I just graduated to Minnow a few days ago with my last powerup. I had won a big Curie vote and took that and turned it into SP. I am just going to keep plowing everything I earn here into SP.
I think that with consistent effort over time, I will eventually be a dolphin. Of course, I have a life outside of Steemit, so finding the time to devote to this platform takes some doing. But I see the nickels and dimes and occasional whale vote and over time, it adds up.
Thanks for your very encouraging report. I can feel the difference lately when I do vote and get upvotes myself.
I think you have the right approach @digitalfirehose.
Powering up tied to consistent activity will lead to an account growing. It does take time, it is often slow, and feels like little progress is being made. This tends to get discouraging when the price of STEEM is dropping and the rewards were decreased due to the price of SBD moving back towards a dollar.
That all caused people to pull away. It is time for people to realize the ecosystem is shifting if people will get consistent with their activity.
These numbers show it is in a small way.
Thank you. I may be slow, but I'm really patient. :)
It took you about 18 months to gather 500 SP and become a minnow. In this pace it will take an additional 9*18=162 months to become a dolphin. So what's your plan to reach this before 2030?
I'm a slow learner. Most of the stuff that happens here is beyond my control. I will take it as it comes.
Thank you for your encouragement.