A BIG Thank You, to all my steemit supporters over the past 11 months and the creators of this wonderful platform. I am over the moon with excitement this weekend as I finally achieved the 4 digit bracket in both posts and followers. I would have never been able to do this without the many friends (and enemies) I have made here on steemit. Thank you for your appreciation of my work, support and words of encouragement along the way, I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
My Journey on steemit:
My journey started off on quite a bumpy ride but it was slow and steady. When I was introduced to steemit I thought, "wonderful platform for me to educate myself", I never even considered to write as I am Afrikaans speaking, I suck at languages and creative writing was never my forte.
For a month I was enjoying reading other authors articles and feeling even more inadequate to write while witnessing with what ease their words flowed and their eloquent use of language. After being told I need to look at it as my own Facebook wall, I decided why not, let me give it a shot, even though I was never a great Facebook socialite.
My introduction was the ice-breaker, followed up by a topic a friend and I discussed a few weeks before my second article and I decided to do some research on it. It was a disaster, well so I thought, my decision to ignore the failure and focus on, "Practice makes perfect", steemrolling ahead totally out of place but happy helped me to be where I am today.
I decided my goal would be to stay true to myself at all times and share those things which I am passionate about and other topics of interest. Not always having the time, I set myself another goal to post at least 3 times a week. There were times that the steemit politics become too hectic for my liking so I would take a break (at first I thought to pull the plug completely but I quickly realized that once tasted, you are hooked for life) and come back refreshed with new vigor.
Benefits of steemit:
Yes, the financial benefit has been a great blessing in my life, but the ability to improve on my writing skills, learn more from others all over the world and making wonderful life long friends, by far out-ways the financial aspect.
This is what we all need to keep in mind on steemit: Lets help and uplift each other to make a success as a steemit community.
Congratulations @crazymumzysa ! Now that you're celebrating, how about you show how much your vote is worth on this comment ... * cough * 100% vote * cough*
Not much unfortunately because I had to power down my steem but am planning as soon as my finances are sorted out to buy in again so I can give bigger votes.
I wish you the best of luck with getting right back on your feet :) I'm also trying to power up as much as I can just so i can at least vote on people's content and help them out, a tiny bit at a time
Are you remember this moment ? :)
Crazymumzysa, congratulations on a job well done! You deserve all this joy and happiness after the long journey on Steemit and its ups and downs. You survived through the hard times and embraced the moments of joy and success that have come your way. A true character of an individual is the perseverance one is able to master. You did it and I totally congratulate you. May you be blessed with more happiness, love and success. Your friend, Cabbagepatch. :D
Thank you very much cabbagepatch. It is people like you that pulled me through not only steemit but some bad days in life too with your loving and encouraging words. It is the way you touch people that truly counts and you are such a wonderful example to me.
Thank-you so much for your special reply to my comment. There are certain people that I follow in Steemit who I feel are special. You are one of them who I feel in my heart I want to support and encourage. You really are a great mother who loves and supports her wonderful children. Keep finding the happiness you and your family deserve!!!
I'm glad that you were able to stick with it through all of the tough times. You're right the politics here for a while we're pretty rough. I think you're wririnf is great as well even if you may think it wasn't or isn't. 1000 followers and 1000 post is super awesome may the next 1000s come faster.
Thank you very much for your wish dzboston33. All new platforms haves their teething phases, we just need to endure. You will reach it soon too. Good luck and keep posting.
How encouraging this is! I used to like writing when I was young, but never really saw myself as a writer. There have been times I wrote lengthy, thought out facebook posts just to express my feelings on life, politics, or to share new recipes I created or things I discovered. I had often been told I should write a book or start a blog, but did not think I was good enough for that. I did eventually start a youtube channel, which I thought was easier at first, but since coming here, I have found my love for writing again and am loving this platform more each day. I feel it gives me a place I can express myself in many different ways. I love sharing what I have learned and actually being able to earn something at the same time is just amazing. LOVE it here and hope to continue to grow.
I am truly happy that steemit enabled you to get those creative juices flowing again. I know you will be able to make a great success here on steemit because your heart is in the right place. Soon this will be your post and I cannot wait for it!
Thank you for that! :D
i will keep your wish: Keep moving forward and Enjoy every moment of the journey!! in my heart.congratulations @crazymumzysa, so far i haven't seen a 1000 follower celebration or a 100 follower celebration done like you did :-)
Thank you chrisx. I know you will do very well and soon you will be celebrating the same achievement. Keep being such a great person to your family and the ones here on the steemit platform and good luck.
