Steemit – valuable source for personal development
In a society where more and more people realize that supplemental education is essential for staying ahead of the curve to achieve any success and where millionaires are made overnight by selling their infoproduct, the need for highly valuable, specific advice that comes at the cost of nothing but the time spent to read it, is emerging.
In this post I want to discuss how Steemit could provide some insightful tips to everybody, everywhere.
You can learn a lot from books - no doubt about it – but when it comes to actionable, practical advice those sources are limited.
Don’t get me wrong here. I do read a lot. The idea of studying the life of somebody else without having to live an entire life is definitely amazing. It is truly valuable to amass this kind of knowledge in a fraction of the time and in my opinion books do count as mentors as they can teach you pretty much anything if you’re willing to put in the time.
However, they don’t hold you accountable – something you have to do for yourself or with the help of surrounding you with people on a similar mission – and sometimes you just need that specific advice to move forward.
Someone that pushes you to levels you wouldn’t have thought were possible for you. There are not many world class athletes without a coach, if any.
That’s why a lot of people are willing to turn to those high ticket items and pay a little fortune for masterminds and private retreats.
Seems like nothing is for free after all hm? But wait, let’s see how Steemit could provide a reasonable solution for this.
Let’s forget the barrier of non direct communication that the internet seems to have for a moment and focus on those that don’t have any other opportunities than turning to social networks for help.
How could Steemit become a platform of highly actionable advice from people that know what they are talking about?
Well for starters I would like to point out that the Steemit community seems to know what they are talking about.
Secondly there are all types of people at different stages of their life and if you are willing to leave the special snowflake syndrome at the door you can learn a lot from the stories these amazing individuals are willing to share. We all face adversity at some point and being able to express your thoughts freely and receive some positive feedback with tips sounds quite good.
Then we have the incentive. Which is money. Provided you write a helpful story that a lot of people can take action on to improve their lives, they are all more than willing to upvote your post. It’s free for them after all. This idea is kind of like Quora on steroids.
A last point I want to make is that I’m convinced that highly successful people want to pay it forward. If their attention turns to Steemit, where their actions and help has direct influence and people report how their specific advice helped them do XYZ, I’m sure a lot of them will be willing to give it a shot. Plus, they even have some monetary gain for their time investment however small it is to them.
Again it’s like a modified version of Quora, but that’s why Steemit is so awesome. It has all the upside of those other platforms plus the little bonus. At the same time the downside is rather small.
So will Steemit become a haven for people looking for practical advice?
That all depends on the reputation we can build for this platform to make it attractive for all kinds of different people from different areas. Having a knowledgable community that shares personal stories with tips and tricks should be a good starting point.
Let’s see what Steemit will be able to pull off in that regard and hope for the best. I know, hope is not a strategy. Let’s actively get even more awesome people on here!
Cheers, have a good one. Until next one :)