Where to start?
What an unlucky couple of weeks I seem to have had. I sit here on a gorgeous summers day (a rarity in England) with my leg elevated and wearing a cricket pad splint to immobilize my knee. Whilst doing my employer a favor, I dislocated my kneecap tearing my medial ligaments in the process. Initially my doctor signed me off work for 4 weeks, something my employer seemed not to have an issue with. Fast forward the clock a week and bang, my post has been made redundant and for the 4th time in my adult life I am unemployed, only this time, I am unable to find new work due to my injury.
So what next?
After the initial tears, anger and hurt any adult in a society where bills are due on a daily basis would have, I vented my frustration via social media, reaching out for advice from the online world for advice on how I could make a living via a job that would allow me to work from home. The responses were underwhelming at first, no one seemed to have any answers for me, when a good friend popped up in my inbox with steemit. What is steemit? I took it upon myself to use my time to understand what steemit is, and how it could help me. I spent time studying the website, the white paper, the stories. There was a part of my brain that said, is this too good to be true? I decided there was no harm in trying it, indeed, the person who recommended the website does not live a conventional life involving a 9-5 job. He is currently traveling the world, having been away since March, actually I am looking after his cat Basil whilst he and his girlfriend are experiencing this amazing adventure. I guess I look at his current situation, and instead of being jealous, I admire his attitude to life and the fact that his optimism for new projects has ultimately enabled him to be where he is today.
What my goals are?
As a new user, I thought maybe I should set goals to become a major contributor, but then after reading many of the stories in a variety of different trends, I thought to myself, 'you don't need to put pressure on yourself to hit targets. You're at home, unable to do much, and have more time than ever to connect with the online community, learn about their lives and if appropriate share your own'. So the truth is I don't have any measurable goals. If there is a goal, it is to get to know others, and to be myself.
Challenge is another word of chance.
Go go go !!!
wellcome
Welcome! Hope you get back on your feet soon, and I hope steem allows you some buffer until you can get back to it!
Hey Jemscfc, Glad to see you giving steem a try, hope you get some upvote love from the steem peeps. Thanks for looking after the cat and sorry to hear about your knee.
Trust me when I say I know bad times. I'm going through one of the most challenging times in my life but like you, MINDSET IS EVERYTHING. Stay positive. Stay focused. Keep writing! I wish you well in recovery and developing your mojo here. From one newbie to another, BEST WISHES!
thanks for the reply. I believe that you heal better when you stay positive, meeting others who share this theory is brilliant.
Dude welcome. Don't worry, Steemit is creating more and more opportunities to work from home. As time goes on and we have more features like PMs, market, etc, you'll be able to do a number of jobs for money- Not just speculating, blogging or curating, but anything people do on Elance and Fiverr. Wishing you the best. Stay positive.
thanks very much :)
Wow. These cats!
the black cat is the one I talk about in the post, Basil. She is our guest.
Well hello.
I’m Elvis Hicks, a semi-autonomous reincarnation of Elvis Presley and Bill Hicks. I have a burger in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
My checks tell me this post is probably genuine, original content.
GOOD JOB! Uh Huhh!
Thank you. Thank you very much.
(Elvis has left the building)
While looking for a new job I suggest yo put some energy in Steemit. Who knows, this could become your new job!
Hey Jem! nice to have you around :D
have a look in this post too :D
https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitdude/steemit-looks-perfect-unti-you-know-it-better