Well done! If you ever in Cape Town we should def celebrate the many of your achievements on Steemit.
Thank you very much Melkay. I saw your msg on chat will get back to you. I had to write a math exam last night, so my face was in the books for most of the day studying.
Ok thank you. I will send you my new phone/whatsapp number on the chat. I lost your deets on my previous phone.
Hope the exam went well but I am sure you smashed it! :D
Thats a wonderful story ... congratulations
Felicitaciones!!!!! Yo tambien quiero llegar!!! Salidos
congratulations
Thank you wanoiwski, I appreciate this.
Good one. Steemit group is just awesome. I can't love it better.
You sound like an addict to steemit already ebohio2008, which is a good thing, you will make lots of friends and learn tons of interesting stuff here. Enjoy!
Congrats on being more confidence in using the platform. Watched the music video as well my son has an amazing voice imitation of King Jules (spelling?).
Thank you gar-wood, I had a HUGE smile on my face as I saw the picture playing out in my head while reading your comment. I would have loved to hear it. I was dancing and singing all along as I wrote my article, having my own little party.
yeah i want to Youtube my son impressions but he will not allow me to post as worried his school friends will tease him.
hahahahahaha saved
Now I know superman's secret booster
Fantastic post @crazymumzysa! A great attitude to have share with the rest of us.
Congratulations on your achievement and continued success in the future I'm sure!
Have a great day!
Thank you very much tonyr. Life is all about our attitude. So keep staying positive and steem along.
Thank you very much for your advice and recommendations. I, too, loved staying here! Even the English language began to understand better. And you want inspiration. and well-being. With pleasure I come to you on the page. Thanks again! I learn a lot.
And thanks for the video. Fun
Thank you singa, I love this platform and know I will gain even more as I continue to do my bit. Soon we will meet up again and you will share your stories of success with me. Looking forward to it.
@crazymumzysa Congrats on landing such a feat here on Steemit! On an unrelated note, I was wondering what kind of articles you are interested in reading here on Steemit? I ask because I am researching what hot/trending bloggers like to read here for a future article.
Very clever iggy85. I love learning about other cultures, the authors sharing interesting facts and photos about their country. For me it is about your personal taste and speaking form the heart to your audience. You can never please everyone. If I do not feel a topic, I will not write about it because it then generally isn't a success for me. The big money makers are those on crypto-currencies and steemit, but that is not who I am and got really bored in the beginning only seeing this on the trending page.
Many thanks for the insight!
Thank you much. The first edition of this article has been posted with you tagged, a link to this post and your answer. I will not post it here unless you give me direct permissions for this kindness.
You may iggyg85.
https://steemit.com/community/@iggyg85/what-do-the-trending-and-hot-bloggers-of-steemit-like-to-read
Congratulations on your 4 digits achievements! I hope to one day get there too, you are an inspiration to me!
Thank you grizzman, I know you will soon.
That's awesome, congratulations on hitting 1k followers and 1k posts! Keep up the good work!
Inspirational!
Congrats. Amazing work :0) love ur post. Thx for sharing. Followed and upvoted
Congratulations on your milestone :))
Great achievements! Keep on and grow)
Thank you artz and the same to you too.
Yes yes yes!!!! Congrats. This is awesome!!
I can feel your enthusiasm in your yes's pinkielady, thank you so much. You are already there in posts, congratulations to you for that, I am truly proud of you. Enjoy a lovely week.
Hahaha! Well, ok. I sometimes have like these periods! lol
Congrads @crazymumzysa
nice!
Congrats on your milestone ...... Hardwork + dedication pays in the long run.
Your writing is amazing. Especially for not being a native english speaker. It shows that steem is a self improvement platform. Keep improving!
Very true bek. You gain confidence and you learn on this platform, two very important aspects in life. Soon I will see your post of achievements too! Looking forward to it.
Just make you my idol, I was a minnows just joined 2 days ago!
Congratulations on your milestone!!
Thank you justinb43. Keep smiling.
Congrats Steemit is the best.
The main thing to go forward without stopping, @crazymumzysa=)))
Congrats on getting 1000 followers! What an amazing achievement!
Congrats @crazymumzysa! Keep Steeming! :)
Fantastic Achievement !!!
Congrats :)
Congratulations!
Congratulations @crazymumzysa
You took 72 place in my Top 100 of posts