Steemit Has Humbled Me
Stewards Of Gondor Delegate
Many of you know that back in late November of 2017, I was one of the many that @fulltimegeek chose to become a SOG recipient and the honor of receiving 5k SP (steem power) to curate and find quality content and great steemians to boost and recognize. And most of you know that I spend endless hours doing just that.
Things I have Accomplished Thanks To The SOG Delegation:
- Continued the weekly Seed Exchange contests
- Played Secret Santa
- Played Clucky's Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
- Hosted a @qurator membership for six recipients
- Hosted the healthy2018 contest and challenge
- I have been Embracing a steemian a week
- I have expanded my weekly HOLLER OUT Tuesday recognition posts
There are more little things I have done while this fabulous gift was bestowed upon me, but the ones mentioned above are the ones most known and my favorites to date.
And now I am in the process of researching a steemian to delegate my own SP to; since I have been fortunate enough to have my SP grow immensely over the last two months.
Today marks EXACTLY six months since I made my first post on steemit and I feel humbled, fortunate beyond words and will continue to pay-it-forward to ALL steemians. Thank you you ALL for your assistance, guidance and support.
And the BIGGEST THANK YOU to @fulltimegeek and his generosity, support and belief in me as an SOG recipient!
For more information about @fulltimegeek's delegations and the Stewards of Gondor see here.
Curation League
About two weeks ago, fellow steemian and someone I look to as a steemit mentor, @abh12345 started a Curation League. Well, imagine my surprise when he started this new venture AND he mentioned me! Not once, but every week!
To see his latest post about this, see the link below.
Also very well done to @goldendawne and @carlgnash who have finished 2nd and 3rd - happy to see you guys here! (again!)
It is so easy to be considered for this league too! Head over and read his post... NOW!! Go! And good luck to all!
For more information about @abh12345's curation league see this post
I have been a faithful follower of @abh12345 for months and really take his posts, comments and support to heart. He is an amazing person and such a giving steemian! If you are NOT following him... YOU SHOULD BE!
The thing is... I had no clue @abh12345 was even doing this challenge of curation. I come onto steemit every day with the same attitude and philosophy.
- How can I help someone else?
- What can I do today to make steemit a better place for another steemian?
- How can I pay it forward?
- Who can I bring a moment of joy and accomplishment to today?
- Which post(s) will really have me applauding and wanting to encourage the author?
- What can I say to a fellow steemian that will encourage his or her determination and dedication to stay active on steemit?
So in closing of this post I want to thank everyone, and I mean EVERYONE who I have spoken to, thanked me, encouraged me, supported me and given me another reason to come back here EVERY day and do what I do. And especially @fulltimegeek and @abh12345 for their vision of making steemit a positive and GLORIOUS place for me to flourish and grow.
I don't what to say! You are too kind to me!
The amount of community work you do is amazing and you deserve massive credit for this!
Of course, @fulltimegeek's vision and kindness is what I think has empowered many of us to lift our game here and pay forward what we can to the community.
It's a pleasure to be 'working' with you :D
Feeling's mutual!
Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I'd be where I am today when I started six months ago!
It has been an incredible experience and with the support from you, and FTG, plus all the others I have met, none of this would have been possible!
You joined at a good time and have not wasted any of it :D
Long may the good vibes continue, thank you!
Please mentor me too @abh12345 so I can give back more to my Community
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Hi @goldendawne, kudos to you! I'm only 2 weeks old here in Steemit so I don't know much about what's going all around, but I've encountered a fair lot of users who went MIA already.
What you and your friends do for the community is awesome. Just wanted to say that. I know steemit is a crypto platform and investments play a huge role here, but it's really reassuring to see more people focusing on the community and blogging aspect :) More power to you and your vision. Thank you!
Ironic you say this...
I came here for the writing and blogging platform... met some GREAT people and settled into some unbelievable groups and communities and my main focus still is on writing/blogging and interaction. The cryptocurrency is still a good benefit but not, or ever has been, my main focus.
And yes, sad to see people rush here then leave just as quick when they realize it is work and not a "get-rich-quick" deal. Guess that's the easy way to weed out some.
Yeah, that's what I'm discovering too. I got my homies now. Great people to be around with and learn things from.
