I was recently given a second chance -- which I'll get into later -- and it brought fresh perspectives in not only how I live my life, but also the kind of impact I want to impart. And it got me thinking: so much of social media, even including Steemit, is about the celebration of the self. What about the celebration of others?
Now, don't get me wrong -- many of us Steemians live in a capitalistic society, and it is our duty to fight for everything in life. But all this competition won't mean a damn thing if our gains are purely self-centered. Ironically, the more popularity and wealth we amass, the more isolated and callous we become.
Certainly, this is not the road I wish to traverse. So in the spirit of new beginnings, and profiting not just myself, I'd like to offer my followers free advertising for your upcoming event, business venture, or social movement.
Please keep in mind that I'm not the most popular Steemian out there, but if you happen to have nominally fewer followers, and you want to help spread the word for your particular cause, please let me know!
So here's my game plan:
Tell Me More!
Let me know what you're about or what you'd like to accomplish. If it's an event, for example, let me know the basic details: who, what, where, when, why, and how. Obviously, you know your cause the best, so just summarize it for me.
In turn, I'll make either a video or a post about your cause. The work will be 100% original (or incorporate legal materials) so that you can use the post/video/advertisement as you wish. I won't hunt you down for plagiarism or any of that nonsense! :)
I'm extremely busy working as a full-time financial analyst and multimedia professional so I cannot and will not guarantee a quick turnaround. I'll get to it when I can, so it's best to give me some lead time if you have an upcoming event (ie. don't tell me about an event that's going to occur tomorrow!)
Ground Rules
I don't want to bring this up, but due to some unpleasant changes in Steemit, I'm going to ask a certain amount of decorum if you take me up on this offer:
• No Politics (even if you agree with me): Politics is just bad business, and I don't want to get involved with it, irrespective of your ideologies. I will consider movements that are often associated with certain political parties (such as gun rights) on a case by case basis.
• No Religion (even if you're Christian): Again, religion is just bad business. Even with my fellow Christians, I have sharp conflicts with traditional perspectives and interpretations. I just don't want to go there. Christian charities are fine, so long as the focus is on the charity, and not on the theological dogma.
• No Discrimination: I think this is self-explanatory.
• No Harm: I'll support, for example, anti-trolling or anti-plagiarism movements, so long as they are meant to encourage proper behavior, or warn about improper behavior. I do not, however, support punitive measures, such as flagging, without either broad consensus or proper authorization. There's a fine line between encouragement and enforcement, which can lead to emotion-based vigilantism.
Thank You!
Finally, I want to say thank you to my followers and those that have supported me in the short, two months that I've been promoting Steemit and the STEEM currency! Your generosity has lifted my spirits, and in the act of paying it forward, I wish to do the same for you.
Even if you just need a word of encouragement or prayer, feel free to let me know. Again, my offer is to profit my followers, and not just organically benefit from my content.
So that's that...I hope to bring some more STEEM related materials this weekend for your enjoyment!
STEEM On!
Thank you @bullishmoney for the amazing work!!
Thank you for all the help! :)
The path you have choosing is the right one, everything is not about money, when you accumulate so much money without joy and peace of mind, what then is the need for the money your not enjoying. the helping hands you stretched to help fellow steemit members shows that your a cheerful giver and as they said, givers never lack. your good at what your doing. keep it up, together we will succeed.
I definitely agree with what you said...all the money in the world can't buy you the peace of mind and the joy of creating positive legacies and impacts to your community and fellow neighbors :)
Yes
Amazing idea, thank you for helping us little minnows! I'd like to pitch my idea if I may - I am a young woman in the Midwest attempting to start a fully Steam funded homestead called Wild Rose Acres. The rewards from my articles go straight towards projects at the homestead - the first project and one we are currently working on is to restore my late grandmother's garden to its' former glory in order to help save the bees and butterflies! Every upvote helps fund the shenanigans!
For sure, I'll definitely help you out any way I can. Do you have some links to pictures of your homestead project that I can use for showcasing your idea?
Sure! This article here is the "tour" of the place - https://steemit.com/life/@kiaraantonoviche/welcome-to-wild-rose-acres-grand-tour-of-our-future-steem-powered-homestead
Wow! Very impressive! Let me work on it this week, and I'll get something prepared for promoting your project :)
That is really kind, thank you so much!
thanks for your steem news, followed
For sure, thank you! :)
Hello, I want steemit poker to become a real supported platform! Lets work with the other guys and make it happen.
Yeah, if you have some summary or basic plan, let me know and I can promote it :)
Thanks for helping the community , you're a hero !
I'm just a regular dude trying to impart positive change, but thank you! :)
Cool idea! I am causeless right now. But, am sure someone will come up with an amazing cause you can promote.
Well, it doesn't necessarily have to be a cause ... I could promote anything you consider a good idea or some other venture you'd like to see gain some traction :)
Hey this is a great idea! I like it. Upvoted and Good luck!
" live in a capitalistic society, and it is our duty to fight for everything in life." Tell me about it!! haha
Thanks! I just wanted to bring some positive change here :)
That's funny! Thank you! :)
Well for me I just need money so I am burning my fingers and brain and all what is little left from me just to make ends meet until my end.
