RE: My 1st Steemit Anniversary! — Everything I Learned From My Journey
I made the same mistake. No, I'm lying... I still do so 75% of the time: trying to write stuff of what I think will be appreciated by the audience, instead of writing from my heart.
It's funny... a couple of days ago, I came across one of my early posts. It was a very personal one about how the fear of failure kept me from entering writing challenges.
In the comments section, someone adviced me to submit the post as an entry for a contest. It took all courage I had, but I did. And guess what?! I won the contest. Pretty ironic, isn't it?
It doesn't happen very often that I write a spontaneous, personal post. But when I do, they are so much better than the other ones I do.
Shortly after that winner post, I finally understood that the monetaey rewards here are actually not very important. Of course, it is nice to get some rewards, but compared to the awesome people I meet here every day, the things I learned about everything, but mostly about myself, the awesome community... Those are the things that keep me here.
I've seen the price of Steem go down from $8 to $0.30, but it didn't have any influence on how I feel about this place.
It's an adventure that has changed my life in so many, positive ways...
Btw, congrats on your first anniversary!
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Looks like you and I share the same story, and perhaps even the same mindset. I too won my first contest with my very first participation entry, and that was clearly my first big push that it led me to participate more often and on a regular basis.
About writing on personal matters though, I think it's probably better if you try to open up about it and be honest with yourself. It can definitely be scary, I admit, but it's so worth it when you see and read how other people have been through the same.
That's the reason why I started the #realtalk series on my blog because I needed a separate place where I can be 100% myself and 100% honest. It does suck to see when no one comments on it, I admit, but it's still worth it because when you read what you wrote, you can genuinely feel how true you are being to yourself and to everyone who cares enough to read. It's an experience in itself, to say the least.
IMO, I would rather want to follow someone who is open about their feelings to their audience, or is at least trying to because that shows that the writer is a genuine and trust-worthy person and deserves my whole-hearted attention.
Thank you for leaving such a brilliant comment! :)
Sorry for the delay... I'm so far behind on everything 🙄
I completely agree. It feels great to know you're not the only one going through certain things. It also puts things back into perspective sometimes. I often realize I'm whining while I actually have little to whine about compared to others. But then the people who do have reason to whine, leave a supportive comment. I love that kind of interaction.
Haha it's alright! I don't mind it at all. The fact that you replied means more to me than when you did it :)
I know right! It's always the people who have suffered in their lives who end up being the kindest and most understanding because they already know how hard life can be and they don't want it to make it harder for other people but instead help them if they can. I love that :)
Me too. When you've gone through something yourself, it is indeed a lot easier to understand what a person is experiencing...