There is a lot to be said for putting your FULL attention
where it is deserved the most...

I have begun to think about this quite a lot recently
as our @steemitbloggers community has really started to flourish -
and it has made me re-asses who and what I denote my "energies" to.

Placing VOTING POWER where it is DESERVED!

......

Quite a few months ago, I began making use of the Steem Voter Auto Upvote service. It is a fantastic tool... (in theory)... especially when you have a hectic agenda and cannot always get to supporting the posts published by the people you enjoy and appreciate.

However, I have to say, that much like with anything else in life...
your choices, preferences and interactions change and evolve.

When selecting specific people to "auto upvote" it was never about expecting it in return. It was about showing appreciation to the content creators that I respected and enjoyed reading but I simply HAVE to say, that it is truly SHOCKING to see how FEW people EVER return the favour.... in fact it is honestly SAD!

The reason this has begun to irritate me and therefore change my plan of action moving forward is because I now have a FAMILY that I would like to support generously and more often than not, when I go through the content of the members in our fantastic @steemitbloggers community... my voting power is so bloody depleted from offering it up to "others" that I simply do not feel that I am giving what they deserve in terms of reward for their effort.

Not only that... but these are the people that tirelessly support my content - not only with their beautifully genuine feedback, but with their voting power too and the reality is that I don't even think that some of these "other" people have ever even glanced at my blog, let alone supported it... and that just simply doesn't sit well with me.

You know... I am a busy woman! I have a LOT on my plate, yet somehow I manage to make time (well I try my best to anyway) to respond to 99% of the people that make the effort of engaging on my posts.... I try to visit their blogs and support them too.

It is a two way street you know?!

Well, it SHOULD be in my opinion...

There was a lesson I learnt acutely in business and that is...that it is your BREAD AND BUTTER clients that float your boat... they may not be worth much as individuals in terms of spending power, but they are the ones that placed into the bread basket actually hold the power in numbers and make a HUGE impact on your overall turnover.

Moral of the lesson: Do not disregard the "little people"... they hold a LOT more power in the steering of your ship than you realise.

So, I am getting just a little tired of supporting individuals that very clearly take all their "little supporters" for granted! I would FAR rather put that energy into the people that understand the concept of giving, receiving and gratitude in general.

It is for the above reasons that I have now decided to cancel ALL my auto upvoting and rather make a more concerted effort to physically vote for the people who are active within my sphere of being here on the Steemit platform.

This makes a WHOLE lot more sense to me... and makes my heart a LOT happier :)

As I am now personally monitoring and sharing all of our #steemitbloggers posts on not only our @steemitbloggers Steemit page but also on our FACEBOOK and TWITTER platforms too, I will be actively engaging with, and supporting them too.... in REAL time! lol!

This way, the voting power that I DO have, can get directed towards people that actually value and appreciate it.

YAY!!!!

To infinity and beyond #steemitbloggers

xxx

Until next time...

Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

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