I was thinking about the system too when it comes to blogging. Some aspiring bloggers sometimes lose heart when their blogs don't get noticed for a long while. And this happens because their content is buried deep by users with huge voting power or investments.
So I appreciate it that some people like you take time to curate and read other people's posts. My community role models does that too so I see a bright future for aspiring writers here in steemit.
Yes this does tend to happy... people want and expect instant gratification but it doesn't happen immediately. But over time and with persistence, it does. It happened that way for me.
Persistence is a lesson for me to learn indeed. Thank you for taking time to discuss your thoughts and experiences. It's a pleasant revelation.
once again, thanks for curating.
Well congratulations to you. It sounds like you're really helping to make Steemit feel more community oriented. I love seeing things like this here.
I actually joined up about six months ago as well, but I just didn't really feel like there was much here beyond people trying to get more Steem. Don't get me wrong, I like seeing a little Steem coming my way too. But it's not really on my radar most of the time. I'm here for the conversations, the interesting stories, the photos of places that I'll probably never get to visit and interacting with people a half a world away anytime I want.
If there's no real community, no depth beyond just trying to cash in on getting votes then there really isn't anything here to keep most people interested. Thanks for making Steemit a better place for people like me who just want Steemit to be an interesting place to learn new things, get to know people, and have some fun.
I actually joined steemit for the opportunity to write and blog. I had lost my passion for it due to an illness. I knew NOTHING about cryptocurrency (and the knowledge is still limited now) but I stayed on steemit, remained active and continued writing and blogging.
I am not here to get-rich by any means.
This is a platform where I can share my gardening, homesteading and other various topics I enjoy in life without having to maintain the website and its behind the scenes organization. This frees me up t write, comment and interact.
I have learned so many gardening and homesteading tricks, techniques and gained more knowledge in this shrt time than anywhere else online. Steemit has all the variables I need to thrive with my hobbies, life and writing.
Community is crucial. It's one of the first things I tell new steemians about. Join a community. Interact. Converse.
I couldn't agree with you more. And I envy your lifestyle, I grew up on a farm. I tended the garden. I fed, watered, and looked after the animals. Oh, and I planted enough fruit trees to feed an army. I worked all of the time and really hated a lot of it as a kid. I didn't know how good I had it, lol.
I haven't been back to the family farm in 5 years. The life that I took for granted back then would be like a dream vacation for me now. Just to step outside and be able to see more than a hundred feet without there being buildings blocking out the world would be heaven!
I'm looking forward to hearing about what I'm missing out on out there at your homestead. I'm sure you'll see me in the comments on your posts😊
It has indeed, been a wild ride. Thanks to @fulltimegeek we can help others and give them a leg up in Steemit. Keep on Steeming, @goldendawne. Together we can make steemit grow!
I know.. and he has chosen some UNBELIEVABLE people to be his SOGs. I look at this list (the one that @abh12345 puts out every week) and I see the numbers and think.. WOW! We are all sure making some great and positive progress every week!
And you... congratulations on your success and UPvoting, commenting and being a perfect example of what an SOG should be!
Thank you for your kind words.
I've watched you work really hard, grow, help others, and post interesting content! I'm happy to have met you. Take care and Godspeed on your endeavors.
This is the first time I stumble upon this awesome community project. Steemit is indeed a magical place blessed with many many awesome people who care and think about everyone.💖💗💕❤️♨️
Great work @goldendawne really inspiring....you are the inspiration for all the steemians
thank you! WIshing you steemit success too!
Thank you so much for the well wishes
I am overwhelmed by the driving force of kindness here on steem. Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration.
Thank you!!
I see something worthwhile and I just go with it.
I am all about spreading the joy and helping others.
What an inspiring post especially for newbies like me. I like your attitude of paying it forward. That is how I see Steemit, too. I am so new I have no idea what this curation talk is, but I hope to learn. My heart is in helping others. Many thanks to you. @fulltimegeek picked a great one! Blessings
Thank you!
The curation is about UPvoting, resteeming and being able to help others and the steemit block chain grow.
Think of it as... you water a flower (another's post) and it grows (you give the other person more visibility and recognition) and before you realize it, the person you watered (curated) has grown into a beautiful flower and the blooms are being pollinated by other steemians (bees) and spread even further.
Yeah, I love gardening!