MINNOW OF THE WEEK: Journey so far and My mind all for steemit

My name is Joshua ifeanyi but popularly called messinaldo by my friends because of my football talent. I am a Nigerian, born and raised in a Christian family.
Am dark in complexion, above average weight and also height. I just finished my degree course of study in the University, so I will say am a graduate of Petroleum engineering.

I am the kind of guy who is very gentle, quiet but difficult to understand things about him. I am emotional and when it comes to love (for a lady), I will say am the best (smiles), although I hate someone playing with my feelings.
Describing myself fully here can be a little complicated, but to put it in a simple word: Am that kind of guy that loves to impact positively to the life of others with a little way I can and hoping and praying that in near future, I will impact much to the life of others.
I think that should make you understand who i am actually.. Smiles.
More to that, I have always love everything around me and anything that I discovered that add value to the life we live.
I am not actually a great writer, I have spend much of my time in the University solving complex mathematical problems that relate to the Petroleum field. So even now, am much finding it a little hard to put this words down.. Smiles.
I love football, I can't do without playing football and despite the fact I graduated as a Petroleum engineer from the University, all my mind is on CHELSEA fc. Most times, I can't often help not dreaming big and seeing myself playing in STAMFORD BRIDGE someday soon.

Finally on steemit

It was late November, precisely on the 22nd of November 2017,that a friend of mine who I havnt actually meet in person @ifioklee introduced me to this great blogging site that is full of great creativity, challenges, great minds and people.
It was through a Facebook scholarship group page that I met @ifioklee who eventually invited me to join this great platform and encouraged me that with hard work, I can actually be able to cope with the challenges steemit brings along. Unfortunately, we aren't seeing each other, so understanding the basic principles behind it wasn't really easy because we are communicating through whatsapp chat group. But I decided to out more listening ears and followed much of his direction.
He encouraged me to express my thoughts in a better way and put off the initial fear I had within my mind.
He much showed me posts of other people here with great minds and very creative and powerful words. That actually inspired me alot that instantly on the spot I fell in love with steemit... (smiling).
So within about 2-3 days after that, I signed up in much anticipation to contributing the much way my effort can push me to.
Despite the challenging nature of understanding everything @ifioklee was explaining to me... The most important thing of all is that, finally, I'm on steemit community.

My experience here

Its actually so hard to talk about my experience here because I much can't help my brain recalling back the challenging and good long historical experience in this community.
I hardly post much or earn much from the ones I have posted which was really a kind of a challenge to me because all I was thinking in this case is if actually all my post were wrong.
But thanks to @runicar for this amazing chance for us to express our respective experiences here despite how long we have been here.

Things I discovered here

Firstly, the community is full of great minds, people who has so much talents that are ready to add value to lives. It is a very friendly avenue for everyone and although not much so challenging to getting use to it when anyone put head down to learn.
It also offers more opportunity to people who has undiscovered talents to be able to discover that within them that can impact much value to both the steemit community and life.

Secondly, I never believed that steemit can connect me with so much friends from other countries of the world. Despite the fact we aren't close to each other, we chat, talk, get connected with each other and can't stop living like one family.
More to it, steemit gives everyone the chance to contest in all the competition around it despite differences in thoughts, race etc. I now speak through my mind because of steemit.
Thanks to steemit.

How steemit has helped me

As I said initially, I have been able to express my thoughts publicly without being laughed. Steemit have given me the much confidence that I have needed to find my way back to other interesting things.
I was only good in drawing or sketching any engineering or machine related object but steemit had much presented me with taking a bigger challenge in learning alot. I can now sketch something more challenging to me before, even though am still learning much, the experience worth it.

Motive/goals on steemit

Since joining steemit community and discovering alot of unique and incredible things and also meeting alot of great minds, saying that my only goal is just to make the money and leave the community doesn't worth it. I think to contribute much with my effort to this community and connecting with more people and understanding their mindset is my goal of staying here and being here.
I much want to add value to this community to my little best
Values to the community

I am a learner, have no knowledge like great people here. I am also no special someone and I am empty of ideas I can use to add value to this platform. But I will keep trying, learning and believing that one day I will impact much here.

Why I deserve to win

Irrespective of the reputation, number of post made, the huge payout every week, I think I deserve to win this contest not because I have added value to this community but because I have taken up a challenge that I once thought it's impossible, not minding the time spent, but was able to conquer it with much ambitious mind to keep doing it.
Also, my chances of winning it depends much on those who will judge it, am not the best among others but the judges have their say about the whole thing.

(check this out [link] (https://steemit.com/art/@messinaldo/step-by-step-sketching-of-legolas).... Its something I posted recently that am much proud of).
Thanks once more to @vunicar for this opportunity.
I remain your humble friend @messinaldo