I have had your tab open since yesterday just so I wouldn't forget. There are never too many opportunities to thank all the helpful people on the platform. First of all thanks to you for giving another opportunity this week.
I want to choose someone who I will never be able to thank enough. It is @simplymike for giving me my first ever delegated SP. That truly makes a world of difference in being able to go out and connect with more people each day. I have been able to visit more of the features in the @pifc each week leading to new friendships. Also it has given me a few extra votes to use in exploring new communities. Not to mention being able to return some of the support I was given by truly big hearted people in the past.
It really is amazing what a little bit extra can accomplish on Steemit.
This has motivated me even more to get to the magic 500 sp one day. Then I will be able to follow her example and help out someone myself.
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Thanks for the nomination, @headchange.
I'm glad to hezr you are determined to make the most out of your delegation - even if it was only a small one. You doing that, means the world to me.
Keep on Steeming, my friend :0)
You are most welcome. A small amount can have a huge impact for a tiny account like mine. Growth is happening slow but sure. One day I will for sure pay it forward and help grow another small account. Don't worry I have a few weeks left on my delegation. Plan to Steem every free moment and get the most out of it.
Good to hear you've acquired the 'pay it forward' mentality already. That's what will make sure SteemIt will survive (at least, that's what I hope, lol)
Pay it forward has been a part of IRL as well as online activities for a while now. There was actually a very active pay it forward community on Etsy where I have had shop for several years. Probably why I was so drawn to the pifc right off the bat.
I think you are right about the survival of the platform. I have spent the last couple of months reading and learning as much as possible about Steemit. Still not sure where is my place here. I figure I may as well do what ever I can to be helpful while I figure it out.
The bottom heavy revolving door seems unsustainable to me. But maybe I am missing something.
Don't worry, I haven't really figured out what my exact place on Steemit is either. I guess time will tell, and we have to be the best version of ourselves: be fair, be faitfull, be honest... we just have to be patience and stray true to ourselves.
@simplymike is a great choice, Was that through a contest? I think she is also sponsoring the RedFish league put on by @paulag, so I need to say thank you as well..
I was in the top 10 on there a couple times. It's a great initiative and was pushing me, I just don't think mathematically I can make the #1 spot, I would literally have to increase by at least 85,000 steem to hit it. Which is a little demotivating, but as Dory would say "just keep swimming"
I did almost fall over when I saw my open mic entry was over $10. that should help with the redfish and was rather motivating.
Yes it was a contest the funny thing is I passed up her contest when I first arrived here. At the time I wasn't sure if I wanted to commit to Steemit. Then the same contest rolled around and I was all in.
She is all over the place doing good deeds and helping out the little fish. Has been ever since I arrived here. There are a few people like that. They literally keep the platform alive. But thats another story.
Congratulations!! I just went to check out your open mic. That is fantastic. maybe do more music?
I am a huge fan of Paulag and am in the redfish leagues. That one is not one I click with as much because it is beyond my control. I do better with performance measure initiatives. That one is entirely money based. So basically I am just going to have to creep along in that league unless I can buy in. It is still nice for tracking progress. Also there is a random pick each week for a sbi.
I think you are doing great!
Well, I can't buy in unless I want a divorce... lol
My wife is not real fond of my crypto adventures, I have quite a few ventures going right now. Some of which are only sweat equity in the companies, that only cost me my time but have some potentially large payouts.
Plus, I'm hoping it will make a great story building a sizable steemit account without investing anything other than time and knowledge.
Watch out those crypto adventures can be addictive :)
It is a whole other level of satisfaction that comes from the points that are earned. Then again I always did rosebud my Simms game
Guard your marriage, but I bet you'll win her over with time!
I've been searching for loose chain recently with the prices so low!
lol, always do. Yep, I've been hitting a bunch of bitcoin faucets on a daily basis, they are just a few cents, but if you hit enough of them it adds up. I've managed to buy about 20 steem over the last couple of weeks that cost me less than an hour a day.
I certainly hope I win her over, I have a couple pretty big payouts that are vested, that could actually create financial freedom if all the stars aline properly. One just started a Regulation D offering, which is SEC regulated, so I have to use caution when discussing.
Caution Will Robinson, Freedom lies ahead!
Thanks for the kind words, @coinsandchains.
Don't focus on that number 1 spot in the red fish leagues too hard. Everybody grows at his own pace, that is how it is and how it should be. So, instead you'd better make sure your accounts keeps growing steadily.
By the way, congrats on that great reward on your open mic entry.
Do you know anyone who might do that (delegate SP to you to 500 SP)?
How would you propose to do with it?
I am sorry I am not understanding the first question at all, you know how I am :D
As to wanting to reach the 500. That just gives the ability to broaden my circle. I try to keep up with the pifc features because my vote alone is tiny but coming in as a group the pif community can give a decent boost to a post.
Once my account is larger I feel I will be able to offer a more consistent and meaningful support to some of these blogs on my own instead of just the one time boost they get from being featured.
I see the same in some of the aspers features. Some great blogs but they aren't getting a lot in the way of even comments and enteractions.
I suppose I want to do with it the same as everyone else. Vote as much as possible especially where it seems to be most needed. Where else can I actually give away money and still keep it to give away again tomorrow?
I encountered a boy in Nigeria who climbs a tree to get a signal so he can do a post. A lady in Venezuela who used her payout to make a dinner for her children. I could go on and on.
"If You Were A Whale" is starting to sound like a great post topic.
Anyway I have a long way to go so plenty of time to think about.
Think about how pifc gained delegations and powered up to a high SP.
Propose a use that others would support or sponsor. That will take a lot less time than growing organically.
Having said that, even my SP is not enough to impact most people or posts to make a difference. I can't even give away SBI with my easy contests.
But, do think of a cause that many might support.
How do you encapsulate that?
At one time, I thought it was the mission of pifc (before there was a pifc) ...
You know I never thought about it that way. That is really something to mull over a bit. Thanks for offering up a different perspective.
I like your spirit and energy - "spunk", perhaps ...
You are unique at the very least. I know that you'll do great things if given the power.
And I have been watching you (in a good way) - I am sure that you know (the first part - watching).
Thanks so much! A complement always makes the day a bit brighter.
I don't think it takes much bravery to sit behind a keyboard. The really spunky ones are the ones living out there in challenging circumstances.
I think Steemit has the power to change lives for the better. The trick is in harnessing that power.
watching = steemit is a great place for people watching. Everything is so transparent here.
public speaking is the number 1 fear of many or most people ...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-real-story-risk/201211/the-thing-we-fear-more-death
IF you knew me, and I think that you do, you would understand ...
Oh sorry just caught that. No I do not. I won 200sp for 1 week that was nice and I have 75sp for a few more weeks from Simplymikes contest.
Could the question be rhetorical?
yeah I am slow on the uptake most days 😎
no, you are not slow, you just have a very strong sense of self and new ideas have trouble to sink in, sometimes or often times.
Great entry, I too was helped along by a delegation when I got started, and it made me work even harder to get a slider!
Thanks it really has been a huge help. Sadly I am more of a reader than a writer. That translates to I better scape up some money to buy Steem if I want to do all that voting. My one "good" post a month puts that slider about 5 years out. The one week expiration date makes the really good postings kind of sad. Putting the best stuff on Steemit makes no sense for what could be evergreen content.
Well, I think you are thinking of it the wrong way.
Don't get me wrong, a lot of people do. Steem is a revolutionary ecosystem, and it is not always immediately clear why certain things are so different from the way other sites work.
Here is an article I would recommend, from a different user, about the 7 day pay out period. After you read it, I would love to discuss it with you!
Blessings!