THE BEGINNING - MY STEEMIT STORY

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Still related to my last post on the Steemit in Nigeria (S.I.N) Conference, and borrowing some points from that post, let me start this post by saying....

"Why settle for half bread when you can get full bread or even own a bakery?"

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This is a limiting belief that positions you to settle for less, and it is a mediocre philosophy.

I love to travel, and I needed extra income, so that I can spend on my travel tours.

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It has always been in my mind to go for African Jungle Safari, and so Law of Attraction which states that “positive thought and requesting the heart's desire will cause those things to manifest in your life,” worked for me. So with one click on the Telegram link of a Nigerian community that changed everything for me, from the mediocre thinking of earning, I started my steemit journey.

I joined the telegram based community accidentally. As an introvert by nature, I was skeptical about the Nigerians in the group. But keeping all the biasness aside, I wanted to be in the group so that I can learn from the group and grow on the steemit platform, as I knew it is a social platform with a difference.

So, I am an Indian, who is part of a Nigerian community in steemit. Initially, after registration on steemit, I just followed people as per the instructions of admins on the telegram group. I was very reluctant to write.

I started out with posts of only three or four lines, with a good picture. These lines increased day by day, and I realized that as long as you understood the thought of what to post, then there was no need to worry about anything.

Some people find it winsome and attractive because you are doing your very best to express your perspective, and sharing your knowledge and having an amazing attitude helps them do something positive for you, thus giving you a positive outcome in return.

I have a firm foundation on steemit with the help of the Nigerian community and their guidance, assistance, support, respect and love. I have grown fond of Nigerians through the friendship and association I have built with them. I support the Steemit in Nigeria (S.I.N) initiative because I believe it would help boost Nigerian participation on the steemit platform and help to create a paying and earning opportunity for many creative Nigerians in the country.

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This is a small world. For me, if only we could follow similar belief systems in the real world, earth would be a better place to live in, and there would be no opportunity for terrorism and racism.

We are connected heart to heart. There is no age, no gender, no colour, no faith, no nationality in my Inner Chamber Telegram group; we care about each other’s feelings, even though we haven’t met physically. I also have close interaction and bonds with few of the members in the group even though our culture is totally different.

Few of the favourite Nigerian words I’ve learnt from the group community when my group members converse with each other are ‘Boo Boo’, ‘JAJAJA’, ‘Kilode’ and ‘Ma’. Yes, the word Ma is also common in Hindi, and the literal translation is Mother.

A few illustrations wherein I felt our connection was when I posted on the “3 idiots”, and about the Pangong Lake. I got to know that Nigerians are fans of Bollywood, especially the Three idiots movie, which is among their favourite. @kingxy specifically admitted that.

Why do people follow you? Does physical appearance matter or do you have to be extraordinary or supernatural? I think the answer is no, to all these questions. I did just few things in the group and I realized that it’s just too good to be you in life, because your character matters.

Simply being kind could make a difference.
You will attract people who got the same mindset as yours.
There could be times that you have low votes but keep going with your good work.
Being fun loving and optimistic is an icing on the cake.
When you post varieties of things that are beneficial and interesting for all, you can earn loyal followers and friends which will keep the connection going.

All these made me so close to all the Nigerians in the group it would be unfair to quote only some names, but I love each and every one. I try to see things from every ones point of view, so that I can gel with them. I ask for opinion from admins like @dreamchasser, @dorth, @diskorvery, @drepo15, etc. I cannot forget @bitfairy, because pulling my legs in a friendly argument with him about being a vegan and non-vegans, activated the group. I also recall @ceepee complaining late night in the group when she earned less than $5 and about people not upvoting.

For me, patience has always been the ultimate key whenever I didn’t get any upvote from any member. Initially when we were new in the group, I used to keep boundaries; as I was skeptical about new groups and people because I didn’t want any unwanted bug to crawl over me. But now, being on this platform for three months, I don’t feel like that anymore. I feel at home with all of them. Although I appreciated members when they got any whale upvote, but then I often cried secretly like “why not my post….Nigerian whales are too partial.” But I was in culture shock at that time in the virtual world of Nigeria and my real world India. But I love both.

I just tried to be a little coachable. I just tried to submit myself to someone who has acquired more success than you. Among our group were @ceepee (the whale magnet), @datageek with lots of whale upvote and complicated data post, @rickie the great writer and poet.....I am indebted to him, as my special editor too.

This virtual world of mine may not be perfect as in the real world. Amidst our struggles to make a living in life, there are forces that keep us from moving forward. In our group, we learn from our mistakes, like when we get upvotes from cheetah and then we try again. Or when we feel the burden on our shoulders, we find ways to unload the pain. These are the things that wake me up every morning making me feel excited of what is in store for me.

I like knowing other people’s culture and their way of living. I really don’t know how all these experiences can be written in a post. But it is fun to go back to those old memories of three months ago. Sometimes my non-violent, gentle behavior attracted them the most I think.

I want this group to be a happy, motivated place where we are free to engage and say whatever is in our mind. A place where, if you have something on your mind, no matter how dramatic and distant you may be, you can feel free to speak and not have the fear of being judged.

For us in the group, there was a stage of no profit in steemit. Then with little courage, and with investments, I got to the stage of breaking even and hoping now to get into Profit making.

You know you have fallen in love, when you can’t fall asleep because dream is finally better than reality. I think I am in love with this my Inner Chamber community; as chatting on the group goes on till morning sometimes.

I have people in my Nigerian Telegram community who really care and love me, and that is one of the reason I stayed, other than the financial rewards.

This is a social media technology where we can have freedom of expression, and getting paid with the virtual currency but can be turned to real cash. My English isn’t good and also I am not a writer. I learned how to write when I joined steemit. Even till now, I don’t have so much confidence in writing, but the message I got from the people here, is moving and it helps me stay motivated to write something and help the community even in the smallest possible way.

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