Firstly JP congratulations on a wonderful first year!
You have clearly used the help you were given wisely. I very much enjoyed hearing about you in the MSP waves show yesterday evening and I am glad you answered my question so openly and honestly about doubting if you would stay on Steemit earlier in your journey.
You seem a very nice and humble guy so you may not like what I am about to say...
You are an inspiration!
I suspect you do not want to her that haha, but let me explain...If you could have doubts about your staying power on Steemit and experience a lack of motivation with regards to posting regularly and then still make such a resounding success of the beginning of your journey in just one short year, then Wow! There is surely hope and much optimism for the future, right?
What an amazing initiative this contest is. I have noticed all the best people here run giveaways as a way of paying it forward to the community and helping the new Steemians to find a way to stick around on the platform.
I wish you the very best of luck for the next year and beyond...I hope your journey takes you to the stratosphere in terms of what is possible for you. If I am totally honest I do not believe you will need that luck as I believe you have taken the most important first step that is necessary and that is laying a strong, solid foundation for the future.
You have also smashed the second most important element that is required for long and lasting success. You engage in the community and encourage others to do so. Friendships made here can be surprisingly strong...I myself did not expect to make good friends here, I was so wrong. These communities give us a way to ask for feedback on our journey and when the dark days come (and they surely will) these friendships can be invaluable and can drag us to safety until the sun shines again.
I look forward to hearing you on the Discord radio-shows super excited at how much progress you have made in year 2! Thanks for the encouragement to the plankton here and for sharing your story that we can use as a roadmap to success.
Take great care and keep finding ways to make the journey and the community better :D
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