Hello all!
My name is Robert Carter, an American living in Cebu City, Philippines. This is my second account, created specifically for my witness server. My other account has been inactive in blogging, as I have been focusing on becoming a witness.
I am 36 years old
Served in the Army for 6 years, with 2 deployments to Iraq (19D10)
I ignore news, religion, and politics.
Live a humble, and conservative life. I save 90% of all my earnings, and reinvest in myself and others.
Why do I want to become a witness?
My biggest reason for wanting to become a witness, stems from the past elections we had in USA. (back when I was following the progression of one of the biggest political upsets of our lifetimes). During this time, I noticed a lot of media censorship-As well as a lot of fake and misleading reports, blogs, and articles on the internet, TV, and radio. Once I found Steemit, I realized this was the platform of truth that the world needed. A place where the community isn't censored, and polices themselves. Where we are held accountable by our peers, and benefit from creating original content-No matter how controversial it could be.
From here, where?
As a witness, living in the Philippines; I see a lot of people struggling to make ends meet. The minimum wage here in Cebu is 400 pesos per day (less than $8). Living here for 5 years, I can say without a doubt, that every Filipino I have ever met, has been gracious, and kind to me. I would like to give back to them, through Steemit education and support.
What do I intend to do about it?
I would like to make it my mission, to develop community teams here in the Philippines. In the military, we followed a chain-of-command, and I would like to implement groups that can adopt this leadership style. By having smaller, more efficient groups, it will ensure;
Better Communication
Keeping Steemit Underwhelming
Synergy Between Members
Increasing Productivity
A Familiar Support Network
For instance here in Cebu (to start), there could be one voted chapter Cebu Team President, one Secretary, 3 Regional Leaders, and 6 Provincial Leaders. The 6 Provincial leaders would be in charge of their teams consisting of no more than 10 active Steemit friends/family members. They would be responsible for holding weekly meetings to spark creativity and to promote Steemit in their communities through sponsored events.
What would my role be?
Since I already receive a fair salary from my investments, I intend to roll 100% of my Steem into SteemPower, and use that to kick-start these smaller groups by sponsoring coffee shop talks via giftcards. As the smaller groups become self-sufficient, I will be able to focus on another group. Eventually delegating the main Team Presidents, my SteemPower, so they can be in charge of using it to grow their communities.
If I can humbly ask for your support, in voting me for a witness, it would be very appreciated. No matter how many votes I get... I still intend on keeping my server online, to secure the Steemit network.
Step 1; open this link- https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Step 2; type my name rcarter.witness and click on vote :D
_Robert Carter
A special shout out to who helped me setup my Steemit server on