My previous post was about some of the difficulties some people find when approaching the Steemit world. You can read it here.
For me however I find this rather easy. I am not talking about the time investment or the effort it takes to actually get things done, I am talking about my willingness to get these things done.
The Playground
For me, Steemit is a Playground/Candy Store where I can throw myself into a whole range of different scenarios and explore my mind. Not only that, I can collect my thoughts together and filter them through into a spectrum of content that has value beyond the payout. Not just for me, but for the platform.
This is fun. My struggle is somewhat different from others as for me, there seems to be a limitless well of content and the challenge is to get a rough note down so it isn't lost and still understandable. The second issue is finding the time to work on an ever increasing set of notes.
If I suddenly got very lucky and won the lottery or something similar, I would spend my days doing exactly what I do now. Working at my business helping people improve their position and writing similarly as I do for Steemit.
The internal external
I cannot count on getting lucky though and still struggle financially in my everyday life so, I attempt to make sure that I can survive. Steemit is only part of my plan of course but being here and writing helps me develop other parts too.
People think that spending time on a post or a dollar or two is time wasted and time they could send flipping burgers, but there is value outside of Steemit also. This is why I recommend finding what one is good at and developing that skill set as well as continually reflecting objectively on oneself.
The skills developed in Steemit are still carried and applicable in the walking world and even though the dollar here has a potentially higher future value, the skill has an even greater value for most. The clarity of thought around one's skillset and the exploration of a whole range of emotional, value, ideal, expectation and other personal factors can lead to some fundamental, real-world changes in experience.
Wider and deeper
Most people are trying to get rich or make money from Steemit rather than seeing the larger value of developing the individual to achieve in everyday life. There is not a place on earth where a better understanding of yourself is not valuable and Steemit offers a whole range of possibility to explore these areas.
Throughout Steemit, there are many, many good writers who will provide perspectives on life from most likely, previously unconsidered positions. This is valuable. It is like being a world traveller and living in many environments without leaving home.
However, what most people consume is the content that offers a short cut to get rich. This content really does work to get rich, for the provider of the content, not the consumer. Yes, there is value in reading some crypto news but, unless you have a large disposable income, the value is limited to what you can invest.
Increase holdings everywhere
Developing the skill set concurrently will likely lead to an increase in disposable income either in Steemit or the real world and that makes the investment news very valuable indeed. But, people spend hours pouring through crypto trade news with a hundred dollars to invest and then have 'no time' to develop quality content.
They are making success extremely hard on themselves as they are essentially looking to retire on a 100 dollar seed. The chances are not so high, but possible as Bitcoin was 1 cent too at one point. Back then though, there were also not so many people in the game looking for the next Bitcoin. And zero banks, investment firms and countries. This is now becoming a long-term game.
So, the investment required to see exceptionally large returns is increasing and that requires an income with a disposable portion which, in most cases, requires a skill set capable of earning in the real world environment.
Easy like Sunday
So, here is the 'Easy Steem'. Spend 10 percent of your time reading content from a wide range of sources in an area that you enjoy and are somewhat good at. Spend another 10 engaging with those people and the larger community and then spend 10 percent learning directly about crypto or self-development areas. Finally, spend 70 percent of your time thinking about and developing content of the highest possible quality you can at any given time.
If this was an hour: 6 minutes reading similar content, 6 minutes engaging, 6 minutes crypto/self and 42 minutes working directly on your own content. Of course, the hour need not be broken this way but that is just for illustrative purposes.
By doing this for some time, you are most likely to maximise your potential earnings from Steemit directly and earnings from outside of Steemit. With the knowledge gained from the 10 percent invest knowledge in Crypto and the Self, you will have the information to invest your disposable income wisely, and the drive to continue and self control to not fall into a FOMO.
Now, having said how easy this is, it is not at all. So, be disciplined in your approach to this if you are interested in really getting gains here that will compound against the gains in the walking world. Work on a schedule if needs be, put in earplugs if there is noise, walk through the world paying attention to all of the nuances most miss and, spend less time trying to make money and more time building a process that does.
This is not a 'how to' guide but there may be something in here that clicks and helps you.
Taraz
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