Hey Chrissy!!! Thank you for writing this. I'm just as guilty as anybody, totally externally motivated...but you know what? It doesn't make me happy!

I don't worry about what people will say when I'm on Steemit. This place is so positive and welcoming I feel like I can really say what I need to say and no one will bash me for it. And even if they did, I feel like this platform has made me a ton more confident about sharing and promoting my work.

This IS the truly rad thing about Steemit!!! I completely agree. Everyone has been super supportive..I feel the same way....and I aspire to be totally unconcerned with the reward, I know that being in the flow is the most rewarding thing ever, and truly I love writing, and historically, I haven't done it nearly as often as I would like.

I really appreciate how you're honing in on the heart of the matter. It's still a young, wild place, with all kinds of things going on. I think you've hit on something that a lot of us will be in the process of learning within ourselves in the near future....I know that this is something I want to work on.