Hey Steemit, I'm MistaSmitty and I'm new to cryptocurrency & heres my introduction post!

Family drives my every action. There was a time where I didn't want anything to do with my family. I grew up in Sacramento, California,oldest of eight. My mother did everything she could to keep us on track and away from all the bad influences that were out there. So when I graduated high school all I wanted to do was do what I wanted to do and figure what things were like outside of the sheltered world I had endured for 18 long years.

I was an athlete coming at of high school especially football. My grades were not the best so I had to settle and go to Sierra Junior College and play football. Sierra at the time had one of the longest winning streaks in the state. It was a big reason why I chose Sierra to play at. After two years I decided that I had some more growing up to do and decided to join the Army.

I stayed in the army for five years which was the best decision I could have ever made. The reason being is that I had successes and failures and I have grown so much even though I didn't realize it at the time. I left the army with a new car and a family. Once I got out I had a hard time adapting trying to figure out how to be a civilian again. What helped me adjust was my family keeping me grounded and showing me who I was all along. That's how my family became my biggest motivation.

I just wanted to say thanks to @thedashguy for inviting me to this awesome site! I have never really gotten into Bitcoin or anything like that even though hes bothered me about it for a long time, but here I am now! Let's get started!