Build Amazing Things On The Steem Blockchain To Strengthen This Network - We're All Steemit Ambassadors!steemCreated with Sketch.

in #theeverydayproject7 years ago (edited)
People do not buy goods and services. They buy relations, stories and magic. - Seth Godin

Then let's do some magic, Seth.

Decentralized networks provide content creators with special rights - such as the freedom of speech without censorship - but they also assign us with certain duties.

It's in the nature of things that in a self-governed eco-system their participants need to assume specific responsibilities. The positive development and growth of the network should be our all main ambition.

Now that even the media has started to put steemit in the focus of interest, we need to appear at our best more than ever.

We don't even need to be a developer to build amazing things on this blockchain.

@surfermarly promoting Steemit (how do you like my new shirt?)

We're all #steemit ambassadors 💙

One essential characteristic of a decentralized system is the fact that there isn't a central management that takes care of everything.

What often happens on steemit is that people celebrate their newly acquired freedom as long as everything is alright. But once they're facing a problem they can't solve at once, they tend to demand back their good old power structure, someone they can call to account for their misery.

It's time to realize that Steemit Inc. is not responsible for the numbers in our wallets neither the behavior of individuals on this platform 😉

Freedom is not a temporary agreement. It's a given promise, in good times and in bad.

Also self-government doesn't mean that all the problems we had before suddenly disappear. It means that we exchanged our old challenges for some new and different ones.

Self government won't work without self-discipline. - Paul Harvey

We're all in charge.

You want to be part of a positive, contributive, supportive and wealthy community? Well then be positive, contributive and supportive in order to accumulate wealth.

Our doings need to set a good example - especially for new users that join the community.

Consider this network to be your home, welcome new people at the door, shake hands, wish them a good start, answer their questions, provide support, show them opportunities.

Instead of complaining about quality, spam or unfair distribution of rewards, we could rather focus on creating the content we'd love to find here.

Self-government requires powerful personalities, people that stand up for what they love. People that follow a passion and talk about it, that find pleasure in inspiring others and being inspired.

It's all about being proactive.

That's actually how these networks and communities are kept alive. If there is no proactive contribution, then there is no progress.

Progress is progress - no matter how small. Sometimes progress is our efforts and not our results.

There will be always some that want it a little bit more than others.

As in real life so on the blockchain: through natural selection the stronger ones will survive.

We may have equal chances, but not equal results. And that's totally okay!

Self-development and personal growth is something to be performed and achieved - and not something to be given for free. We're all small puzzle pieces of something bigger, we all matter.

So the better we perform, the stronger the network will grow.

We don't grow by underlining our weakness, we grow by pushing our excellence.

One of the most exciting characteristics of this place is that its future lies in our hands.

It all depends on our own choices, our will to contribute and to shape.

So let's choose excellence, let's assume full responsibility and help this place to keep being outstanding. Every day.

Let's do some steemy magic

Marly -


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This gif was inspired by yours. I love your blog because there is always inspiration here and something new to learn. You are a good ambassador, and u practice what u preach.
Thank you for sharing this

we are all in charge...

Spot on!

Haha, that's a cool animated GIF. I like your shirt :-)
Thanks for your lovely words!!!

Was für ein Beitrag! :)
Hut ab.

Wie recht du hast.
Es gibt kein zentrales Management, deshlab muss die Community ran. Wie du sagst wir stehen alle in der Verantwortung hier auf der Plattform zu bewirken

Da muss sich jeder hinterfragen.

Dear Marly, thanks so much for your statements. All are so true. Sometimes I wonder where you take all the very considerable citations from. It seems you have studied philosophy, not computer science.

Now that even the media has started to put steemit in the focus of interest, we need to appear at our best more than ever.

Yes, that's what you are doing here all the time. I wish we could meet again personally to talk about our mindset regarding steemit and the small rest of the universe. Today we have our next "Steemit Stammtisch Munich" at Cafe Westend - and I promise I will think about you. And I will miss you.

@freiheit50 my friend!
It's always such a pleasure reading your comments :-)
I'd love to be there tonight, you need to have a Weißbier on me, please!

