44 days ago I embarked on a strange and bewildering journey. In the week before this life-changing event, I sold my Etherium coins and bought some steem, just because the coin was making impressive moves in the markets. At that moment I was blissfully unaware what this seemingly small event would set in motion. A day later my steem doubled in price, and I created my account with the name 
Week 1: A semi-interested newbie stumbling around
After creating my account and getting used to the platform, I started creating my first posts. Actually, by making this very post, I realize I never did a decent introduction post! Just a quick & dirty one. Ah well, I guess you'll have to get to know me through my posts! Anyway, at this time I was completely clueless and not sure what the goal of Steemit was. I had no idea what I was doing and why I was doing it. I posted some pure randomness that popped into my mind without much success. The cyberpunk tag turned out to be a place where I found some friends. Still amazed by the number of William Gibson fans in here!
At the end of week one, I was left with $7.53 and a whole lot of confusion and questions.
Week 2: The first sniff of success
Week 2 is where it started getting strange and surrealistic. I posted a guide on business ideas that is normally reserved for my coaching students. This got picked up 
I told my wife to create an account but just as she was about to register the hack happened and registrations closed for a couple of days. In the meantime, I was using my freshly earned steem dollars to power up. My eyes must've been filled with dollar signs; I was blinded by quick riches! I kept on posting this kind of guides, trying to milk it for all its worth. But as you can see on the screenshot, the profits quickly dropped off to the point I was making less than a dollar on a post that took me 4 hours to create.
My total reward for week two was $974.1 spread over seven posts.
Week 3: Travel blogs and plagiarism
Week 3 started interesting. Still following the money like the dirty capitalist that I am, I created a travel story about a trip we took a couple of months ago. I didn't take a lot of pictures on that journey, so the post wasn't great. It turned out to be my best-paid post of that week. That period was marked by the arrival of 
Week three ended with a modest total of $256.14 and a massive gain in Steem knowledge!
Week 4: Where did all the time go to?
Week 3 and 4 are a bit of a blur. These are the weeks I started talking about Steemit with my friends. I was surprised how enthusiastic I was about the entire project. I wasn't fully able to explain how the currency system works at that point. Several of them create accounts during this time. A lot of my time was spent helping my wife with her account and explaining steemit to friends. I dived into the rabbit hole that is the Steemit whitepaper until my brain was ready to explode.
My posts consisted of an incoherent rant and two music related pieces. One of those, a list of my favorite reggae songs, got picked up and netted $200. This made something click in my mind. That post was never made with the idea of making money. I just wanted to share those brilliant songs with the community. Here a subtle mind shift happened. Following the money is stupid. This was the typical short-term thinking that got me nowhere in the past. I see Steemit as a long-term investment. And for that to work, it needs a fully supportive community. I decided to devote myself to that goal.
Week 5: Jumping off the deep end
After getting in contact with 
I volunteered to give a presentation on Steem during the event, so I had to know what I was talking about. I learned the ins and outs of the platform and the currency and created my slideshow. During that time I kept posting my business and entrepreneurial guides. The one that did best with a $1544 payout was a more personal and controversial post. It sparked a great discussion with over 78 comments. I highly enjoyed the interaction on this post. Oh, and I created my first ever selfie!
Week five ended with a mixed sense of euphoria, wonder, and existential angst. Total reward $2520.1
Week 6: Steemitcity and hitting rep 60
The meetup lasted a couple of days for a few of us. 
Hitting reputation 60 felt strangely satisfying. I realize that this is a form of gamification and that there is no value to it, but still I get suckered into the feeling that I just joined an elite club of +60 reputation accounts. It's almost like I'm playing World of Warcraft again. I vowed to never again get sucked into the sweet and comforting clutches of level based mmorpg's, but I'll make an exception for Steem. It's only social media, right?
The rest of the week was spent making an Orange Pie into an old school game emulator and media player. Thanks
Week 6 ended with six posts totaling around $388.
After six weeks I made $4,383.38. I transferred 80% of it into Steem power. Over these six weeks, I went from a typical greedy crypto trader mindset to one of abundance and belief. I think Steemit can work, and I'm actively recruiting people everywhere I come. The business owner mindset has also been thrown overboard. I still have my online business which I can live off. I'm thinking more as an investor now.
Instead of trying to be a business on steemit, I try to be a business for steemit.
Steem ON!
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