The above picture is me right before a trip to Disneyland. Yes I am a 51 year old child. I love going place like Disneyland, SeaWorld, San Diego Comic Con, and many other fun places. My background is Military, IT, and Retail. I know that is a rushed resume to say the least but those details are unimportant and from a life long past.
Just in case you are curious here are some details. While I was enjoying a post military career in IT (Information Technology) building computers and networking them, troubleshooting and what not. Went to the Doctor for a small abdominal protusion. That is right something was poking through my tummy.
Initially the Doc thought it to be a hernia but to be safe ordered a CAT Scan because there were no other indicators of a hernia. That poor Doc came back as white as a sheet. He had trouble meeting my gaze. After he delivered the news I had to console him. This ended my career in IT. Nobody tells you about Chemo Brain until it is too late.
Before you feel sorry for me I have lived with this cancer for about a decade, with no sign of me checking out anytime soon. This did bring me back to California where I started a kind of new career in Retail. Was hired at the local Wal-mart as an accounting associate. I have never counted so much money. Yes, before Wal-mart started using the Cash Machines to store, count, and dispense money to fund the store, we did it all by hand, how crazy is that lol.
I remember back in 2006 was out of the military, repairing computers in my own shop, and trying to figure out the internet cash cow. It seemed like every article I read was about someone making it big on the internet. I am the kind of guy that does not learn about something until it is too late. I missed every fad you can think of.
This brings us back to 2015, I am in California appreciating the weather working at Wal-mart yearning for more time on these beautiful beaches. Wanting to go to the theme parks I mentioned earlier, but I had no time and no money. IT is sad living less than an hour from Disneyland but not being able to go. This was life on a retail income.
I dedicated all of my off tme to researching ways of making money online. Wow there was a lot to learn and still is. All of my searching brought me to eBay. First I tryed dropshipping that did yeild some positive results, but it was stressfull. Then I went through my house and rounded up anything that still worked, and looked good and started taking pictures and listed it all on eBay. With that money I went to garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, and storage auctions. When my eBay income equaled my Wal-mart income I quit Wal-mart and started reselling full time.
In my research efforts to discover the different ways to render money from the internet, found affiliate marketing. This brought me to Jon G Olson or 
Following Jon's brilliant marketing advice, has broght me to the blockchain and Hive. I am very grateful to be a part of this wonderful community 馃槏. I would aslo like to thank 
Even though I am a newb the income potential of Splinterlands keeps screaming in my face. Jon is also quite vocal of the income opportunites. Do not get me wrong, I know it is a game with it's initial purpose intended to entertain. Everytime I play when I am rewarded new cards, and the time just slips away. I know there is a business somewhere.
Right now as we speak upper level players are making some serious money everyday just by renting out their cards. I am not but they are. I only currently own a few cards. What if I could just make blockchain gaming my fulltime income. That would be so cool, "Hello my name is Chris I am a professional blochchain gamer" that sounds really cool.
Going forward I am attempting to turn my Splinmterlands gaming hobby into a full blown business. Let's say our goal for a fulltime business is $100 a day in income, part time $50 a day in income, and anything less than that is just a hobby. Currently by my own standards I am a Splinterlands Hobbiest working hard on becomming a Splinterlands Business.
I will be sharing my business building and gaming activities for the next 30 consecutive days here on #oneup, #ctp, and #ctpcontent
Your comments, questions, and helpful hints are very welcome.
Thank you so much for welcoming me into your wonderful community
