Who are you?

As a child, I spent many hours watching people from afar. I was fascinated by all the different faces, voices, gestures, dress codes, moods, etc. All the possibilities, all the variety gave me endless entertainment and I wondered what made everyone tick. It has become my life's passion and my work to discover people. I ask questions and I listen.

My Steemit experience thus far has been awesome. I get to read your thoughts, not just listen to you. This means I can read it again and ponder it. And just so you know, I do. I am very interested in you. And I'm very interested in your message. We are people from all over the world gathered here on Steemit and it should be the most fascinating of experiences to engage with one another.

A big part of Steemit is devoted to the cryptocurrency world. That makes sense as we are all learning about this new world. None of us can say, 'My grandfather did this or that with his cryptocurrencies.' Or, 'Ten years ago at varsity, my professor said this or that about crypto.' It is new and we are new to it. I read a small number of blogs on this topic every week but after a while, it can become more of the same.

Many people write about how to make your blog on Steemit work. Some are experts and very helpful. Others share their own experiences and journey. I love this. And then there are those who prey on my vulnerability born from my eagerness to succeed. They make promises they cannot keep just to draw me in and create big accounts for themselves and no one else. This is not peculiar to Steemit and I'm amazed that we, myself included, still fall for these schemes.

I enjoy the contests and the groups with whom I get to be involved as a result. It creates a fun environment and gives us something to do together.

The poetry, music and art creators leave me in awe. I'm a big fan of @koevert. And I just love the stories that @giantbear publishes here on Steemit free of charge. They both get auto-votes from me as I know I will read and enjoy what they write, even if it is not today.

Here is what I enjoy the most when I read your blog.

I just love it when you share yourself with us, your readers. Not your deepest, darkest secrets. That would be unwise, especially if your secret is that you broke the law... Rather, I love it when I read:

1. I think...
2. In my experience...
3. This happened to me today...
4. During my childhood...
5. My dad/mom/uncle/grandmother used to say...
6. This is how we do it in my country/city/house...

Any sentence with these words or similar gets all my attention. Your life, your context, your experiences and your perspectives are different from mine and everybody else's. It is the best thing you have to offer us. And it is the best way to write a blog here that contains information I cannot find on Google.

It would be awesome if you told us some of the stories you tell at dinner parties or at reunions. Or share your hopes and dreams. Or the situation at work for which you are seeking an innovative solution. (Unless you work for the CIA. We would rather not know that.)

I know you may have been drawn to Steemit more for the Steem than the writing but you have a story to tell! And I would love to read it!

@reonlouw