Today I Earn My Steemit Blackbelt: Celebrating 70 Rep

Today I am celebrating reaching 70 reputation :)

I am calling 70 reputation a black belt achievement on Steemit.

Let me be clear on what this means and does not mean to me.

Just because you are a black belt at something doesnt mean you know everything. There are many people that know more about many things than me.

I would go so far as to say most people know more about more things than me. No, becoming a black belt at something doesnt mean you know EVERYTHING.

But it does mean you know

SOMETHING.

Whatever reaching any milestone on steemit means or does not mean, I can tell you with confidence that significant milestones like reaching a reputation of 70 for sure do not happen by accident.

How can I help other Steemians achieve a black belt on Steemit... whatever that may mean to them?

Here are my best tips if you are a content creator:

*Create content that you are passionate about

*Do it every day

*Engage positively with others

*Try to eliminate your own ego

*Follow the GOLDEN rule

This next one is very complicated and hard to understand. I recommend studying what I am about to say for 6 hours a day for the next week and perhaps writing a dissertation on the intricacy and complex nature of this insanely divergent concept. Ready?

*Be nice

I’ve never downvoted or flagged once in my nearly 2 years here on Steemit. I am not saying not to do this, I am just telling you what I have done\not done.

This does not mean that I don’t occasionally get frustrated or angry with something that happens. I am human and I get annoyed or irritated just like any normal person.

I choose not to manifest those feelings into negative actions.

Being nice is so easy. It feels so much better than being mean to someone.

Every decision, every action we make we have a choice.

React or don’t react?

Say something mean or say nothing?

Be a jerk or be encouraging?

Life is a lot easier when you are nice to people. As a bonus you tend to make more friends!

So there is my cursory advice on how to work towards becoming a Steemit blackbelt if that is important to you. There are many others that have said this better than I, but then again Steemit tips arent real my niche.

I promise after this milestone post I will get back to what IS my niche:

But every once in a while it’s nice to take a pause and reflect on what has happend so far.

Thanks for keeping my company along the way :)

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