Hah @isteemjokes! I hear you man, @hilarski had a great post on this and keeping expectations level when starting out: "https://steemit.com/steemit/@hilarski/keep-failing-forward-steemit-bloggers". Tell that to people who got into BTC when it was under $5, they'll laugh you all the way to the bank...and then back again...and then fly out on their private jet to their private island :p...Steem potential?