I've copied some blog posts I wrote on my homesteading blog into Steem

Yes, never copy/paste your old material and recycle it on steem. It's not good to do that.

I see you learned and gotten past it though:

But on Steem, I've gone past my realm of comfort and have starting showing more of myself - my personality, my face, my daily life. And those are the posts that make $100!

Congratulations... That's great news and I'm glad you shared that.