Today is my 88th day on Steem.

This is my Steem Journey Log #10.

Today is 1st April, 2018. It has been 10 days since my last update.

I am tracking my journey and progress towards my goals on the Steemit platform through a series of journey logs.

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Approach

Current Goals

✦ Effective Steem Power: 900
✦ Owned Steem Power: 500
✦ Delegated Steem Power (In): 500
✦ Delegated Steem Power (Out): 100
✦ Followers: 500
✦ Reputation: 60

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Progress Report

I am happy with my progress since my last update. I could have done better though, as I missed to post on a couple of days during this time which is very unlike me. But I was really very busy and just did not get the time.

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Update #1 - I held my first writing contest

I always wanted to hold my own writing contests since I joined Steemit and soon after I crossed 200 followers, I held my first contest. In my opinion it has been a great success with 37 qualified entries. For a newbie like me, it's huge. I just published the results of the contest today. If you want to read some great micro-fiction, all two sentences long, make sure to visit the below post.

Two Sentence Story Contest #1: Results Announcement & Payouts

Update #2 I bought more Steem Power

With the recent fall in Steem price, I was looking for an opportunity to buy some more Steem and increase my SP holding. I did that a couple of days back and this purchase (my third one) has taken me beyond 250 Steem Power which is an intermediate check-point towards my goal of 500 owned Steem Power.

Update #3 I lost the SP delegation which I had bought through Hive account@minnowbooster

I had a paid SP delegation of 130 SP through Hive account@minnowbooster but a couple of days ago, the delegator withdrew the delegation. That's ok I guess as I have been told by a number of my well-wishers that buying SP delegation is not profitable. So I was even considering to let it go. Now that I have bought some more SP, the impact on my voting should not be much.

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What I did since my last progress report

✦ As I mentioned above, I held my first contest during this time and the response was overwhelming. I just published the results today and transferred the prize to the winners. I not only reward the winners but also all qualified participants and referrers. This is my way of giving thanks to everyone who made this contest such a huge success. I will run similar contests in the future as well.

Rewards Post:

Two Sentence Story Contest #1: Results Announcement & Payouts

Contest Details:

Two Sentence Story Contest #1: SBD Giveaway and Lifetime Steem Basic Income Votes

✦ This is my recollection of how I have reached where I have reached on Steemit. Also some insight into my efforts in being consistent here.

The Fledgling is Learning to Fly

✦ Update on my Ramblings on Life Series: This is the first post in this series which triggered a controversy and some debates. I had a positive outlook towards plagiarism to which a number of my readers did not agree. I respect their opinion and agree to them as well. I was really referring to the smaller impacts of plagiarism and not the long term monetary impacts it may have to the original creator.

When people plagiarize your ideas - Ramblings on Life #15

✦ This is a very important post and should be read by all blockchain and Steem enthusiasts. This is not spreading FUD.

Steem can land you in jail and it's not FUD

✦ My first post on a subject I love to read about, ecology. I think you will like this wonderful story.

The Chipko Movement - The Original Treehuggers

✦ This is a detailed article on how the age of abundance may bring prosperity for all and how it may go wrong and not achieve what is being dreamt by countless many. Have a read.

On the Cusp of the Age of Abundance