When i joined steemit i was more concerned about having people comment on my posts and tell me how they felt about them so i could make necessary adjustments... I would message whales, interact with people in their comment sections and on the discord channels and then invite them to visit my blog... I didn't get the responses i expected and i felt like i would keep wasting time on creating posts until i could get people to notice what i was doing..

After a while, i stopped messaging whales and rather commented on their posts, i wouldn't even invite them to my blog anymore, i would just focus on the article and comment about them, without any expectations. I decided to make it a habit and sink in it.

Soon, i realized i wasn't interested in people taking notice of me anymore. But how would i make it on steemit if they don't? At this time, i was following up on @steemsecrets posts and then @sissyjill came. Her words hit hard.

So all these while, i've been writing with so much soul, but i never thought to digest my own brain's work and have it first do it's magic on me? So i started reading all my articles, even the outdated ones. And i thought to myself, "i only need to impress me and genuinely reach out to atleast one person, others will join the train later".

That was my breakthrough! I interact with everyone i can on steemit, but on their own, they visit my blog and tell me what awesomeness they see there, some whales even resteem my posts. I still don't get much upvotes, but i don't have that problem anymore. I see the whale in me and everyone else, so if we stay together, we can all see each other at the top in due time.

It's beautiful that you shared this @maylyn09, it's an inspiration to many.

I'm so sorry i came blogging on your blog....