NO MATTER HOW HOT, STEEM IT

...if you fail, try TRY AGAIN.
-Mr. Peabody.

That quote was from my favourite animation, MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN (You outta see it)
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And that's what this post is all about!

HIS STORY (History😁)

I joined Steemit in August 2017 when @vwovwe, @samstickkz and @mrfelix spoke to me of the platform, with @vwovwe urging me to sign up ASAP. Agreed, I was nonchalant about the whole idea cos (if you're in Nigeria, you'll know that) about that time, there were a lot of online money-doubling schemes and I'd lost heavily to a lot of them.

Pressure pressured me to sign up, after which I forgot about the entire platform...till about Christmas Day, last year, when I went to see the trio (cos they stay in the same compound). What I saw, even these words can't tell the full story... @vwovwe had gotten a new phone (worth at least fifty thousand naira) and was worth over N500,000; @mrfelix paid the rent of the beautiful apartment I met them in, plus he fully funished it to very high luxurious taste and was worth over N1m; @samstickkz ...need I say more? He's among the creme de la creme of Nigerian Steemians and as at then, was worth over N4m just from Steemit.

Christmas Meal (Steemit paid for it!)
Photo by me

I was then challenged to get serious on Steemit...and that was when I made my
introduction post and ever since, I've tried to consistently socailize and participate on Steemit: IF, TO FIND MYSELF, FROM CALM WATERS TO STEEM and Can I share some thoughts?, to mention a few post I've made...

Then came the challenge!

My sincere post weren't getting as much audience as I hoped they would

Payouts weren't encouraging, comments weren't forthcoming and nobody resteemed!
I was on the verge of giving up but friends like @ifioklee, @morgangreat, @otybest, @divineinyang and the #elite family encouraged me to keep posting and keep socializing.

They collectively told me that

Steemit is Work!
Never stop posting, you'll never know the post that'll introduce you to the world.
When commenting, always add information to information.
Tell more folks about Steemit.
And finally, learn to say THANK YOU.

Till date, I haven't gotten to the first step of where I want to be on Steemit but I know with time, I'll get there.

When folks ask me

Godwin, how much have you made on Steemit?

Godwin, how much have you cashed outta Steemit?

I just smile and say

I'm not there yet but I'm on my way there. You should join Steemit now, before you begin to bug me when I make it oooh😁

My Steemit Journey begun January this year...and the travel has been adventrous so far. Everyday, I meet new folks. Everyday, I'm wowed by awesome content...and I learn a lot.

I hope to read more, know more so I can be more.

So, if you reading this also have same doubts and reservations I had, I hope this post has given you another reason to keep posting on Steemit.

Thanks for reading.