Big shoutout to Brian Pennie on this one post. On episode three of the Influenced Podcast, Brian shared the tip of starting with a story. Originally I started this post with the “There’s always someone richer” post, but I think it works so much better starting with a relatable story from my life (I was always going to include the story, but originally it was going to be halfway through the post or later).

“Influenced” is an awesome podcast featuring Brian and fellow Medium writers Tom Kuegler, Michael Thompson, and Liz Huber). Check out the episode I was referencing here: