About a month ago I wrote a post about an idea I had to try and help newer people move their accounts forward. We all know how difficult it is when first starting to make any progress on here. This situation is compounded if one does not have an extra fiat to buy STEEM for the purpose of powering up.
Here is that post:
@taskmaster4450/1ksp-pathway-to-freedom-for-many-on-steem-please-share-your-thoughts-on-this-idea
While that program did not go anywhere (perhaps I need to revisit it), I did "adopt" one person, @mariannewest. Each day, I gave her 2 upvotes at 100% voting power. The goal was to get here to 1000 SP as quickly as we could. My reasoning for this is simple: I believe STEEM will be $100 by the end of 2018 and an account with a minimum of 1,000 SP in it is worth $100K. To me, this is a figure that is life changing money for most of the world.
At this point I am elated to tell you all that @mariannewest achieved her goal. As of this morning, this is what her wallet looks like.
Certainly I can not take all credit for this achievement. @mariannewest put together the @freewrite program where people write for 5 minutes and post what comes out without editing. While not participating myself, it appears she developed a nice following and people are having a wonderful time with it.
The point that is important here is that @mariannewest is someone, with a little encouragement, was motivated to contribute to this site and help it grow. There are lots of wonderful people coming onto this site who can really push it forward. We simply need to encourage them early on. @mariannewest will have to comment, but I am going to hypothesize that getting a couple guaranteed votes a day with a bit of weight was really helpful.
I also want to give a shout out to @fulltimegeek for his 10K SP delegation to me. It was because of this that my vote weight shot up and @marrianewest is one of those who directly benefited from your generosity.
Do you all see how this works?
There is a major trickle down effect (unlike supple side economics) when we share our generosity on steemit. When we start to openly pass it around, magical effects start to take place. This is what I was describing when I wrote the sharing is caring post. In the bankster run world of fiat, scarcity and fear are the main modes of operation. On steemit, we see the exact opposite. It is through our sharing that the entire pie grows. The connection between @fulltimegeek and @mariannewest should be obvious.
Now for the fun stuff:
As a congratulations, I would ask that everyone who is reading this post click on the link that follows, and give it an upvote. It is @mariannewest's lastest post.
@mariannewest/day-57-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-three-grapes
Also, now it is imperative to for both @mariannewest (and myself) to find someone to do the same thing with. That person needs to put up at least two posts a day that you view as quality. Their SP right now has to be under 1,000 AND they need to be willing to keep the STEEM in SP. Powering down or taking STEEM out does not work.
For myself, I need a new pupil so if you want to nominate someone, please feel free to put their name in the comment section (do not nominate yourself).
By the way, this idea is not limited to just @mariannewest and myself. If you want to participate, feel free to grab someone you think can really help the site and make the same commitment.
My view is that @mariannewest will have an account valued over $100K a year from now. Trust me when I tell you it feels very good to help someone get that kind of money. I am certain that will have a significant impact in her life.
Also, I need to thank all my followers for the generosity with your voting power towards me. It is through that, in addition to @fulltimegeek, that my VP grew which could help @mariannewest and others. I am powering up as often as my fiat will allow but it is your generosity that is really making my votes have some impact. Thank you one and all.
And that is what this is all about: ALL OF US TOGETHER CHANGING LIVES.
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