The Gut Check
This Is The Gut Check.
I am writing this today because many Steem Hodlers are powered up and couldn't get out of their positions now even if they wanted.
You go on, and you see tweets about Steem about to go belly up, how the "Ponzi" is coming unraveled, the herd of "I told you so's" are feverishly retweeting every FUD article out there.
It's times like this where communities break apart or cement together. I see nothing but like-minded people all willing to find a way. There isn't even an "if" on the table. The leaders see this as a growth opportunity, a method for Steem to truly separate itself from Steemit. The responsibility has grown to be too much for Steemit alone to handle. Right now, what matters the most is those who step up. Those who continue to fight and secure the chain. This isn't just an investment or an experiment; this is a movement. This platform stands up for our voice, and our voice has value damnit!
The more lightweight and durable we become the easiest it will be to ride out bear markets. Bull markets bring excessive rations. Bear markets make you thankful for those rations. Growing a big community isn't always going to be about good news. Blame can go around, but who is really to blame in a decentralized platform? Isn't that the point? Do people bitch at Satoshi for leaving bitcoin? So what is the difference with Steem? I am investing more and more into Steem, the platform and projects coming on the platform. Whales attract whales, and I plan on going sonar.
Pick a lane, stick to it. Steem isn't a short-term game, powering up proves that very fact. I have been in this position many times in my life. A place where my decision isn't immediately reinforced with certainty. A place where the footing may not seem so firm. A place where others can easily judge and point fun. The I told you so's are always temporary, for those that really know are too busy building and have no time to prove anything to anyone except themselves.
I leave you with perception:
You wake up; the year is 2025. You look at coinmarketcap, and the price of Steem is 100$. You go back to sleep, you wake up and the year is 2018. You look at coinmarketcap, and the price of Steem is .30 cents. The mindset you would have, a feeling of relief. The funny thing is, with this relief comes improved focus and positivity. Merely having this certainly makes you accumulate more Steem each day happily. It is all of course just a mindset. Certainty is a lie. What isn't a lie is the mindset. The mindset is now, what you do now effects 2025. Whatever the price of Steem is will be out of your control for the most part. Only through collective effort as a community can Steemians come together and make 2025 be the year everyone wakes up to 100$ Steem.
My contact details
Telegram @nathanmars
WhatsApp +447901003594
Twitter @nathanmars7
Will reach out soon.
Looking forward to it brother:)))
Are you not afraid of spams @nathanmars?
Me. I’m not afraid of anything. I’ve Zero FEAR.
Something for you to read...
Shut up and listen. If you want to be a writer, you have to be a reader first. Human spam are everywhere, they don’t want to pay their dues, they want their piece right here, right now. They don’t want to listen to your ideas, they want to tell you theirs. If you want fans, you have to be a fan first. If you want to be accepted by a community, you have to first be a good citizen of that community.
You want hearts, not eyeballs. Stop worrying about how many followers you have. Stop reading articles on how to get more followers. If you want more followers, be someone worth following. Have you tried making yourself a more interesting person? If you want to be interesting, you have to be interested. Don’t waste your time making connections instead of trying to get good at what you do.
The Vampire Test. If after hanging out with the person, you feel worn out and depleted, that person is a vampire. If, after hanging out with someone you still feel full of energy, that person is not a vampire. Should you find yourself in the presence of a vampire, banish it from your life forever.
Identify your fellow knuckleballers. Knuckleball pitchers are the ugly ducklings of baseball. They form the brotherhood and share their secrets with each other. These are your real peers. Nurture relationships with them, collaborate with them.
Meet up in meatspace. Meet your online friends in real life by organizing meetups. The best thing about being online is an opportunity to meet up and exchange ideas offline
Source - https://medium.com/@suleimenov/show-your-work-ok-let-me-show-the-book-summary-8683d005721b
Good for you man. I've had terrible experiences with spammers in the past, and henceforth, always try as much as possible to avoid letting out any personal info.
Thank you!
I guess you're powering down because of spammers.lol
I am not a Whale but I am trying to attract all the good I can to the Steem blockchain. That is why I post what I do. My confidence in what is taking place here is unwavering. Steem is very strong in spite of the criticism.
My original plan still holds. I have certain target levels that I am watching to add to my position. This was not move one bit by the news this week.
Great post.
Thanks, I love your work and read all your post, keep doing what you're doing because it brings confidence to investors to read your breakdowns.
In uncertainty is where real profits lay and more importantly, where we find out of what we are really made.
I’m here for the long haul! If steem is feeling the pressure of the bear market, it means that 99% of other cryptos are also experiencing the same but they just dont talk about it.
With great adversary, great things can come from it. 💪🏼🙌🏼💯
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IMO, the cryptomarket will grow once it stops its correlation with BTC. It easy these days to predict that if BTC moves down, everything else follows. Hope to see that end soon.
The problem is people want quick money.
Your mindset of 2025 year is amazing and whats even more amazing imagine how easy it is to acumulate steem right now posting blogs and buying it at 0.30$.
Now imagine how hard will it be when steem hits 100$ we are considered as the first goers.
Amazing time approches Steem for those that are willing to wait.
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there are loads of people powering up, I run the redfish power up league and our witness account @steemcommunity run the minnow power up league. People are powering up, its so awesome to see and follow these long term thinkers. So steemit inc have hit a glitch, big deal. its people like you and I that see this glitch to be an opportunity and there are so many more too.
That's right brother... Pick a lane!! hahahah I love it... Real Talk!
I'm powering up, not because I believe blindly on Steemit Inc, but because I believe in the power of this community.
Let’s pick a lane and keep moving forward!
Every member of our community need understand their own power!
I am pretty sure in the long run, Steemit will grow irrespective of the contributions by Steemit, Inc.
The community that backs Steemit is unlike any community in social media history, ever so enthusiastic and voluntary with any challenge that is thrown.
People finally being able to tell that Steem is not Steemit is a big plus for the development of the blockchain going forward in my opinion... All of this will be worth it...
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i start in steemit without knowing anything. All i do is because i love to write.Then after 3 month in steemit , i start to read more article and learn about crypto . and i see the opportunity ahead me on steemit .
I believe steemit will grow with time . As crypto also will getting stronger each day. Why ? because these data to build blockchain will never stop. Thats why , who can stand this lower value of crypto and survive will going big .
I agree what ned do to the company by reducing the worker of the company will reduce the production cost and help the company substance in this downturn even these will be a bad news for them who has been lay off which is much better than closing down company.
I trust in steemit , i even power up in this opportunity
steem on .
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I've been here over 2 years and I'm still having fun. I've been through times of much lower Steem price and I kept posting and commenting. My account has been worth a lot of money at other times, but I couldn't have powered down quickly enough to get that much. This is a long term project that is just starting to take off. I'm sure Ned won't go hungry, but we don't have to depend on his company. That's the joy of a decentralised platform. Steem on!