Tell your story contest - Outhori5ed

This is a very interesting contest where i get to tell my journey so far as a Steemian. Please enjoy.

LIFE BEFORE STEEMIT
I work with an armouring company in Lagos Nigeria and we turn passenger vehicles from ordinary to a level B6 bulletproof vehicle. Depending on the choice of the customers, it can be either a partial armouring or a complete one. It is a very interesting line of business and desires your 100% tact to successfully get the job done. Not only do you need to present a good job at every stage that will stand the test, you also need to be careful not to get injured in the process. It is a very tedious job as you must ensure that not even a figure space is open to permit bullet penetrating the vehicle. When I am not working, I am either reading or writing. I write a lot, poem, stories, articles etc. I have published some poems with all poetry and also published some of my articles on some journals. Steemit is giving me value for writing which is what I was missing before Steemit.

HOW I WAS INTRODUCED TO STEEMIT
When @ejemai saw some of my works, he was marveled and he asked if I was getting paid for the publications and also asked how I would feel should I begin to receive rewards for writing. ‘Just writing’ I asked and he took his time to explain Steemit to me. I loved the idea and within two days, I was on Steemit and I wrote my first post on Jun 29, 2017.

WHO INTRODUCED ME HERE (MENTION HIM - IF POSSIBLE)
I was introduced by @ejemai and I must confess that I am grateful he introduced me to Steemit as at the time he did. Maybe, if I had known about it early, it would have made more sense, but knowing at the time I did is making me realize how Steemit is more than just a community where people can make a few cash, but a community that is capable for changing a generation of young people to be financially independent and creative.

MY CHANNEL TOPIC
My most recent topic is on fact especially about Nigeria, health and other issues. I especially write on motivation and interesting in news and poetry too.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Mine hobbies and interests includes reading, writing, traveling, researching, playing games and public speaking. I also spend time with family as a major interest because family comes first. I am very adventurous and I love dating adventure and visiting historic sites and enjoying other fun activities.

BEST AND WORST EXPERIENCES HERE
After some post in steemit, I felt like steemit was not the place to be. The reason is because, it didn’t get long before sensing that there the community is centralized on a specific groups (my opinion). More like, people just vote themselves in a particular cycle and allow to flow of rewards to remain there. Then I had a conversation with someone who was very mean to say the least and his response was enough to drive me out of steem. I then wrote a piece on self-doubt, and @majes gave the post a boost and encouragement. That was a great experience and a motivation that has kept me steeming. After her, some post did well and some did ‘well’ and within a month my followers grew to over 200 people and this has been really encouraging. To simplify, I will say worst experience was that guy who almost ran me out of steemit and my best experiences so far, is the daily reception I receive, the new friends I meet, the boost I get by random steemians and the things I get to learn daily.

LIFE AFTER STEEMIT
Life after Steemit? Well, to be candid I haven’t pictured that. I read a post and the author stated that he left his job for steemit and he is been steeming and enjoying himself. Another, a 71year old talked about getting his daily bread and the roof over his head from steeming. Though I am yet to receive a payment, but the testimonies are encouraging enough and I am sure I will always like to steem as long as I can share a post and read a blog.

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