Hey Steemian friend! How was your year? Was it full of ups-and-downs like mine? Did you accomplish everything you wanted to? How about that long overdue holiday you took? That date you wanted to have with the beautiful neighbour maybe? Did you retire from work? Did you go to Steemfest?
Here is the deal:
We are 4 Sundays away from New Year´s Eve and I want to read how your year was! What better way to read about it than doing a small contest and giving a sweet amount of SBD alongside? Especially with the SBD price how it is right now, right?
So the drill is very simple, every Sunday until we reach 2018, I will announce a subject and if you want to participate, you just have to make a post during the week about your year regarding that subject, using the tag my2017, the title should go like this:
My 2017: Subject- Whatever you want to add to the title.
This first week subject will be "achievements and failures".
I know, such negativity including the word failures in the title, right? Well, as I said in a previous post, life is a rollercoaster and in order to be thankful for the good things, sadly there must be bad things. There is nothing wrong in accepting some years are tougher than others, perhaps writing about it can help you cope with it.
So, starting right now, you can write about this subject and you have until next sunday (Dec, 17th) at 20:00 UTC to submit your entry. Right after we announce the winners, we will announce the next subject for the contest.
So to be clear, the title should be "My 2017: Achievements and Failures - If you want to add something extra do it here"
There are no rules, you can make a video, you can write as a first person POV, you can do a photo album with descriptions, WHATEVER you think of, you can use it to participate. Just remember, no plagiarism, please.
Of course, if you feel like getting more people to participate, include in your post a link to this post!
I will be voting on every entry with a different percentage depending on how much I like it and, in order to avoid being biased, there will be a set of three judges I´ll announce soon and they´ll decide the posts deserving these precious SBD, let´s hope the market price is still double digit next sunday :D
The weekly prize will be divided as follows:
- 1st place: 55 SBD
- 2nd place: 30 SBD
- 3rd place: 15 SBD
So, how was your year, Steemian? Are you ready to start recaping?
I am able to vote on every entry with a significant amount thanks to a delegation I got from @blocktrades, thanks for supporting the community!
The funds for the prizes will come directly from the earnings of this post, so if you like this idea, give it a little vote! As there is 4 sundays remaining, there will be 3 contests, one sunday 17th, 24th and 31st.
Hey! Let´s try to make a lot of people participate in the contest, please Resteem this post!
If the liquid earnings of this post and the one announcing the winners, are more than the total prize pool, I´ll add some honorable mentions to spread the SBD´s!!
Edit: Due to the enormous response and to give time to the judges to choose, the time limit to submit your entry will be Saturday 08:00 UTC... That means around midnight for American continent, around 2-4 pm for asian friends and 8 am for Eurobros, just check the time zone comparison here. We are already at 50+ entries! Good luck everyone!
What an amazing contest. This is gonna be very interesting. My entry comes in soon. #My2017
And here's my entry! It's so nice to reflect on the year that was. I hope you enjoy the read :)
I'm quite proud of the title: Robots Facing Bankruptcy While Helping Crying Customers. It actually makes sense once you read the post. :P
https://steemit.com/my2017/@mazzle/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-robots-facing-bankruptcy-while-helping-crying-customers
Pic: Me falling through a cloud :)
Wow! @anomadsoul, this post from @mazzle is amazing. I'm so glad you posted the contest.
Aw shucks :) Thank you.
No that is daredevil status
Fantastic idea. I had planned on doing just one, probably on the 31st or there abouts. But, maybe you have inspired me to do more. Thanks @anomadsoul
I hope we get to read about your year! The subjects will be very different so there will be plenty of ideas you can use :) Thanks for stopping by @gringalicious! Btw I still have to send you the pic I took of us with my cellphone!
Yes you do!! - LOL
My God! Is that the beautiful @gringalicious?
The one and only.
