#MINNOWSMATTER MONDAY - "THE INVESTMENT MENTALITY"
"Don't waste your time online, invest it at steemit.com"
That little quote there is a @papa-pepper original. I use it to illustrate what I believe is an important point and something that is important to wrap our heads around, especially for minnows.
THE INVESTMENT MENTALITY
For most people, "spending" time online could be equated with "wasting" time online. Other than "amusement" (which literally means not thinking) people frequently get little out of their time online, except for maybe some information. With steemit though, we have the opportunity to "invest" our time online.
Since our posting, commenting, and even voting on steemit.com can earn us cryptocurrency, we can get a ROI, and return on our investment of time, effort, energy and creativity. Once I realized this, I began investing more time, effort, energy and creativity. All it takes is signing up to get a free account, and anyone can start investing online.
As an example, once I realized that steemit was real and that we could get a real ROI, I thought about my young children. Any of us can run an alt-account, so I got one for the @little-peppers. I like to share family experiences, photos, and other things from that account, and it can even serve as a sort of "life history" for the @little-peppers when they get older.
Interestingly enough, their account has already generated 1 BTC plus over 3000 STEEM currently in their wallet. At the moment, their steemit wallet is worth over $5000 USD. Just think about that! Steemit not only gives us an opportunity to make an investment for ourselves, but for our family as well.
Now, my dear minnows, back to you. You're here, and you may not have earned that much yet. Rather than getting frustrated that your latest post earned you five cents, think of it as an investement. Without good content, you most likely won't get noticed much, but until you get noticed by others, your good content will probably not earn much. That can be frustrating if you are looking for an immediate ROI, but getting a return on your investment can take time.
Not only can all of your posts add up to eventually become a much greater amount (as long as you don't give up), the value of what you've earned already can fluctuate. If STEEM ever did go "to the moon," even the small amount that some minnows have could be worth a lot. Personally, I'd rather not regret at least trying.
You may never earn a lot here, and STEEM may never go to the moon, but the opportunity still exists. Most steemians started as minnows, and we've experienced the growing pains of slowly climbing up. If we would have quit, we would have never been able to succeed. STEEM on my friends, and invest in your lives and futures with steemit!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-minnow
Until next time…
Don’t waste your time online, invest it with steemit.com
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That's one strong point that always encourages me to continue going here on steemit. What if one day steem is 10-100 times its value right now? Your time and effort right now will surely not be in vain.
That is certainly possible. Time will tell!
Definitely...
I'll see you in the future! We'll see where STEEM is then!
Truly said @papa-pepper, time spent online with steemit is great investment...its been a long time tho"... I always enjoy your flow.
Thanks @souljay! Good to see that you are well!
I've been writing online for quite some time now, and I truly enjoy it. When I came across the Steemit platform, I said yup, this may just make it all worthwhile!
It really does make it worthwhile!
@papa-pepper thanks for this. Since I discovered steemit I hardly open my other social media accounts. Anytime I don't spend here is either invested in work or research
I never bothered coming online until steemit! LOL!
Thanks for your encouraging words @papa-pepper! I'm pretty new here and still trying to figure out the ropes. I like the idea of investing my time and have met some wonderful people which I love sharing my knowledge and experiences with. It is that hope to make more earning on Steemit that keeps me trucking on!
Oh yeah! The people are wonderful here, and I'm blessed to have met them! Thanks @porters!
Very uplifting post @papa-pepper
I'm now determinded NOT to give up. ..!!!!
Thank you.🤗
Don't give up! Upvoted for encouragement!
Thank You ..!!!!!
@papa-pepper.
Had a similar discussion earlier, it seems the more you engage, the faster you grow.
In order to grow you have to invest something, either time, money, or creativity. Even then it is still pretty slow, unless you invest a load of money.
Interestingly enough, I was frequently the human user with the most comments around here too, if that adds any evidence to your discussion and conclusion.
It does, I'm trying to figure out how @janton does it. I think he drops more comments in a week than I have in a month. I guess I have too many other projects going.
You do you, like many other areas in life, its not about what others are doing but what you do.
There are some very talented people here in each of a dozen different aspects, but you too have talent! You ROCK!
I too have had different levels of engagement over the last year, based on busyness. But it all adds up. Keep it up!
Thanks man, I'm going to do everything I can do to keep the engagement up.
I used to reply to every comment.... but eventually had to give up. Some of my favorites to not reply to include:
I see quite a bit of that going on. Considering the volume of comments you get I don't see how you could keep up. It would probably take you and mama-pepper both working on it all day. Then you wouldn't have the time to do the stuff that makes your content as good as it is.
Good point! Don't compare yourself to others, just be the best YOU that you can be!
: )
Its all we can do
just you being you
we must always be true
to that deep inside you
in the whole world are few
who are truly like you
It feels so brand new
just you being you
: )
Very motivational, something that I tend to forget about at times. Just starting this journey and looking towards the future. I know it is bright. And that comes community.
It's a blessed community besides all the potential financial stuff. I'm glad to be here and glad to be meeting others @turtlesmusic!
strongly motivate the users of steemit, especially when the steem dollar price declines with this can motivate us small fish.
Earning cheap STEEM is a great time to do it! You'll get more, and then if the price rises....
I also think the same thing with you @papa-pepper