Glad that you are staying positive and keep on going. As you said - it is not just the payout which is valuable. Just writing every day is a great benefit. It helps to improve all kinds of skill sets and often helps to calm the mind as well.
Also, the payouts depend a lot on how much money is in your wallet. Some people are able to invest thousands of $ into their adventure here and others can't. Also, some come here with already established friends who can help them in all kinds of ways - and others start the friendship building from point zero.
So, comparisons are not really possible. All one can do is the best they are able to.
Thank you for your comments. It is comments like this that keeps me going and stay motivated. I am now in the process of trying to increase my Steem Power by buying Steem. Wish I could have done it earlier. But it is never too late as Steem is a long term investment and who knows what price it can reach.
Following you now.
Oh, thank you. Hope you can increase your power :)
Since I am spending so much time and effort here, I might as well buy some Steem Power and boost my influence here.