Sure you've heard people saying that life's a game right? Perhaps brushed them off and returned to whatever you were thinking about it at the time? Really though, for a moment consider if the game is really happening. Are you the MVP or merely a spectator?

What am I on about today? Well after this mornings intense pow-wow in the mastermind about our steemit-issues. I jumped out the corner feeling energized and ready for a new round! 👊

What's the game here? Attention. We all play for it, we all choose our focus, direction and engagement. We ultimately pick our characters and then embark on the adventure of being constantly pulled through multitudes of levels. Sure sometimes it feels exhausting and may not seem so fun 🙇 Though who holds this perspective, who's really the controller? Feeling like a champ or feeling like a chump often reflects how much we are giving and receiving right? Let's not forget any idea of energetic scarcity is exactly that, an idea.

So on this platform where we're constantly watching our scores with votes and rewards. Our efforts are immutably displayed on record foreverrrr LOL! 😈 And I feel this can very quickly become a focal point, particularly for newbies. We then obsess about how well (or not) we are doing and there's always a troll or few to add their opinion. It's so easy to fall into unhelpful comparisons and be judgemental towards ourselves.

_{"People who say it cannot be done should not be interrupting those who are doing it."}

After re-reading yesterday's long-winded effort, I'm attempting to condense my points.

Attention is currency, don't waste it.
Focus your time and energy intentionally.
Get in the game and just start posting!

That's why we're really on about gamification in @SMG 🎮 Making it fun and enjoyable to contribute is essential if we want to encourage each other to keep going. Many new users join Steemit with tons of excitement and energy, let's reinforce that and push them up with as much SP as we can so that others can see their potential! 🌟

It seems self-explanatory that the key to network effect is that we connect. If we as a community are to survive this bear market, we have to play the long game without focusing on the score 🐻 We have to play beyond the price of Steem, size of rewards and number of followers. We have to focus on what we have, and what we can do with common-unity and team work.

It's clearly a marathon, not a sprint and we don't have to run it alone. Whatever you're into, go find your tribe, build your team and support each other ✊ We have this great opportunity to play and win, simply by blogging and supporting each other. The only investment is time, consistency and a willingness to play for it's own sake.

What steem-y intentions have you set for today?

Keni 😄