Great post I love this!
This can be applied to everything, This is actually how I became good at drawing. I decided at a young age I wanted to be an artist So I practiced like crazy every single day until my wrists hurt, I sometimes took days off, But on my days off I'd do light sketching. At 12 I showed signs of being good at it. By 23 I turned it into a career.

That definitely works with Steemit too! You have to build your writing skill and your reputation overtime.