In the midst of all the current mayhem with some SCAMS (cough, cough shitconnect) and the bitcoin dip we recently had - I thought I would share a couple stories that may encourage some who are discouraged.
I called my brother over the weekend who is one smart kid studying to be an engineer. Unbeknownst to me sometime in 2016, he made a bitcoin purchase of $45 USD. I started talking about cryptocurrency (big surprise...not lol) & my brother suddenly remembered, "oh, I have some bitcoin." This is one of those stories that a person kind of forgot they purchased bitcoin. Luckily for him it wasn't one of those "I forgot my password and had 20 bitcoins stashed away." To get to the point turns out that $45 purchase in 2016 was now worth over a grand! Which is super awesome!
If that doesn't encourage you, be encouraged by this: from December 6- January 9th, I was unemployed. My travel contract working as a physical therapist assistant was over. I'd been traveling and battling DC traffic for over 2 years. Somedays with over 3 hours of commuting. WAS NOT FOR ME.
I wasn't planning such a long time away from my "day job" but I wanted a specific position in my town. I was willing to tap into savings if I had to.
Guess what? I didn't have to tap into savings! Last month the SBD soared & ranged from $10-15 dollars. That's right, at one point 1sbd was going for $10-15 dollars. That wasn't always the case. The currency is pegged to one USD. When I started in June 2017, it was not worth what it was last month. The soar came at a personally great time for me. Although I have always pushed quality content regardless!!
I love steemit! So, even when it had dips around .60 cents I still "steemed." The money is a nice incentive but I would be on here anyway as I greatly enjoy it here and am happy for all the friends I've made here in almost 8 months.
So my point here is stay strong when things DIP, be a smart investor, and don't invest what you'd be pissed to lose! Don't fall for the "fear of missing out" or FOMO mentality. Investing shouldn't be based on emotions.
In conclusion, do what you love. I love steemit so that's why I have never taken a break from it. Thank you to all my followers and friends for supporting me & reading my blogs! And now for reading all that text here's a cool picture I took last fall that I find calming.
