Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 114: A Day in my Life - 2025

Hi Steemit Family!

Topic: A Day in My Life

This year wasn’t easy, but if there’s one thing I’ll say it changed me.

You know how sometimes you just need one small moment to trigger something big in your life? For me, that moment started when a friend asked me for help. She wanted me to repost some of her goods, and honestly, I was excited. Because truth is, I had been dreaming of starting something of my own too, I just didn’t have the money or a clear plan yet. So helping her gave me a sense of purpose.

I was posting her goods consistently, even when it felt like nobody was paying attention. For almost a month, I didn’t get a single customer. Zero. No one was buying, and sometimes I even felt discouraged like maybe this wasn’t for me. But somehow, I didn’t stop. Every day, I would post, respond to people’s questions, advertise, and just hope. I was doing it faithfully, as if it were my own business. Deep down, I knew I was learning something important consistency.

Then one day… finally… a customer ordered.
The joy I felt that day can’t be explained. It wasn’t even about how much I earned in fact, the gain wasn’t much at all but I was so proud. I had my first customer. I remember my mom asked me, “So how much did you gain from it?” And I smiled and told her, “The gain is that someone trusted me. The fact that I’m the one delivering something to someone, that’s already enough for me.”

That day made me feel like I could do anything.

So I told myself, “Why not try this for real?”

I started searching for suppliers, asking questions, checking prices, and slowly built something on my own. I stopped posting for my friend and started dropshipping — taking pictures, promoting items, managing orders, even before I had a full structure. I didn’t know it all, but I started anyway.

My first few weeks weren’t smooth. Sometimes I would use my last card to complete someone’s order just to keep my name. I’ve had to trust bus drivers to help me move orders from state to state, praying they don’t delay or misplace anything. I’ve spent nights talking to customers, checking stocks, following up with suppliers, making sure no one feels ignored.

But here’s what a lot of people don’t know…

My phone was stolen. Twice.

Yes twice this year.
The first time, I couldn't cry. I felt like everything I had worked for just disappeared. The second time, I almost gave up. I told myself maybe business isn’t for me. But then, a friend of mine gifted me a phone. That act alone gave me new strength. I continued the business again. And today, I can proudly say I bought a phone for myself.

Not to boast, not at all. But because if you knew how far I’ve come, you’d understand why that little win means the world to me.

Everything I have now, I didn’t get in one big moment it came from small steps, daily effort, quiet growth, and lots of tears.

2025 isn’t my best year, but it’s the year that taught me what I’m capable of.

I didn’t make millions.
I didn’t go viral.
I didn’t even blow.

But I grew.
And I’m proud of that.

I’m grateful for the tough days that built my patience. I’m grateful for the slow days that taught me discipline. I’m grateful for my phone, for my customers, for those few people that believed in me even when I doubted myself.

And I’m grateful for Steemit a space where I can pour my heart out like this.

My biggest lesson this year? Never underestimate your small beginnings.

Because those little moments that one customer, that one order, that one post they can be the seed of something beautiful.

So yes, 2025 stretched me, broke me, lifted me, and shaped me all in one.

And even though it wasn’t the easiest year, I’m ending it with gratitude in my heart and hope in my hands.

To anyone reading this and still figuring things out give yourself grace. Your growth might not be loud, but it’s real. Keep pushing, your little efforts will pay off.

Here’s to 2026 to more wins, lessons, strength, and success.
And to everyone who supported me this year, in any little way… I see you. Thank you for reading my post!

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