STEEMIT ULTIMATE CHALLENGE 8 WEEKS - WEEK 4

Thanks @dobartim for this contest. It’s good to know that there is some love left for a Newbie like me.
Apparently, this is the second time I’m participating in this contest, and this time around, I’ve got to be more real to you, @dobartim, because I’ve learnt that you like being real, and things that are real and original attract your attention.

Elias Chijioke (@eliasjay) is my name. I’m from Anambra State, Nigeria. I read English at Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria. I just graduated last year with the hope of getting a job, but since last year, the rate of unemployment has being on the increase.
“I will never cook in this house again; neither will I buy food stuffs again. You’re old enough to fend for yourself,” Mum raved at me. She walked past the kitchen door and slammed it. I thought it was a big joke, but later on, I came to understand that I was ludicrous to think it was a joke. As a graduate doing nothing, and as a result of Mum’s sudden strange attitude, I left the house last, toward Christmas period in search of a source of livelihood. Luckily for me, I bumped into a friend, @tony-duke, the guy that introduced me to Steemit. I still remember with poignant clarity that evening when he gushed out these words: “join us on Steemit where you earn from your passion.” I was totally baffled at the onset. “What do you mean; what does Steemit mean?” I quickly retorted in curiosity. “Steemit is a platform where you earn from what you like doing; you post, you earn,” he repeated. Well, with the determination on my inside, and with his help, I signed up on Steemit earlier this year. I tried and bought a new browsing phone, but it was stolen at the moment. “All is well,” I said within me. “At least, I have a personal Computer.”

I can say that Steemit is a great platform for writers, singers, comedians, painters, people who have an artistic flair, etc. I did my damnedest to study successful Steemians. People like @dobartim, @jerrybanfield, @flysky, @purepinnay, etc. and how they became successful within a short period of time. I also made some friends here. Friends like @ajremy, @sigmund, @prechi, etc. I learned something from the above successful Steemians, and one thing I’ve learned from them is there originality. They would post original poems, words of advice, encouraging write ups, etc. They would not copy others. Since I knew I could write. I began to write poems, relationship words, things about life. I was doing all these things to earn a living, make Mum happy, and so that the economic recession in my country would not determine my future.
Nigeria is a blessed but corrupt country, where the masses find it difficult to make ends meet, where the top government officials would embezzle public funds, and no one speaks against them. As a result of this, I made up my mind that since things are bad in my country, I would make things right in an area of gifting. A wise man once said, “If things are not right in your environment that means you were born to make things right in that environment.”

I derive happiness from baking. I do bake meat pie, and cook its sauce. It’s one of the things I love doing. I started it with the little payouts on Steemit. Last two weeks, I participated in a poetry contest by @tony-duke and @ajremy, and luckily for me, my poem came first. I was the happiest person on earth when my phone rang, and it was my friend, @tony-juke. He called and told me to send my account number. Of course, I sent, and received the alert immediately. Despite that, I was able to sell the 6.000SBD in my account. With the money from the poetry contest and from the 6.000SBS I sold, I was able to start a meat pie business. I also sent a little amount for my sister who was in school, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Now, I and my sister could eat with the little I got on Steemit. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s just the truth. I feel elated because today, I supply meat pies in small quantities for Super markets, schools, shops, etc. with the Steemit rewards. I need to be supplying it in big quantities because I’ve seen that people’s interests are on the increase.

My aim is to, just like Kentucky fried chicken, cook the best sauce that nobody else has cooked before, and I’ve gotten to that level, but my only obstacle is more fund. I need a few amount of money to invest in my business. Here is the plan, well structured plan, if I could get more funds, I would invest it in my meat pie business, and by so doing the business will grow. It’s my desire to see it grow; it’s my desire to build a meat pie factory where my kind of meat pies are baked every day, and other snacks. I think that would create employment for our graduates who don’t have any job. That would also end the issue of crime in my country.

I love children also, and I have plans for them. After I make a huge profit from the before-small-scale-but-soon-to-be-large-scale business that I’m doing, I will rent a small building as a crèche school for kids, and from there, it will get to basic level, and to junior and senior high school level. The bona fide reason why I want to do this is because some kids cannot afford to go to school in my town, and again, some parents are very busy at their jobs, so they can’t take care of their children all by themselves. I desire to put an end to the issue. Dr. Myles Munroe one said, “Nothing changes until your mind changes.” I seriously believe in the above truism.

I have a dream on Steemit; I have a contribution to make. I’ve posted so many things, and I will keep posting rich contents for Steemians to see. I will keep expressing my opinions, beliefs, culture, the mind of God towards His people, and who Steemians are in Christ. Also, I’ve spoken to so many people about this platform, and I’m happy that they are joining us here on Steemit. When I tell people about my little success on Steemit, they always get interested, and I will never stop, neither will I keep my mouth shut. Just this week, I’ve helped five people in creating their own accounts, and with time I will get some more. I’m aiming at popularizing Steemit in my town because this platform is not at all popular here in my town. I will be popularizing it house by house. At least, five persons in a week. I hope and pray that light would be constant from now onward. My younger sister is joining too, but not now because she is writing her exams. I don’t want her to be distracted because she is already telling me to open an account for her. I will make sure we walk together, I mean everybody in my town, to make Steemit a better place to earn a live, to make impacts, and to improve on our different areas of gifting.

Steemit has changed my life; it’s a great platform. I'm moving forward. I'm no more trapped like I used to be. I'm no more shy the way I used to be. I'm no more alone; so many people do call me to talk to them about Steemit. I'm free from Mum. At least, now, I can buy some food stuffs. I write more; I can think more, and think out something good. I focus on the future, and not the past, because my past cannot determine my future, and my future can never be dimmed. The last but not least, as time goes on, and after I would get a new browsing phone, it's quite vivid that I would do even more for the people around me, and for the community I would become part of. I do not have a phone now; that's why my entry came late. It took me a lot of time to take those photos and upload them. Imagine how stressful it would be to be taking all those pictures with someone's phone, and be transferring them to your personal Computer. I'm sorry for the late entry @dobartim.

Again, with all due respect, I would like to say a big 'THANK YOU' to dobartim for bringing up a contest like this.
Thanks to splendid Steemians out there for joining this platform, for your inspiring posts, upvotes, comments; you guys are just great.
I love you all, but God does more.
God bless you!

More information about the contest; visit the link:
https://steemit.com/steemitultimatechallenge/@dobartim/3qwdvc-steemit-ultimate-challenge-8-weeks-prize-fund-2000-sbd-week-4-registration-is-in-progress