MINNOW OF THE WEEK: THE STORY OF A PASSIONATE STEEMIAN
AN INTRODUCTION. WHO AM I?
My name is Joy. I'm from Imo state in Nigeria, though I live in Port Harcourt currently. I'm a student at the University of Port Harcourt studying Medicine and Surgery.
I'm the third of the six (yeah...six) children born to my parents. I'm also the second daughter of my parents.
I'm tall, not light skinned but not dark either (somewhere in between).
I'm more of an introvert, I don't talk too much and I don't keep much friends; but those whom I regard as friends are very dear to my heart.
I could be loads of fun, and at the same time just plain mean.
I love #art a lot. Like I get goosebumps when I see a really good work of art. I also do a little bit of sketching myself. I hope to share some of my pieces with you guys in the nearest future.
I also love #music. Good music keeps me going. I also enjoy dancing, I think I'm slightly above average when it comes to dancing.
I'm also interested in #fashion #makeup and #sports.
I hate (yeah, I know that's a strong word) lies and deceit. Those are really serious downs for me.
I believe in being straight forward and I think the world would be a much better place if everybody believes so as well.
MY STEEMIT JOURNEY
I was practically bullied into joining steemit by a very dear friend of mine and a passionate steemian @topdollar001.
I finally joined Steemit in January 2018 and, I must say, it has been worthwhile.
I still can't explain why I was reluctant to join steemit at first, but right now, all I can say is 'THANK YOU STEEMIT'. Steemit has influenced my life in more ways than I can possibly explain.
At first, I couldn't quite understand what the whole 'steemit thing' was all about. All thanks to @bhoa who oversimplified it and made it much fun.
WHAT I HAVE BENEFITED FROM STEEMIT
It's been a lot exciting ever since, I must confess.
Through steemit meetups, I have met some of the most accommodating and exciting people living on planet earth.
https://steemit.com/meetup/@jaayy/my-first-steemit-meet-up
Not to forget the contests. Through steemit contests, I have been able to discover areas of my life I had no idea existed. At first, I avoided participating in contests that I thought I wouldn't be able to do. Right now, I'm like 'bring it on!'
A good example is this particular contest:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@jaayy/openmic-songwriters-challenge-week-8-till-we-meet-again
Steemit exposes one to a lot of possibilities. By creating a platform for people to share ideas and read about things that affect the day to day existence of others, steemit has proven to be a wonderful mind opener.
Personally, I think steemit is a wonderful learning platform also. This is so because reading on steemit is much more interesting and rewarding than it can possibly be anywhere else.
Oh, the money. Steemit has empowered me financially and as a result, my life generally is more fun and less stressful.
All these benefits from just less than a month of being a steemian. It really is a miracle.
Now I'm extremely passionate about steemit which is quite evident from my activities on steemit. I do hope that this passion never dies and that steemit continues to impact lives as much as it has done mine.
MY GOALS ON STEEMIT
My goals on steemit are rather simple.
I intend to maximize the opportunities that steemit has to offer.
I plan to learn a whole lot from steemit and I plan to do this by reading posts which I consider educative, informative and also interesting.
I intend to challenge myself a bit more and in the process, discover more things about myself. I think that serious participation in steemit contests is a good way to achieve that, therefore I plan to take part in as many contests as I can.
A very important goal of mine is to have fun and become a happier individual generally. And oh! Steemit meetups are a lot of fun. I definitely plan to attend, and possibly take part in organizing as many steemit meet-up as I can. This would not only help me to have fun, but also help others to discover steemit.
And, of course, I intend to make as much money as I can from steemit because this would make life easier for me and those around me.
VALUES I'M BRINGING TO THE STEEMIT COMMUNITY
Firstly, I intend to warmly welcome newbies to steemit just as I was welcomed. I think it's very important to welcome newbies properly to steemit. I'm still a newbie, but I'm always on the lookout for other newbies to welcome so that they don't feel lost and so that they can have a sense of belonging. I think this is extremely important. I have been doing doing this and I intend to keep on doing this. I intend to upvote and rested their posts, and even do write-ups of my own about some especially those I know personally. I think this is something all steemians should do.
I also intend to add value through my posts. I intend to write about things I think would be of positive influence to people that read them.
I also intend to learn as much as I can about steemit through research so that I can be of help to anyone who might be confused about issues concerning steemit.
WHY I DESERVE TO WIN
I deserve to win this contest for the sheer reason that I am extremely passionate about steemit and this is not hard to see. It is rather evident in the progress I have made so far since I joined steemit. I also think that if I win this contest, it would further heighten my chances of achieving the goals I set out to achieve on steemit and give me the opportunity and enablement to add more value to steemit, and indeed, steemians.
APPRECIATION AND SHOUTOUTS
I would like to specially appreciate @runicar. You have proven yourself to be a powerful steemian and you are, indeed, a role model to a lot of steemians, myself included. Thank you for giving us minnows a platform for our voices to be heard.
Shout-out to other powerful steemians influenced me positively ever since I joined steemit @luzcypher @greenrun @mustard @pfunk @meno @surpassinggoogle @stach and so many others. Thank you all for the effort you all put into ensuring that the fire of steemit never burns out.
We minnows can only but hope to live up to the standards already set by you.
LINKS
Here are links to some of my favorite posts
https://steemit.com/meetup/@jaayy/my-first-steemit-meet-up
https://steemit.com/openmic/@jaayy/openmic-songwriters-challenge-week-8-till-we-meet-again
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@jaayy/introduction-haoma-joins-steemit
That is my naija girl.
Hi , welcome to steemit!!