Gratitude Gifts to Steemians in Nigeria - Appreciation and Generosity at its peak

This explains questions 3 and 4. So which Steemian did I gift and why? I'll start with my mentor. You all should meet my mentor, @ngoenyi. I think she should receive the best mentor award in Nigeria because the majority were brought in on Steemit and trained by her; even 3 country reps knew Steemit and were mentored by her.

I'll give her the accolades for introducing Steemit to us. If she kept this platform to herself or thought of the stress that accompanied mentorship, I doubt we would be on Steemit. This is one of the reasons I choose to give her a perfect portrait gift to be my mentor. Without her, I wouldn't have gotten this far. I use this opportunity to thank her again for her patience, encouragement, support, and kindness shown towards me.

She has been a mother, a mentor, and a friend. She deserves even more. This portrait may seem little, but it's the best gift I could ever think of to remind her of how she has been a leader. My gratitude will always go to her and to God for keeping her alive to be a mentor.

The next person I surprised was @xkool24.. He may seem to be silent on the platform, but his doings aren't silent. His works have extended far from being an admin. As a leader and more, he has thought leadership and responsibility with patience and love. I am a moderator and newbie coordinator in his community. These responsibilities shouldered isn't easy at times. There are some days my network won't be friendly enough to complete reviews, or I'll forget to submit a contest post. He'll kindly call my attention to it and advise me on certain areas.

Time and again, I'll get on his nerves because of not being able to shoulder some responsibilities, but he was rather patient with me and encouraged me. He saw my weakness and rendered help other than just rendering me incapable. There's the motivation that comes with working under someone for the first time.

When you repeatedly don't get something right and all your boss does is call you Block head, incapable, not responsible, etc, you feel discouraged and may lose interest in the skill you're learning even though you're just physically present. The way he treated me in my dark times made me respond to discipline and take my responsibility seriously.

I would have just taken down the responsibility but still strived with his motivation. That's why I said he taught me leadership and responsibility. A leader understands those whom he's leading and tries as much as possible to feel what they feel, giving them the motivation and encouragement to do more. He never expected this from me, though. It was more like a surprise prank to him.

To my mother, @steemnurse01, she's the reason why there's @bossj23. From the video above, I saw how happy she was receiving the gift I kept as a surprise for her. She has been my greatest motivation to continue writing on Steemit. She taught me how to balance my academics with Steemit and other physical activities.

She's the reason why I keep living. She's my world, and this saying that we should make our mama proud is about her and for her. I don't want to count the number of times she has rendered care, provided for me, and fed me because no one would stand. Her greatest happiness is seeing me do what I'm doing with humility. I had to give her a Cartier piece of jewellery as one of my gifts of appreciation for the love and support.

Words would fail me if I gave details of who I gifted and why. I'll just acknowledge a few by their usernames. @whizzbro4eva, @benton3, @imohmitch, @ruthjoe, @okere-blessing, @goodybest and many more. I won't fail to acknowledge the artist @tempestinyang

In conclusion, gratitude is the best gesture you can ever show to someone who was or is part of your success in life. You may at one point in your life grow past the person who mentored or taught you a skill or work. Your success over that person's isn't a guarantee that you can ride him or her because of the level you've attained or probably forget all those times the person mentored you.

Recognising them doesn't mean you're still under them or they are your bosses. It shows you remember and are grateful for what they did for you, which is the reason you're standing out today. It may not be in the form of gifts as I did. Just a gratitude message or meeting with them in person can go a long way.

There's more happiness in giving than there is in receiving. As one big family, Venezuelans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Indonesians, and other countries not mentioned form this cycle, and I can't wait for that time when all Steemians globally would meet up at a particular location. Aside from Nigerians, Steemians from other countries have formed the basis of my journey on Steemit.

Venezuelans, are you ready for @bossj23's pranks/surprises? Anticipate next year. Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia follow suit.