Hello steemians! It's been long due to creating my first post since I have made this account. I will start by introducing myself.

Who I am

I am Michael John Paul Salazar, born in 1991 and I live at the Philippines. I am a educator, engineer, and an entrepreneur in progress. I would like to tell you my story(or some parts of it).

Who I was

During my youth, I used to sell vegetables and peel onions in the public market. And as one of the people with gifted minds in my class, I also sold my assignments so my parents will just worry on my needs and I can spend on my wants. Between those years I somewhat lost the fire on giving it all and working hard and got addicted to online games. I grinded for more than 12 hours a day during my college days that resulted to dropping my scholarship and having the need to work in order to finish my degree. It took me 8 years to finish Engineering.

Who I wanted to be

An inventor, and engineer, a soldier, a musician, a professional esports gamer, an entrepreneur. There were a lot of things going on my mind. But sadly, most of the days back then I spent most of my time daydreaming and just waiting for luck to work. After I graduated college I went back to school, indecisive of what should I do. I ended up dropping mid-school year and almost lost all hope. During the first quarter of this year, I struggled to find a job. I felt that I lost. Broke and left on debt, I looked for online opportunities and then a local friend of mine introduced me to an HYIP site(I never knew what HYIP was back then). That is where I discovered cryptocurrency.

What I did

Without any money for investment, there was nothing I could do but read and study about crypto. I kept looking for jobs and I finally landed on a local power distribution company. I kept watching Youtube and Facebook videos online about cryptocurrencies and entrepreneurship. A month later, the college where I graduated were looking for part-time faculty and I got hired. I don't know how but this time I got inspired and I felt like I want to work as hard as I can so I could invest. Having two jobs, I thought that I could afford to loan so I could buy coins and tried trading.

How did I do

I lost. Almost all of my investment vanished into thin air. Continuously making bad calls over and over, I lost almost all of what I have borrowed. But this time, I felt different. I did not complain. I was pumped! I was loving what I was doing. I felt inspired. So, I forgot about the losses and remembered the lessons it gave to me. Little by little I have been recovering and I am planning to invest again given the opportunity.

What will I do now

I am almost out of debt. My first job's contract ends next week. Being happy on what I am doing, I want to share this journey. If I fail, I have something to read, watch and laugh about. If I succeed, I have something to show that could somewhat inspire someone and probably change their mindset.

I have been losing at doing something, but I think losing at something is better than doing nothing, losing at everything.

PS: Thank you @jerrybanfield. Your ad on Facebook brought me here.