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A big greeting to the friends and members of this precious community. A pleasure to present my participation in this week's challenge #4 of this 17th season.

To continue with the activities first I want to invite my friends @albaandreina, @yolvijrm and @anailuj1992 to participate and tell us their stories.

Now it's my turn to share mine.

✍️ ¿What were your hopes when you first registered with Steemit?

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When I joined the platform, thanks to a friend close to my house (@gusran), I was not clear about how it was, he only told me that this platform could monetize my content, and as I am a university professor and I have to keep myself updated in the areas that I teach, surely my content would generate good income, well, at least that's what he thought and made me believe.

However, my beginning went from stumbles to stumbles, the content I posted was not of interest to many or at least as it was new, it was not known as it is now and that always causes a disappointment effect.

I was hoping to obtain good earnings to be able to give a better quality of life to my family.

_{Photo taken with my phone HONOR X8A}

✍️ ¿What challenges did you face in achieving your financial or blogging goals?

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Well, as I went along and after a lot of trial and error, I realized what I could really upload on the platform, I started to observe and see in detail how those who received good votes published, I saw their rewards and that motivated me, I said to myself: “if they can do it, I can do it too”.

Then, when I reached my first dolphin, that's when the magic began, I set a goal, I organized my schedule, I planned my work plan and I didn't stop, whether they voted for me or not, I always published, every day.

When I started earning rewards and then exchanging them for the local currency of my country, that helped me financially, I had a new income, of course, it was not fixed or stable, since the votes are not guaranteed, but I managed to get income that allowed me to make investments, fix the house, acquire technology, improve our food.

The challenges I faced later on were to organize my priorities, define the needs I had to cover, and I got down to work.

_{Washing machine and television, Laptop, New Phone HONOR X8A. sewing machine.}

✍️ ¿Are you inspired by Steemit?

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There are many success stories on the platform, people and families who have achieved so many things thanks to their effort and work in our ecosystem. Stories that inspire, for example, my friends and moderators @naka05 and @rmm31, managed to buy their own house thanks to their work of some years on the platform. Another example was my friend @marito74, who managed to remodel her house thanks to steemit.

Personally, I have been able to fix up my house and give my family a better quality of life. This is something that many friends have been able to do throughout their stay here.

The friend @ubongudofot was also able to solve difficult situations in his family, the friend @ngoenyi, and like them, many others do it every day.

The growth of many steemians, who not only share their publications on the platform, but help many, for example the friend @stef1, always collaborating, supporting and guiding users to improve their publications, giving advice and guidance, taking care of the ecosystem.

In my country, people I admire for their work and effort, who have served me as an example to move forward, among them @adeljose, @wilmer1988, @tocho2, @inspiracion, @pelon53, @alejos7ven.

✍️ ¿Your happy story thanks to Steemit?

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There is much to say and I have already mentioned in previous parts, however, the best of this great adventure that has been to be a steemian, have been the great virtual friendships that I have developed in several countries, regardless of cultural, religious, geographical and language barriers.

On the family side, I have been able to cover expenses that a normal way of working would not have been able to meet, I have been able to give a better quality of life to my family. I have been able to acquire assets that I thought would be very difficult and would take me a long time to have. I have been able to offer opportunities for growth and development to other friends and family members.

In summary, I think and I testify that constant, disciplined, orderly and hard work can generate many rewards, not only financially, but also personally and socially.

_{Photo taken with my phone HONOR X8A}

Thank you steemit for so much.

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I invite you to leave me your opinion in the comment box and to support with your vote and comment at least 10 publications every day. Best regards.
If you want to know more about me

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