Sometimes I wonder where you take all the very considerable citations from. It seems you have studied philosophy, not computer science.

Haha, maybe I've just passed through a lot of (weird) situations in my life that helped me to understand people and their behavior. I guess empathy is something that helps you to come further in any area - even in computer science :-)

Big hugs and enjoy the meetup!

Instead of complaining about quality, spam or unfair distribution of rewards, we could rather focus on creating the content we'd love to find here.

This is exactly my goal here! Improving things so that I could find more content I like. Improving means rewarding the good instead of flagging the bad! That is my mojo :D

Improving means rewarding the good instead of flagging the bad! That is my mojo :D

I completely share your mojo, @lemouth! :-)

and you are one of the best ambassadors of all!

Danke, mein Lieber 😍 Haste mein neues Shirt gesehen? Sind heute angekommen, war wie Weihnachten, haha!

Es ist mir erst jetzt aufgefallen, alles andere wäre gelogen - Blau auf Grau passt immer

Blau auf Grau passt immer

Haha. Hab auch blau auf dunkelblau - geht auch :-)

"With great power comes responsibilities." It is quite a proof-of-concept in form of reputation in steemit. Steemitians with rating 70s and above are really good content creators and great ambassadors too. It is amazing how the decentralized system like steemit make it workable. Thanks @surfermarly for being a living proof of that :)

Thank YOU for stopping by and for leaving such a lovely compliment! :)
Of course, the content of the top performers is even more visible since they get better rankings. However, this is an open website, accessible to everybody all over the world. We're all part of the puzzle.

"We're all #steemit ambassadors" you say.

I agree completely and each of us needs to do what we can to bring more people to our community.

Talk about it, post Steemit links you like on the other networks, resteem and just generally let people know what you're doing. Down the road, we will all have been the trail blazers and reap the rewards.

I upvote all comments and replies to all of my post to help my fellow Steemians earn Steemit rewards and gain voting power! That's one way we can all help other while the community builds.

upvoted and resteemed.

You are indeed very right @bigsilver promoting steemit starts from individually taking strides to build the community and most importantly, indulge the participation of others. Good Read.

Thanks, my pleasure.

I'll continue following and reading your posts as well.

all the best

Down the road, we will all have been the trail blazers and reap the rewards.

Yeah, that's exactly how it works :-)
Thanks for your encouragement and support, @bigsilver!

I checked out your web site as well.

I like what you are doing and have commented a few times in the past.

I'll keep reading and watching.

all the best.

Thank you very much! That's too kind.
See you around and all the best to you, too :-)

Marly,

Thank you for your constantly positive attitude about everything.

I need to hear it! ;)

Surf on, surfer girl... :D

😄😇😄

@creatr

It's my pleasure @creatr!!!
Thank YOU for always being around :-)
Today is bank holiday at my place, so guess where to find me... haha

Bank holiday? Hahahahaha!

I'm looking for the day when every day is a bank holiday, because we only need Steem and other crypto... ;)

Hugs! :D

I'm looking for the day when every day is a bank holiday, because we only need Steem and other crypto... ;)

Oh yeah! Bank holidays and never ending swells :-)

This is my first time seeing you and what an impact you have made with me. Each of us have the same obligations, responsibilities and chances as one another. Now, how we chose to use them and uphold them is the question. When a platform is open like this one, we will soon see the true nature of a person. Oh, and your shirt and logo are adorable!

Thanks for your kindness, @themerrylotus! I'm happiest that this post inspired you in such way :-)
You are absolutely right: it's an open place, everybody is able to look at us and our doings - so that's a chance and a duty at the very same time.
I think we're already doing pretty well btw! :-)

Your blog has a new follower now...

Glad to have you aboard! Here's to furthering great content. I look forward to your future posts as well.

SteemIT is allowing us all to be efficient in posting and connecting with each other. It's great that we support each other and the rest of the world will take notice and join us. Yes, the shirt is very cool... great design and logo :)

It's great that we support each other and the rest of the world will take notice and join us.

Absolutely :)
Thanks for the compliment regarding the shirt.
Have a great day!