The @Mandelsage Challenge! - Week 002 | How I Ended Up in Brazil
This week I tell you all about how on earth I ended up in Brazil. No spoilers but I'll tell you that, like most crazy changes in life, love was involved ;)
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What is the Mandelsage Challenge?
It is all about improving engagement on Steemit! Many of us focus so hard on creating that perfect post, with whatever we do be it art, writing, music, etc, that we forget that there are actual humans behind the posts, ourselves included, and that our followers might like to get to know us a bit more.
So the challenge is to take your camera and make a recording, sharing something with your followers. Your facial expression and/or tone of voice (you don't necessarily need to put your face on camera ;) Be creative!) adds an extra dimension to this posting thing that is sorely lacking. Some ideas you could use:
- Talk about something personal that's happening in your life.
- Talk about your last few Steemit posts... Has it been a good month? What went on behind the scenes?
- Choose a topic you feel strongly about, perhaps controversial, and get a discussion going.
- Do something completely different and creative from what you usually do... Sing! Interpretive Dance! XD
The possibilities are endless. The point in the end is to add that human element. Show us who you are =)
This week, I'd like to challenge the following three Steemians to do the @mandelsage challenge:
@magiccleatus
@whornung
@andysantics48
And that's it! =) Once done, add these bullet points below your video:
- Watch @mandelsage Challenge 001 to know what the challenge is all about, or read about it in this post.
- Grab your phone and do the @mandelsage Challenge!
- Tag three Steemit friends, challenging them to do it too =)
- Include these steps in your video description.
I hope you like the idea and spread it far and wide ^^ ... Bye for now!
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Thanks for the challenge @mandelsage - I shall ponder on the topic :)
Great story :) glad it worked out for you :)
Thanks, and my pleasure ^^ Also, my apologies for only answering your comment now. It's been a crazy week! Haven't forgotten about doing it, I hope? ;P
We're new at this, so bear with us.
As am I ;P .. Thank you guys! You two are really entering into the spirit of what I had in mind!
Some say brave, some say crazy, hehe... Perhaps it was both. But as I said, it was one of the better decisions of my life. I know, I did suddenly skip a whole lotta months there in the story - twas because if I'd gone down that road, the vid would have gone on for twice as long. A story for another time, perhaps ;)
I've gotta learn from you guys! When I do a vid, I'm so self-conscious and have to do multiple takes - you guys seem so natural and at ease in your own skins. Now that I'm doing Ulogs, I might get better.. =)
Oh and about the Open Mic challenge, was I tagged somewhere? Because I didn't get notified. Will go in search of it... I do indeed have a few funny things to tell =)
We are who we are and have learned, or at least are learning, to not care about what others think about us. Some won't take the time to get to know us and some will, but the ones that do will at least get to know us.
Not a facade, like it used to be. Everything in life isn't all nicey-nice, so why pretend it is? The least we can do is to find a bit of humour in it.
As for the tag, it's here. https://steemit.com/steempress/@reactionaries/sirdukeandthearmpit-caf1ml3jde