This is me and I am still trying to figure it out.

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My name is Harrison Mahns and I live in Portland OR. Nothing too extravagant stands out about me other than being laid back and try to go with the flow. I tend to be found intimidating on the count of being a quiet introvert and learning I am a Veteran (Please do not thank me for my service, I am not anyone’s hero). However, once you get to know me I tend to open up more and express myself.
Recently I began becoming more involved in the social media platforms. I made an Instagram, Twitter, (still not with the snap chat doh) even a blog you can check out (It is fairly new and it is me ranting about random things in my life). harrymahnsterants.com However, I am trying to just figure out all these new forms of gathering and trading money, ideas, to get more involved in the digital universe we call 2018. I am a grandpa when it comes to tech so I need to get with the times and become something before time flashes by and I have done nothing with myself.
Besides the digital life that I have begun to learn about over this summer break. I am a college student. I study exercise science. Someday I want to become a personal trainer helping older adults and show them how imperative living a healthy lifestyle is.
Overall I still have a lot to learn about improving myself before fully helping others. This summer has been very eye opening on figuring how to become a better me and not to sabotage everything. I can be great and just need to tell myself I am worth having success, you don't have to be a failure anymore.

Thank you for reading. If you want to learn more about me just ask I will answer.

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Welcome to steemit, Harry! I'll hope to see you around and look forward to seeing what you make of this platform.

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Thank you for the welcome. I hope to create and follow great content on this platform. I think it is a great concept.

Great concept for sure, the execution might need a little work. I'm finding plenty of issues as I discover steemit.

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Welcome to steemit Harrison. I like your name 😊😊. Very soon you would understand how things work here and i do not blame people for finding you intimidating...your picture explains why.

I think you should join a few communities here, connect with other people, comment and upvote their contents (that's socializing, right?). If you want you can also join fun contests to keep you going.
I wish you all the best Harrison!

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Thank you, also.... How do you find my photo intimidating? Please elaborate. I shall look around at other posts and communities to get more involved.

Welcome to Steemit Harrison, you can rant all you like here and getting it written down sometimes has the added bonus of leaving it on the page and out of your head. :)
Resteemed this post to get you a bit more exposure. :)

I totally agree. I started my own blog for that very reason. I tend to bottle up most of my thoughts and ideas. This can sometimes drive me mad. Another outlook will def help. Thanks mate.

My pleasure Harrison, writing down our thoughts is a great gift and getting paid from steemit is just a bonus. I've been blogging and vlogging like... forever lol It sure helps me to clarify my thoughts and getting feedback can be useful too.

Bienvenidooo a Steemit! Espero que logres lo que buscas aqui. Saludos!

Gracias también espero también.

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