There was a time...So very long ago...Where I was not on the Steemit platform and had no idea that this glorious space existed at all.
Scary really...Horrifying in fact!
And my blogging platform of choice was WordPress and the blog was Plus 1 Daily
The brand and concept came from years of studying personal development and success by reading the hundreds of authors and leaders in my personal library...
(Seriously....I have an addiction to reading...That's only 3 of my 6 bookshelves...)
Anyways....After the countless hours of studying I discovered this concept talked about by many of the thought leads in the industry. Some referred to it as 'Kaizen' , a Japanese word for constant improvement...Others like one of my favorite authors Darren Hardy named it 'The Compound Effect' ...
I formed my own ideas and concepts from their teachings and came up with a daily mission statement;
"To be better at sunset than I was at sunrise..."
And that's how the Plus 1 concept was born.
The idea is to be better by doing 1 simple task more than you did the previous day.
Try something new today.
Write a blog post or create a vlog
Watch a Ted Talk.
Read an extra chapter in that book on your coffee table.
Develop one new relationship.
Reach out to one new potential customer or subscriber.
Welcome one new Steemian in the 'IntroduceYourself' tag stream.
Comment on or ReSteem one of your followers posts.
The possibilities are endless especially here on Steemit. Do the little things every day that will start to snow ball down the road. It can be life changing...
Doing just one of those tasks above every day this week gets you 7 steps closer to your short term goals. If you did just 1 'new' thing every day for this month you'd be 30 steps closer. And a Plus 1 every day for a year, that's 365 steps closer to your BIG goals!
Please note none of these daily tasks cost you money and they don't take up a ton of your time. You just build into your daily habits and watch your results start to soar!
And if you got started today, in a few years from now you would be laughing...
Plus 1...Pushing yourself every day, to do more and be more!
So why am I even bringing this up on Steemit?
Part of the attraction I've had with this community and platform is that it's a blogging community at it's core. Sure there are some amazing apps that you can leverage to build your brand through live streaming @dlive , videos @dtube , photography @steepshot and podcasting @dsound ...
But when I strip it all down, this was my replacement for WordPress. I could use it as a hub and leverage all the amazing apps available I listed above right here. So it is my 'Platform of Choice!'. And I haven't looked back...
And with that, I've been a sponge for the first few months that I've been in the community. And the recurring theme I've read from all the leaders here on Steemit is to...
Create. Daily!
This is my Plus 1 now!
6 of the 7 days of the week, I will be creating content. And every piece of content I put out there I will try my best to add more value.
Plus 1!
The tips I've learned from some of the members of this community have been priceless and I will add their advice into everything I do. I will try to be better than I was the day before.
My content will hopefully become much more valuable to the Steemit community every time I press 'Post'
Plus 1 every single time you step up to bat :)
And as for the rewards?
What an amazing bonus!
Sure people are gloomy about the price of Steem right now but I don't mind it at all. Simply put, you may only make 1 Steem dollar from your posts that you create today...But what will the Steem dollar be worth tomorrow? Or in a year or two from now?
So again...My Plus 1 is simple...
Create value today , get better for tomorrow and be very excited for where the Steemit community will be in a few years from now....
To the moon :)
