Hello friend, I am retired and I am my own boss now, I met Steemit and a world of opportunities opened up for me, the key here is patience, constancy, that you like what you do, turn on, invest and in the long run you will see those fruits of your effort. The votes are not guaranteed. There is a lot of competition and therefore we must be better every day, interact, participate in challenges, make our content stand out from the rest. But it's not that easy I know, but who said fear? here we go....