I am celebrating my first birthday while I am on Steemit and it is a great feeling. Steemit has given me more than I have ever hoped for. Today is a time to look back and see what I have achieved in the past four months with your help.
Today is a special day for me: I am turning 37 and I realize that I have found the culmination of all the skillz I gathered of the time of my life to rock the Steemit world. I feel like a fish in the water when it comes to content creation on this beautiful platform. What better way to make a living while living on a mountain in Costa Rica?
When I joined four months ago I was broke. Today I can pay my rent with my Steemit income and still let my account grow to save the precious Steem Power, a concept I grew very found about. When I go to the shop these days I smile knowing that I can pay with my crypto debit card using the hard earned Steem Dollars I collected with your upvotes.
This is one of these posts that just screams for showing off the status quo. It is always an opportunity to see what is possible for you and what I have actually achieved for myself.
So here we go with some of my Steemitboard Achievements:
| No. | Achievement | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 239 Posts |  |
| 2 | 3935 Comments |  |
| 3 | 3375 Upvotes |  |
| 4 | 4075 Rewards |  |
| 5 | 2480 Replies |  |
| 6 | 19892 Upvoted |  |
| 7 | 13x Daily Author |  |
| 8 | 10x Weekly Author |  |
| 9 | 1x Daily Top Commented |  |
| 10 | 1x Daily Top Payout |  |
I have had many moments on Steemit where I wondered if this is all worth my time. Little payouts and interaction followed my for weeks. But I endured by looking at the long run and clinging to the instant gratification I received, no matter how little it was. I used every Steem Dollar I owned to reinvest it into my account for the first two months. Nearly every day for about 300 posts in total spread over several accounts.
Last week I was for the first time among the top 35 highest payed out Steemians. I am already loosing that position again due to a few days off - my first days off Steemit in four months! It was never easy and it continues to stay a daily hustle to get recognition on Steemit but I am seeing how quickly things start to multiply on every level. Thank you Steemit, you have changed my life for the better!
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I have done their bidding and now I will vanish...
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Hey @flauwy...
You really deserve it! :)
Oh lol @reko, that is an awesome GIF!
ahh sweeeeet, I'm approved! Hehe thank you man, glad you like it! You are definitely my favourite Steemian around. Very creative, honest and hard working... just my cup of tea! ;)
Enjoy the rest of your day, going to bed @ 3:43am, not much sleep since Steem! :D
Happy Birthday to you. It's great seeing testimonies of this magnitude courtesy of steemit social platform. I hope to get there soon
Obviously, facebook has never given up to what steemit has despite their 13:1 age ratio. Enjoy this steemit cake
Kindly upvote my post too
https://steemit.com/writing/@mickyscofield/don-t-destroy-yourself
Nice
Wow, that is an awesome cake. Thank you!
Steemy approves!
Oh gawd, really? that is fantastic to hear. By the way a very happy birthday to you, you are an inspiration to the new generation.
Thanks, I like that sound: "Inspiration an entire generation" :D
Happy Bday @flauwy
Thank you, @binarybits!
Happy birthday @flauwy its good to know we have people like you who also had hard times on steemit...wish to be like you when i grow up tho
I am sure you will grow up into a perfect YOU! :)
CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Thank you so much! π
Man I almost missed it. Happy born day tip!
Hey, thx @alao, you rarely miss anything as it seems.
Happy Birthday!! Good for you and good for us since you are spending a lot of your time helping others. You said you had/have more than one account. Is one personal, another business? I find it hard to keep up with one account.....
I also write for my company under @thinkkniht and I have just started a new German blo under @flauwy-de. I used to write under @yourmemorycoach but not anymore.
So, ich hatte diene Deutsche post schon gesehen. wie hast du es mit einer einzigen post zu reputation 45 gebracht? Ich verstehe den algorythm gar nicht....
You have done some awesome work here, and the saying hard work pays off definitely applies to your journey hear!
Happy birthday my friend π π
happy birthday!
Absolutely nothing to do with this post - I just followed you from another post, and noticed 'memory technique's in your header.
I posted, (literally an hour ago) about a very unnerving memory experience.
Have a read of it if you like, and see if you can change my memory 'back' to what I know is reality!
(it will become very clear if you read the post)
https://steemit.com/blog/@lucylin/memory-v-s-empirical-facts-an-unnerving-experience
Cheers mate.
Thank you for posting this lovely moment in time for you. Followed...
It is so much fun to just share with Steemit - and get payed for it. πππ
Happy B day Bossman!
I wish you all the best!
Much love from @kid4life!
Steem ON!
Happy birthday @flauwy
@flauwy,
your story is fulfilling your dream, i am happy to know you and know that one day, you will be a steemit whale! Best Wishes.
Oh, How do you get a crypto debit card?
@Lymmerik
Congrats flauwy! I've been lucky to see much of your success bloom into something! You have been a great asset to this community. Keep up your great work!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you fo your sweet works, @cassandraf!
HB man! congrats!
Happy days with Steemit!!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy first year anniversary
Hey @tattoodjay, it is actually my birthday. But thanks either way! :D
Oops I misread the post Dun its been that kind of day LOL
Happy Birthday my friend
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Grats dude, you do a great job your blog cool!
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@flauwy, GlΓΌckwΓΌnsche aus der Heimat. Weiterhin viel Erfolg. Steem On.
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Good photos, happy birthday! I am a photographer, it passes for my blog and sees my content, I hope that it should be of your taste, you have my vote :D greetings
Good job man! Grats!
Congratulations and Happy Birthday! You deserve the rewards for your efforts and for sticking it out.
Happy Birthday flauwy
Birthdays mean a fresh start; a time for looking back with gratitude at the blessings of another year. It is also a time to look forward with renewed hope for bigger blessings. May you find true bliss as you face your next milestones.
Happy Birthday and don't forget that this is just the begging of the road for you , on steemit , i believe that your account will look huge in one year(i hope you did not forgot to put that wish :) )
Thank you for all of your posts and let's all become better and better :)
just saw your blog today would have celebrated with you... 10days ago... does it make you october 9th or 8th...my birthday was october 8th... joined same month with you on june.. i guess you doing very well and far better... keep it up... following you already... how does the @sneaky-ninja work?
any tips for success... wish you more success here bro...keep steeming hot