There is an expression... or a quote - I forget which one exactly - but nonetheless, something I read somewhere once and it is a very profound truth.

When you do something for money - you will never find it.

Ok, those were not the exact words, but I am sure you get the gist.

The things we do - whatever they are - our career, our part time jobs, side hustles and even hobbies... should (if at all possible) not be driven by money. Passion has to come first. You need to enjoy what you are doing because if you don't, you will ultimately end up feeling disgruntled, bitter and "short changed".

Expectation is probably one of our greatest flaws as humans, and is generally what leads to disappointment.

Try changing your perspective or thought approach. Consider that there was nothing to be earned here on Steemit or any other platform which is similar. Would you still be here writing? If the answer is no - then you have found the problem.

If the answer is yes... then just keep doing what you are doing for the simple reason that it rewards you in many other ways... you are developing yourself as a content creator and writer, you get to meet all sorts of amazing and fascinating people from all over the world and you get to express yourself and get advice and opinion from those who read what you share.

That is quite a lot of "gold" right there :)