The "coming out of the shell" part really resonates with me, though I tend to use characters and sell those, rather than myself personally... but who am I fooling. Of course it's me behind the mask.
Starting up a business was one of the first things I did when I came here. Though it only exists on the internet, within my computer, home residence and mind (there's no physical location to go to work, yet) it's still a business. My very own productions company. I knew my name alone wasn't enough. Now, with the help of Steemit, this business is plastered all over the internet and I have one hell of a grand vision of things to come. It's also nice to have that little investment of Steem Power set aside and growing by the day.
Going from zero to all of this in under three months and all I had to invest was time... that's the way of the future.
Congratulations on your success and all the best of luck to you in the days to come.
Amen brother. It gives us all a chance to create the markets we only dreamed of. It's such a wonderful ecosystem to be a part of. I'm glad you're taking advantage of it as well. I wish you all the best in your endeavors my friend!