I see that you just joined Steemit recently, congrats! If you're able, I'd recommend posting something every day. Consistency is a large part of my success on this platform and can be duplicated by anyone. Also, if you'd like to introduce yourself to the Steemit community, using the "introduceyourself" tag, that often generates attention/rewards. Let me know if you do that -- I'll resteem you and promote your account.
OK thank you @bullishmoney but my life story isn't that colorful because my condition just had put a leash on my life not to even enjoy the feeling of being normal.
Great post and this is why i have been following you:) You have great heart and not only are your posts great but you give back to the Steemit community. Keep up the great work @bullishmoney :))
That's very kind of you to say that, thank you! I'm just trying to do the best I can and pay it forward! :)
This is awesome. I also write about similar subjects and love to learn more always.
Thanks! :) I'll just encourage you to keep at it; consistency definitely pays off on Steemit!
Thank you!
That is very nice of you. Best of luck to you and I'm looking forward to more of your posts.
Thanks for reading, and yes, I'll be cranking away some more material! :)
This guy gets it. "Do what's best for yourself and the group". Nash proved it is the best way forward in an economic sense. I believe this principal can be used to help better direct your life in general.
Inequality is the cause of most of the world's suffering in my opinion. Our success as countries is measured by GDP's and other economic metrics. Yet countries that have the most impressive economic figures, tend to have the least impressive figures when it comes to social metrics, like crime, violence, and mental health issues.
Adams theory was incomplete, Nash improved it and we are still not listening. Whether it be in life or in economics itself we seem to be using the "every man for himself" approach, when it is mathamatically proveable there is a better way.
I was listening to cage-fighter Chael Sonnen describe advice he received from his father that you essentially have no friends in the 9 to 5 world. Everybody is out to get you, and you have to fight for every inch that you move. While true from a practical perspective, I also thought that it's an incredibly tragic way to live life.
At some point, you do have to depend on other people. We're not meant to live life in solitude. This doesn't mean to throw away your competitive spirit; rather, the lesson I received was to channel that spirit towards positive, productive endeavors.
Thanks for sharing your insights...it's sorely needed in the present age we live in!
we'd be really glad to have you talk about @busy.org ;)
keep the great job and philosophy ;)
Sure thing, do you have a link to a quick summary of busy.org so I can get up to speed?
@busy.org ;)
Okay, so something is getting lost in translation. I'm not here to help you AND spend hours of my own time researching YOUR company that you can share with me in just five minutes. So, let's do this:
This is busy.org's homepage. As a guest to your site, I have NO idea what this is. I can tell you right now that if I don't know, then there's a good chance the rest of the public won't know. And if you don't know your business, then please, you should figure this out before disrespecting my time.
hey relax. I don't ask you anything you don't want to do ! You don't want to spend hours of your time reading some posts to understand a project that's fine. Don't.
I gave the @busy.org Steem blog link with our presentation and updates. Not busy.org website link... This platform is still in beta and we're preparing a new landing page.
you know what, don't do anything for us, we're fine.
you're disrespecting me by talking this way. I don't appreciate.
I just gave a link for you to read, you didn't, you misinterpret my comment, i was going to take more time to give you everything you need in another comment, by that time you could simply read our @busy.org articles to understand more about it.
but considering your unpleasant words please accept my apologize and cancel my request.
goodbye.
How dare you mischaracterize my words, and take advantage of my generous offer! If you didn't know, I am a highly respected financial analyst, and I have been featured hundreds of times across multiple international publications. I was fully prepared to do an amazing write-up for your company, and push my journalistic credentials in your organization's favor.
All I asked was a quick summary of your company (this was clearly explained in my post, which you obviously did not read because you just wanted to take advantage of me). It is incredibly arrogant of you to assume that I should spend hours of my time researching your company, when you can already summarize the main points for me.
Indeed, it is absolutely disrespectful to show such enormous disregard and animus towards an individual that generously offered his help to support his fellow Steemians. Furthermore, you cowardly down-voted my comment in an attempt to silence me, and portray me as the bad guy.
I assure you that the wonderful Steemit community knows who I am. Several Steemians have declared that I am inspirational, that I have a good heart. I offered nothing but my help, free of charge. All I asked in return was for the gift-receivers to summarize their event, business, or movement.
You wanted me to do everything for you, including the research of your own company. I am truly saddened by your disrespectful behavior. Nevertheless, I wish you well.
I love your thinking! I would like to take you up on it, once I get more focused on what avenue of philanthropy I want to pursue.
Definitely do, thanks! :)
And this is why you're one of my favourite people to follow! You're an inspiration.
Oh wow! I'm very humbled to hear you say that, but in truth, I'm just a regular person with my own struggles and flaws...I just try my best to add more positive energy than the other kind! :)
Exactly, and that's why! :)
Awesome! That's a very generous offer!
Start your week with a Steemit positive message Bullishmoney!
"Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation" - Robert H. Schuller
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HIGH PAW!!
I love it, thanks for putting a smile on my face! :)
Good hear BM! :-D