Great stuff! Resteemed for my followers! I love to see people giving back to our community! Expect my posts soon! :)
Thanks for the resteem my friend! Let´s get 100 people to participate! Imagine reading about the year of 100 Steemians! I´ll wait for them!
You have the time to read more than a 100?😂😂
Lol I sure hope so! I think those would be the only posts I´ll read during these days!
Lucky you..wish you have loads to read for the holidays lolsss
There are already 35 entries and it had just been 30 hours :S I think I´m going to be reading a lot!
Looks like..have fun amigo!
What a great idea! I have 2 significant achievements from this year. I need to decide which one I'll post!
Perhaps you can do both! Also if you include some obstacles or "failures" it may give the post more content to end up being a kick-ass one! Good luck man.
😆 i love your name @schmidthappens
I think I will have to get in on this one! Thanks for the inspiration to reflect @anomadsoul ! Learning from the past is the best way to better the future
Hey Jeff I bet your entry its going to be amazing man, can´t wait to read it! If you want, you can RS this post, if the rewards are bigger, Im adding that to the prize!
This is sure gonna be a blast! I'll be reading too.. 😎
Let´s hope a lot of people joins us! If you want you can RS the post so we get to read more stories.
I'll share to groups on discord.. 😀
This is wonderful!!!!! Perfect!!! I love it! My kind of contest this is going to be fun! Thanks Eric! Beautiful day to you 😊
Hey Ceci! I sure look forward to reading your entries! You have such a truthful and transparent way of writing... hugs to you!
Thank you mi amigo estimado I will try my best! Abrazo de oso
Already sort of done it yesterday:))
Hey! I just noticed you stopped blogging again after 3 months of MIA haha well, I hope you want to put an entry anyway from a different point of view! If not, thanks anyway pal!
Well will be a different entry side of view i suppose but definitely a better job than 3 months ago i hope.Thanks as well
I love the idea. Knew about it from @jbn entry and I would love to get my entry in right away.
Upvoted to have a tiny share in the prize pool and resteemed to reach more people.
Hm... 55SBD!! I wish I had some failures to report... 😄
If there's no failures drown us in achievements! Always amazing to read a post full of positive things!
Many bad things happen to me since my dad pass away (October 2016). I joined Steemit one day after my birthday this year. Since I joined Steemit I didn't make intro post and I'm considering writing something like intro, but more in style of this contest. I will see will I write it because I touched rock bottom at one point. Even writing this comment is hard to me. Anyway love the idea and wish everyone read few stories from other people.
I am very sorry to hear that, I was in a similar situation not so long ago so I understand what you went through... reaching rock bottom means there is only one way from there, Up! The beautiful thing about Steemit is that you can and will find a community that will take you with open arms, some of the most amazing people I´ve met are from here. I am looking forward to reading your story my friend, know that if you write it, I´ll be reading and i´ll be there if you need a conversation about it.
And as I promised, I have published my 2017 achievements and failure. I loved writing it so much, I dont't care if it wins or not. Writing was such a soothing activity (except the moments of worst memories) that it became so personal and valuable to me. Here's the link.
https://steemit.com/my2017/@ilyastarar/my-2017-the-story-of-achievements-and-failures-in-2017
It's a great idea! You have inspired me!
I start writing about my achievements and failures in 2017
Thanks @anomadsoul
Great my friend! More entries for our late night reading! Thanks for joining! Don´t forget to RS this post if you feel like, it would be great to have a lot of participants!
Link to my entry
https://steemit.com/my2017/@jacinta.sevilla/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-347-days-of-art-104-art-works-and-counting-my-2017-contest-by-nomadsoul
my 2017: this is about my art journey, 347 days of art and 104 art works
thank you!
Here is my entry:
https://steemit.com/my2017/@ir3k/my-2017-achievements-and-failures
I just read it and voted for it! I will be leaving a comment in each post during the week :) Thanks for the Resteem!!
Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/my2017/@ajremy/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-a-break-down-of-my-year-for-anomadsoul-s-contest
Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/my2017/@ajremy/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-a-break-down-of-my-year-for-anomadsoul-s-contest
"The year of my future now"
The year i survived what Samson couldn't survive/ 😢 but i survived that pillar that fell on me,
Cause the man above is my guild, and i. Believe my powers are strong 💪 💪, so to. You my friend @anomadsoul God is your guild, and thanks for this context letting me share my experience this year, Bless you sire.
Great idea It is good to review what happened to us this year :)
Here is my entry https://steemit.com/my2017/@isteemithard/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-a-year-i-will-always-remember
Great GIF! So I take your year was something like that? Haha can´t wait to read it! Thanks for joining the contest!
Hey, I know you :)
oh.. I just seen now.. this is great contest for me ' i will join 😊 .. lucky i still have 1 day to do this before deadline ,,
You know what my greatest achievement will have been only If I can make $10 on this comment and my greatest failure for 2017 is how I failed to write about my 2017 for this contest
Hey, I joined the contest, It was short and "sweet" bc i dont really like to expend and talk about it, but i felt like sharing
my post -
https://steemit.com/my2017/@yairdd/my-2017-subject-ups-and-downs-anxiety-and-change
Short and sweet always gets the andy! Thank you my friend for joining the contest, I wish you the best of luck. I will be dropping some comments in each post during the week :)
I'm so doing this. I feel i have a lot to say about how my 2017 went. This will give me a legitimate opportunity to rant and vent, and feel grateful for the good things as well. Sign me Up!
Wow,i didn't see this ontime.its a must to participate.thanks for this oppurtunity @anomadsoul
I look forward to reading the entries. 2017 has been a significant year for me, but not because of any achievements or failures.
Oh really? How come? Do you have a suggestion for the next week´s contest? That way perhaps you can join in!
My 2017 - Easy Come, Easy Go
Here is my Entry @anomadsoul ... I hope you enjoy reading it... https://steemit.com/my2017/@awolesigideon/my-2017-achievments-and-failures-the-survivor
This sounds like a great idea. I'm not sure if I'll be able to participate throughout the whole contest though... We'll see.
I'm definitely up for round 1 to begin with! - So even if I can't participate during this whole contest, it's definitely a fun contest to participate in and it's a good opportunity for authors to get even more recognition and exposure. - Thank you!
Yeah man! The sweet thing is that they are separate contests so you can join in for one with no problem at all! Exactly, I hope a lot of people join! A RS would sooo helpful to get more people on board :D
No worries. I'm working on my entry right now, so I'll include both the contest in a link within the article, but I'll Resteem this article too. I promise you that! :)
Well, I have never looked at life this way, much less document it. This intrigues me because I know writing about this will ultimately give me new perspectives. Thanks.
Exactly man, sometimes we can´t put feelilngs or define things until we´ve written about them, perhaps this is the best way to try and earn some rewards and also realizing some truths along the way :D
very good idea the truth, although I am new in this community you will already know how it was from my point of view
Hey man you are from Argentina right? Are you participating? It doesn´t matter if you are new to the platform!
Im down. Resteemed for ya! Ill make an entry soon!
Thanks for the RS! I look forward to reading your entry Ocdbro!
YAY!!! I will be making a post about it tonight! Stay tuned Eric :)
One of the best posts I´ve read! I wish you good luck my friend, let´s hope the judges like it so much as I did!
Can i make a post in spanish? Or must be english? ^^
Claro! El ganador será elegido en inglés pero si participas, seguro lo leo y lo voto. Saludos!
Que tag se pone? "my2017" y el resto lo que quiera?
Exacto! Con usar el tag y el titulo listo!
wao.. I'm writting "my 2017" right now!! I'll show you soon!! good contest
I can't wait to read about it my friend! Dont forget to resteem this post if you want :D
hi, how are you? can I writte in spanish? or is this contest only in English?
