My 1,000th Blog Post & Update On My Roadmap To 5,000 SP By Aug 23, 2019 (2-Year Mark) Ahead Of Schedule Now Needing 6.57 Steem/Day For 121 Days

For my 1,000th blog post since August 23, 2017 (yea, I hustle), here's the breakdown of my grind to earn my way to 5,000 SP.

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The Numbers:

Starting Point On ~3/9/19: 1,400 SP needed at 166 days out requiring 8.43 Steem/day.

Today: 795.11 SP needed at 121 days out requiring 6.57 Steem/day. (Currently 4,204.904 SP)

Pro: I've reduced the amount of daily Steem needed by 22%.

Pro: NO self-voting since the start, and for a while before then too. I help others instead of myself.

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• I've been sticking to about 1-2 posts a day. I've slowed down on daily jokes, which are a lot of fun for me, and tried to write about deeper/more diverse topics to reach more people.

• With my daily curation pulling in about 1-1.5 Steem per day, this leaves me needing about 5.07-5.57 Steem/day from blogging and engaging others.

• At today's prices, this is an insignificant amount money, but I set a goal to earn all my Steem, and will stick to it until I hit it.

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Proof Of No Self-Voting:

^{8 is my favorite, lucky and baseball jersey #. Trifecta}

^{Prior proof, 5 day gap missing, but no self-voting during that either.}

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Gratitude:

Heavy % support has some from those seen leading in the pie charts, while many others have been a great help chipping in to account for the rest of my progress. Every vote means a lot. Several people have added me to their auto-voting to keep me growing, which is awesome.

I prefer not to single anyone out because everyone helps as they can, but the charts scream that I have to thank @theycallmedan aka @curatorhulk for covering about 55% of my earnings during this challenge. It's amazing how one generous person who simply gets the bigger picture can make an impact on dozens, if not hundreds of dedicated bloggers with their stake. This helps me grow, and helps me grow others.

THANK YOU.

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Notes:

• I recently went to the Global Blockbuilders Conference and didn't make a single blog post for 8 days. The longest gap I can remember before then was likely 2.5 days, so this was a long time for me. This set me back a bit, but I prioritized having fun and spending time with people I don't see often.

• I had two relatively highly rewarded personal thank you posts after this trip, which made up for the time gap in spades.

• I seem to get more traction when I open up and let my thoughts flow about others or Steem, versus posting about my thrifting, recycling, jokes, drums and/or baseball (ironically many of my biggest freakin passions). While they're not always profitable posts for the time I put into them, I won't chase the money and post what people seem to reward best. I want to attract those who are like-minded so I enjoy the experience and connections I have.

• I've powered everything up as I've earned it on this challenge and will continue to do so until I hit 5,000.

• I'm happy that the Steem/SBD ratio is very favorable right now. This has helped me quite a bit.

• For those who had similar SP tallies/goals that were keen on following my little trek, here you go. Let me know how you've progressed.

• At this pace, I don't think it'll take me until August 23rd to hit my goal, but I'm going to keep that date as my horizon for now so I don't put pressure on myself for what should be a fun experience.

• As mentioned in previous posts, all of my SP is earned and I did cash out/swap at least 1,500 Steem as mostly liquid SBD along the way at much higher prices. I've never powered down for even a second.

• No bid-bots.

• I keep debating putting a healthy portion of my BTC and/or ETH into a new Steem account to help this place grow, but just can't seem to get myself to do it. Why am I so damn stubborn and afraid to let go of my blue chips? While I could scoop up a good amount of Steem to make a dent around here, it feels too risky right now, but I suppose that's where the future reward would come from. I'd love to hear thoughts and opinions on this from the peanut gallery.

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Historical counts before hitting "Post" = 999 posts, 7,386 comments, 10,518 replies. I wish I had more to show for that, but it's a long game.

I thought I had more than 1,000 posts already, but I'm pulling from SteemWorld now.

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Wish my luck on the next round!

Thank you everyone,
@steemmatt