Failures are also achievements, because you learned something good out of it. - @themanualbot
I wouldn't let this chance taken for granted to share my achievements for the year 2017 and my considered one and only failure that made me even stronger. This is not only to support @anomadsoul's post but to give you, steemians some good insights and possible achievements you can achieve for your entire 2018 year or for more years to come. Because most of my time during 2017 were spent on steemit, I will be sharing my achievements in the platform and/or because of steemit I was able to achieve these things.
First would be..
Promotions
It was at these times were I thought that I can help other people especially students and teach them what I have learned from venturing into a complicated industry of blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies.
During my mid experience on steemit, I felt like I am so alone. There was a point were I thought that I'm the only user in the city. Then started telling friends about the platform but none showed interest except @jassennessaj.
Actually, he is the brainchild of the promotion in the University and I'm his number 1 supporter. I saw his dedication and he never stopped pursuing his visions that thru recognition you will be rewarded and remembered. And he's the one who pushed me to teach everyone in the University. But I won't tell more about him. This is my achievement! :D
During those promotions, I acted as one of the technical speaker. Telling future steemit users about the techinical aspect of the system, how does the system be rewarding and where did the money come from etc etc. I also made myself as a motivator, telling them that be persevering and hardworking in reaching your goala in steemit. I even told them these exact words 'Don't leave the things you're doing before you know steemit, steemit is there, it will never leave.' Funny how I said those words while I'm the one who's throwing important things outside steemit and giving more importance than my personal life.
Of course I wouldn't achieve these things if there were no people behind my strength and faith. I met alot of good people, students, workers and even strangers during those meetups and campaigns. They looked at me differently from the time they knew what I'm capable of, doing such things out of my comfort zone, out of my skills and talents and most of all, being responsible in handling finances.
Back on promotion thing, I gained confident in presenting myself in public doing small or big talks. Not to lift up my pride, I'm proud to say that I am one of those who managed to get the attention needed for the Philippine Community. There are more of it as you keep scrolling down and backtracking my achievements.
To end this section of my achievement, this does not end here. Oh wait! Let me reconstruct my phrases. I/we will continue in promoting steemit at every possible places to go through. And in every way possible, l/we will share the good news of steemit physically or digitally.
Second would be...
Acknowledgements
I can say that it all started with a selfless promotion that I gained the acknowledgements and the recognitions I never expected to have.
And then everything follows smoothly. One of the most satisfying moment was the recognition I got from @donkeypong. The moment when he chose me to be one of the curators for the Philippine community along with extraordinary filipino steemians also.
We have this communal account, @bayanihan that has a sole purpose of giving/rewarding filipino content creators.
Because of the support I am getting, I am recognize by the community who promotes equality and prosperity. I was acknowledged because of my dedication to help and in lifting up the spirits of filipino steemians like to my fellow students, my friends who are working and at the same time steeming, people I don't know but are kept on sending me messages and asked for little help. It's tiring, it really is, but the fulfilliment, is awesome!
Along with these acknowledgements are the networks and community behind.
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Early this month of October, I was officially a @sndbox fellow, and it's because @donkeypong put me there. Too much for thanking, I know he knew that I'm so thankful for everything he did to me/us curators.
Sndbox supported me all the way through until this very day. @voronoi and @hansikhouse, the founders of @sndbox were just like my older brothers and my humble mentors. I'm so thankful for them also. ;)
This was so far my biggest achievement in my steemit life. I'm so overwhelmed after knowing that I will be one of the core members of the communal account of @steemph.cebu. Together with @jassennessaj, we lead the account's initiatives and projects.
@steemph.cebu is a network connected with sndbox, it belongs to the sndcastle project. A physically or digitally established community aimed to promote steemit, deliver impactful ideas and initiatives and empower projects. Our community account is a project based sndcastle. Currently we are working with our latest project or event, the Gift Giving.
Additional acknowledgements and achievements
Last month, I undergone into an intensive training of becoming a curie curator and luckily I was able to pass the test. Thanks to @geekgirl for giving me a chance to prove my curating skills and giving me enough knowledge on how to improve my curation. I say learning doesn't stop when you achieved something.
And now for my one and only failure for the year 2017, a heartbreaking one!
Lost the Love
We were so happy, and
the contentment was unbreakable
but thoughts were invalid,
we are losing the battle amid
We were so angry, and
the forgiveness is to shady and heavy
I couldn't help it,
was too selfish yet you're always there to mend it
Trials and challenges,
barely making us alive
A point of time and a point to cry
Holding each other, until forever
Thought that we'll be in union.
A strong relationship, but
weakness of heart we always keep
Until such day, we lost our minds,
and utter the word goodbye.
Yes, you read it well. It's about failure of love and I'm putting it permanently in the steem blockchain. I failed to understand myself during those hard and problematic times. I am too selfish to own the problems in the world and end up losing the one that motivates me to keep going. But enough of the temporary drama. As what @surpassinggoogle told me before that I barely remember the exact words, 'Choose to love and find yourself through steemit.'
I learned alot from that failure. I fail just to learn everything that are essential about life. I learned that everything is temporary, that everything is a 'scam including your wife', that we are living in a big bubble that is waiting to burst. From those times of hardship, I harnessed my skills and set up again my goals, new and old for steemit, personal life and social.
I learned that everything happens for a reason, really! I learned that time cures and that enduring pain gives you painproof vest plus pain tolenrance pill. Lastly, I learned that love is forgiving, that love deserves a 2nd, 3rd, 4th or to the nth chance. That everything is well planned!
I will cut this boring post by my own words of wisdom...
You need to be careful in taking short miles, and be patient when taking the long miles but if you want to go for an extra mile, do it correctly. - @themanualbot