Claro! El ganador será elegido en inglés pero si participas en español, seguro lo leo y lo voto. Saludos!
great!! que bueno. :)
Si quieres puedes escribirla en español! La estaré leyendo pero los jueves solo hablan inglés así que el ganador será en inglés, pero seguro al leerla, yo la votaré! Saludos!
Certainly im up for this, my entry is coming right up.
Grrreat! I can´t wait to read about it!
Upvoted and resteemed. This is a great initiative and a libra heart. Thanks @anomadsoul
Thanks for the upvote and resteem @petoz! Are you going to join with an entry? Don´t forget to read other people´s posts and support with a vote those you enjoy reading :)
I'm joining the entry @anomadsoul, and I will ensure supporting others. Here is the link to my entry https://steemit.com/my2017/@petoz/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-a-time-to-reflect-20171211t131752918z
Hey @petoz! Thanks for joining this contest, sadly we could only reward 13 users out of the 174 entries but...
There is a new contest fresh out of the oven, I would be very pleased if I could see Just a normal day in your life. I hope we get to see your entry, good luck!
I am absolutely participating in this! Excellent idea @anomadsoul. :)
Edit: resteemed to get some more people involved. :D
Ahhh thanks for Resteeming my friend, let´s drown us in 2017 recaps! The more the merrier! I can´t wait to read your entry, good luck!
Thanks :) Working on it now.
Good idea! Support.
:D :D :D :D :D
That is something great step you have taken.
It will be a great chance to win those SBD for any kind of people specially people who loves blogging and writing. I hope there could be a chance for me too.
Thanks to take such step.
Of course! Since I am not going to be a judge, my buddies can join in so please, dooeet! Hahaha yes, I hope a lot of bloggers join, but also we get to see some videos or photo albums!
I will, surely I will join. Just try to find out the way of the beginning.
when I try to write something beginning is my problem like, how should i begin, type.
is a great idea
Great idea, I will definitely participate in that!
I can´t wait to read about your adventures in Costa Rica! :P so glad to see you are joining!
Yes sure i am participating.. i had already thought of writing about this as a year end topic.. glad i can join
Ohh so I´m guessing there´ll be a kick-ass entry from you then? I can´t wait to read it June! Thank you for joining! A resteem is always helpful, let´s try to have 100 entries!
am resteeming of course but please don't expect too much about my entry. haha
so I thought I was out of words but then I started typing and I can't believe I had reached more than a thousand words for this blog entry. I hope the long blog won't bore you! Here's my entry:
https://steemit.com/my2017/@junebride/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-a-scar-of-a-lifetime
Hmmm great idea..it's that time of the year to reflect all those moments, people who've touched our lives, travels😃😃😃😃
New friends you made (over at SF, I mean me :P ) and yes, sometimes writing about it, you can reflect and understand better why and how things happened... right? Hugs Imma!
Memories mate..full of them, and always it involves people with us. Cheers amigo!
Great idea!!! Cant wait too see all of the entries.
Dont forget to vote on those you like my friend!
@anomadsoul Amigo primero que todo felicitarte por este gran concurso, lo segundo sería preguntarte si podré participar en spanish. Gracias por tu atencion y estare pendiente de tus valiosos comentarios.
Hola Juan! Si lo escribes en español claro que lo leeré y votaré, los jueces hablan inglés así que el ganador será en inglés, pero claro que puedes participar!
What a FANTASTIC challenge. I really want to participate every week. Thank you for the inspiration to look back over my year. It's mostly been a good one!
https://steemit.com/my2017/@byn/my-2017-achievements-and-failures-and-things-i-ve-learned
Already read it, I´ll leave a comment today! Thank you so much for joining the contest... I´ve found it easier to reflect on past experiences when I write about the, I´m glad it was a good one for you!
Great initiative @anomadsoul, I'm in!!!
Amazing! I´m glad you liked it :) Good thing is, I´m not going to judge it so all my friends can join in and the final decision won´t be biased :D