I’ve realized that I want to teach what I know—not just share my stories and updates.
I want you to be able to write your own story and do your own thing. For me to do that, I need to regroup.
So, that is my “announcement” for this week.
I’ll update you on the progress and when the time comes, we’ll migrate slowly. I will make a video tutorial to help with every single step of the way because I know you want to stay with me—it’s my job to make it easy for you.
Thank you for being here. I would still write if you didn’t read—but knowing you read this makes it so much more worth it.
Oh, I’m also teaching a writing course and looking for 5 more students to join. It’s completely free. Fill this form then send me an email: kamga@substack.com.
Looking forward to reading from you.
Here’s what I published for you. Remember you can clap up to 50 times on each of these. Your clap mean a lot to me. Since you’re on the newsletter, you can read for free:
This is a new poetry format I’m trying.
I had three stories curated this week. Pretty nice huh? If you haven’t read them, here they are:
What does a doctor sound like when she’s worried about COVID-19?
(Curated in Health)You’re losing subscribers because you’re doing the right thing.
(Curated in Social Media and Relationships)How to become an indispensable member of an online community
(Curated in Social Media and Marketing)