“If I send you to fight a sabretooth tiger, odds are: Tiger – 1, You – Zero.

It’s not gonna go very well.

But if we go out as a group, we’re pretty amazing. And the reason is because we all have our strengths and we all have our weaknesses.

And the goal is not to fix your weaknesses, the goal is to amplify your strengths and surround yourself with people who can do what you can’t do.” ― Simon Sinek.

Sometimes the world seems to be divided between those who advocate extreme individualism, and those who preach about dangerous collectivism.

However, there are instances where individualism is a substantial advantage and others where solidarity and team-work is an effective asset and a great virtue.

Certain aspects in life require a certain degree of individualism, most aspects I would say, from forming your own opinions to favoring critical thought over the dominant narrative of your era.

If the only reason you do what you do is to please people, or to be a replicant in a game you didn’t chose… Then you’re losing your very essence.

But on the other hand, you'll need other people to move forward, you can’t do it all by yourself. As Arnold Swharzenenger recently said: "I'm not a self-made man".

We’re a sociable species after all, so might as well take the best of both worlds.

In that sense, aligning your interest with the interest of others is one of the most efficient and productive ways to produce a positive outcome.

Creating a win-win situation is always key to the success of any business.

But it gets better, what happens when the win-wins compound and multiply?

You see, that's what's amazing about the steem blockchain, that it creates the perfect system for aligning interests.

To Our Future Friends

Say you’re a writer, reader, video-maker, or a singer trying to carve your path and create your brand.

Chances are you are a user of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and what have you.

And the reason you are on those platforms is because you want to open yourself to new audiences.

Not only the same is true here as well, but on top of opening yourself to new audience and a new vibrant community of amazing people, you’re also likely to receive some sort of monetary rewards.

Although the rewards might not be much at the beginning, the power of compound interest is substantial.

Imagine the value if the audience grows, and the price rises…etc.

Inevitably, your individual success and your self-interest is directly aligned with the success of steem, of the rest of the steem community, and of course the steem blockchain.

But here’s the best part, chances are that you will fall in love with the concept, the platform and the people here.

So now you find yourself in an amazing situation: You’re getting rewarded for doing what you’re good at in a place that you love.

“There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them.” ― Malcolm Gladwell.

It Always Starts With a Snow Ball

The more people align their successes with the success of steem, the more it grows, the more their friends or audience come here, the more people with more skills and connections come here, the more chances of going viral, and the more spectacular this ride will be.

Because aligning interests is one of the most effective ways to change the world for the better.

From the light bulb to the printing press, they all made life better for the individual and as a consequence they changed the world in a significant manner.

That’s part of the reason why the steem concept is at the same time genius and fascinating, because it has the potential of changing the world through voluntary transactions and interactions, while creating tons of value in return.

“What makes networking work is that it sets up win-win situations in which all parties involved get to take something home. Networking is a sharing process. Until you understand that, you won't have much of a network.” ― Earl G. Graves, Sr.

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