Create a goal on what you would want to achieve from steemit. Look at it everyday and think about it. There should be a reason on why you would like be keep steeming.
I guess, it's a place to freely express some thoughts. I guess, if you love answering questions, its a great place to be in. It's a place to also discover many questions that we would not have thought of. It is a really informative site with many contributors.
It's like a facebook but for information about things that we normally won't ask on facebook or to our friends.