They are like Giraffes!
“BOSS = Built on Self Success”
In this world, the word Boss, sometimes, has a bitter taste associated with it. Boss, conjures up an image of a fat, blood sucking loud mouth, who orders people around. It is politically more correct to be a 'leader' these days. Isn't it?
However, believe me people, there is nothing that prevents a boss from being a good leader. A leader, however, can not always get the bad ass attitude towards life and be a Boss. The Boss necessarily has an awesome stature - not 'one of the masses' for sure.
At Pilanesberg in South Africa early this year, as this lady Giraffe majestically cat walked across the road, stopping traffic, all I could think about was - wow - what a bad ass boss this creature is. So different from us mortals, who are wallowing around on a plain about 20 feet below it's field of vision! I captured the image in my Olympus M10, which was the only camera I had at that moment in the car. Here is the full image:
At that point in time, Steemit did not exist in my life so I only thought of the bosses in real life as I looked at the giraffe but when I was organizing my pictures today, I looked at the giraffe and noticed how similar the big boss steem users are to giraffes. I find the following signs that indicate that a Steem user is a boss like the giraffe. Some are serious observations but some are just plain fun observations so I recommend you have a pinch of salt (or a bucket full if you like) ready as you read them!
The Boss Steemians look at everything differently. Their head, that is to say their thinking, is way higher than many of us mortals. For example - you and I may look at the Steemit ecosystem as a means of blogging and perhaps making some money. However, a user like 
These boss steemians are not afraid to think outside the box. Their vision gives them a 'bird's eye view' and allows them to select a course of action clearly.
These boss steemians carry their unique personalities, eccentricities and style with pride. They turn their personalities and passions into irresistable magnets by reflecting them into everything they do on Steemit. Many Steemians like 
Steemit has it's own unique flavor, far better than any other social media platform due to the spots proudly carried by such great personalities.
Like birds flocking the giraffes, riding on them and feeding on the ticks, many steemians - large and small, minnow/dolphins/whales, flock these boss steemians. These bosses, sometimes single handedly, manage to build whole communities! Look at 
These magnanimous steemians feed hundreds. I do not mean just with upvotes. They support little minnows through interaction, guidance and mentoring. They also set an example of what can be achieved on the Steemit platform.
At last but not the least - in a bit of a lighter vein:
Ever wonder why many of our posts make a whopping 1.2 SBD or something grandiose like that while the posts by these boss steemians make 100+ SBD? We see the post coming in, say to ourselves - "now, here is a post I need to comment upon to impress this Steemian". By the time we action that thought, before we even blink our eyes - 'kachingggggg' the said post has 100+ SBD and 200 votes! These boss steemians sure have an ability to reach the fruit on highest branches, like giraffes. We, the lesser mammals, think of taking up pole vault even to reach the low hanging fruit!
These steemians manage to produce posts that constantly remain trending for days! Take 
What gives these boss steemians ability to work magic like that? The answer is that they have managed to grow long necks like the giraffe. The long neck, in Steemit terms, is the hard work they have put in over many many months in cultivating relationships, supporting fellow steemians, researching and producing great content. Like a giraffe taking time to grow that tall, these boss steemians have put in time and effort. There is no free meal anywhere people. We all need to work hard.
In conclusion:
The success of the boss steemians is self built.
BOSS = Built on Self Success
We need to recognize them, observe them and adopt their Giraffe qualities
Steemians, please share your experiences and views on the subject. It will be great to get more perspective and a lively dialogue going. Thanks
Note: All images except for the wildlife photo and the title image created by me are from pixabay.com