Pay It Forward Curation Contest Entry - The Power Of PIF
A new Way To Pay It Forward
Pay it forward, or PIF is a concept I discovered several years ago. Since then I have had great fun getting creative with pifs. It is amazing how many little ways you can find to surprise people if you think about it. For me the surprise element is the fun part.
It was a great surprise to be introduced to the Pay It Forward initiative here on Steemit. Thanks to @bashadow for featuring my post last week.
Also @thedarkhorse for bringing the PIF to Steemit. It would be great to see this grow, and I think it will.
Here is where you can find the info if you would like to play along
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@thedarkhorse/pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-4-win-sbi-and-steem-bounty
Three Awesome Steamians
@johndoer123 An all around nice guy. His kind and loving spirit shines through in every interaction. He always has uplifting words of encouragement for everyone He almost always has some kind of fun contest going, and he is great at making sure everyone is a winner.
He also does everything he can to help out small fish. From warning of phishing scams, resteems, tips, and good advice. Here is someone who is doing everything in his power to be an asset to the community. He truly deserves to see his account grow, because he is the type who will be paying it forward in the future.
His latest post is a great example of that optimistic outlook.
https://steemit.com/outdoors/@johndoer123/treasures-instead-of-mushrooms
@norwegianbikeman is truly an inspiration. I love to follow along as he bikes his way through life, dodging obstacles.
He faces the challenges of relocating to a foreign land, communication outside his native tongue, not to mention battles with anxiety and depression. Facing it all with determination and courage. I have already watched him overcome much in the short time I have followed.
Suffering from my own anxiety issues I am reminded not only to push through, but also to be gentle with myself and know when to see my limits and be accepting of that.
To top it all he has an amazing sense of humor as you can see from his encounter with police while wearing a unicorn suit.
https://steemit.com/blog/@norwegianbikeman/random-ramble-on-a-friday-the-tin-cup-license
I have just recently discovered @poodai I was immediately hooked. I went back and read every single post. The photography is breathtaking. But the real beauty is how he weaves his story throughout. We always hear about quality content. I think this is Quality with a capitol Q. I can't wait for the next post. He takes us back to many past adventures as he traveled the world with his camera while also looking deeper within himself and those around him.
A recent post tells of how he painted an old motor bike and came out of his shell.
https://steemit.com/travel/@poodai/when-momo-shined-her-true-colors
Note:
This is my first week doing the Pay It Forward. I hope I have made the entry correctly.
The thumbnail is mine anyone is welcome to use it.
There are more here, just because I enjoy making them
https://steemit.com/free/@headchange/new-6-steemit-images-free-for-use-on-your-blog
I'm calling your group of featured authors the "adventure" group. These are wonderful traveling and exploring tales from each of them. Thanks for participating in the #payitforward contest and finding quality entries. I sincerely appreciate it. I have visited, upvoted and commented on each of them.
Thanks so much for that. This is giving people like me an opportunity to use the power of the group. It can help our featured authors gain some traction. Far more than anything I cold have done alone. I am very grateful for that.
I am trying to visit everyone. It is a challenge but I have a strategy planned for the next round so I hopefully won't miss anyone who enters or those featured.
Hey @headchange! Great seeing you on board making a difference in the community by participating! May you enjoy networking and forming new friendships as much as I do. I love how you introduced each of them in an in depth kind of way, goes to show you are truly interested to help this bloggers!
Best of luck in the contest!
Hey there, Yes this really is a lot of fun. I do tend to get attached to some of the people I follow. I would love to see them just take off. Thanks so much for stopping by I will be around to pay visits tonight when my vp is up a bit.
Great to hear. Mine is abit down as well.
thanks for shout out. :)
oh you are very welcome I really do enjoy your blog. Great to see you get a few extra visits.
Fantastic group of people to feature, FUN that seemed to be a definite theme there.
Yes always, we may as well have fun with it.
Great entry! I have upvoted all of them, but didn't have time to leave comments. Family time!
Thank you truly appreciated. No worries about the comments. I am spacing out visits myself today to let SP build.
Dear friend, thank you so much for mentioning me here. Your words are overwhelming. and more than gracious. You bring tears to my eyes with your generous compliments. I truly do appreciate it more than you can imagine. I think this is a great idea here on steemit. It's funny, because I do this in real life, and I was trying to think of a way to do it here. And then here it is put in my face. So I will do the same thing. I am super busy here at steemit and also outside in my real life with work and the kids and just life in general. So I ask for you to hold me accountable, and if you don't see me do this in the next day or so yell at me. I'm so thankful to have met all of these great people that I have met here, everybody so full of love and willing to give and help. If only we could fill the world with Steemians.☺ I have a lot of catching up to do, so I have to go, but until we meet again I send you and all of yours all of my love. And I asked that are Creator continue to bless you and yours.
Oh don't go getting all mushy on me. However an opportunity to kick someone in the pants is not to be missed. Actually I am very glad you said that because a new contest is about to start. There will be a bonus prize if you say it is your first entry and you were featured by someone. You only get to enter for the bonus your first week.
Anyway you be thinking of 3 people with a rep below 50 and I will remember to remind you for next week.
Thank you for your wonderful words @headchange! I feel so much gratitude for being recognized and to see that my words really reflect the person I am trying to grow with each waking morning. My day has just gotten really good all of a sudden :)
Hope you can gain some extra attention. The photos are great but your stories are pure the best!
Thanks for stopping by
I have come across two of those and it's no doubt that you chose them. This is truly a great initiative because it helps every body be known. I meant to do this contest but I kept getting side tracked. If I come across "worthy" people again, I'll make note of it and add them to this contest.
It is a fun contest and for a very good cause. Funny I found your comment first thing this morning. I went to sleep with your tab open last night. Thought I may find an E but I fell asleep lol I will be back.