One word: WOW. Congratulations on your 500-followers milestone! That is indeed something worth celebrating! Steemit is a very challenging platform and being able to reach that number of followers is just amazing.
I'm still on my first month here and I've also thought of giving up, but posts like these are inspirations for newbies like me, that success takes time and it'll be all good in the long run if one doesn't give up.
Great to see steemians being successful!
Wish you all the luck in your steemit career and in your upcoming journey. Cheers for your achievement! :)

STEEM ON!