#MINNOWSMATTER MONDAY - "THE INVESTMENT MENTALITY"

"Don't waste your time online, invest it at steemit.com"

That little quote there is a Hive account@papa-pepper original. I use it to illustrate what I believe is an important point and something that is important to wrap our heads around, especially for minnows.

THE INVESTMENT MENTALITY

For most people, "spending" time online could be equated with "wasting" time online. Other than "amusement" (which literally means not thinking) people frequently get little out of their time online, except for maybe some information. With steemit though, we have the opportunity to "invest" our time online.

Since our posting, commenting, and even voting on steemit.com can earn us cryptocurrency, we can get a ROI, and return on our investment of time, effort, energy and creativity. Once I realized this, I began investing more time, effort, energy and creativity. All it takes is signing up to get a free account, and anyone can start investing online.

As an example, once I realized that steemit was real and that we could get a real ROI, I thought about my young children. Any of us can run an alt-account, so I got one for the Hive account@little-peppers. I like to share family experiences, photos, and other things from that account, and it can even serve as a sort of "life history" for the Hive account@little-peppers when they get older.

Interestingly enough, their account has already generated 1 BTC plus over 3000 STEEM currently in their wallet. At the moment, their steemit wallet is worth over $5000 USD. Just think about that! Steemit not only gives us an opportunity to make an investment for ourselves, but for our family as well.

Now, my dear minnows, back to you. You're here, and you may not have earned that much yet. Rather than getting frustrated that your latest post earned you five cents, think of it as an investement. Without good content, you most likely won't get noticed much, but until you get noticed by others, your good content will probably not earn much. That can be frustrating if you are looking for an immediate ROI, but getting a return on your investment can take time.

Not only can all of your posts add up to eventually become a much greater amount (as long as you don't give up), the value of what you've earned already can fluctuate. If STEEM ever did go "to the moon," even the small amount that some minnows have could be worth a lot. Personally, I'd rather not regret at least trying.

You may never earn a lot here, and STEEM may never go to the moon, but the opportunity still exists. Most steemians started as minnows, and we've experienced the growing pains of slowly climbing up. If we would have quit, we would have never been able to succeed. STEEM on my friends, and invest in your lives and futures with steemit!