My First Step In Creating A New Marketable Success Story For Steemit... (With Your Help, I Hope)

Overview:

I've been trying to brainstorm ways to stay motivated to continue actively using and promoting Steemit. After 301 days of consistent effort with highs and lows, I need to reignite my passion for contributing to my growth on the platform. More importantly, I want to help Steemit and the Steem token grow in a positive way because I believe in their long term application.

Mission:

Steemit needs more measurable success stories from people who have actively earned their keep with hard work. We have plenty of tales of legendary early investors, but we also need more of these from people who started from scratch. We need to share these stories with the world, not just amongst ourselves on the platform.

Prime Example:

As an obvious working example, we have Ms. @Coruscate. She and I started on Steemit around the same time, and she's been an undeniable phenom. Her consistent effort, genuine character, constructive style, and endless positivity has caught a lot of high-level attention and appreciation, and she's not slowing down. In my view, she's quickly becoming the epitome of what Steemit is all about. What makes her story even better is that she's done it organically without the help of short cuts, bid-bots or delegation.

Beyond accolades, her story is something Steemit, @dtube and @dlive should market the heck out of. Her emerging success is inspiring, has kept me involved on the platform, and would be a magnet for generating hope and adoption if we leverage it properly.

I care about the success of Steem and its global applications. This is where I want to join in and help.

The Macro Goals:

• More clear-cut documented wins to attract new users and retain previous adopters.
• Increase positivity, well-being and goodwill.
• Motivate Steemians and future Steemians to set and achieve goals.
• Leading by example.
• Steemit marketing.

My Proposition/Commitment:

• Through regular posts on this specific initiative, with value-add content below, save and track my rewards to show that consistency and effort for a good cause pays.
• Take ALL liquid and/or donated rewards from this series and place them in my Steem Savings account for all to see and follow.
• To the extent possible and practical, include notable rewards from any upvotes I get on my comments on these posts.
• My Steem Savings account will only contain funds from this project.
• Never use bid-bots or self vote on this series.
• Track my progress over time so people can easily follow my journey. Also monitor non-liquid earnings.
• When I reach my personal win-win goal of being able to convert the Steem Savings account into one full Bitcoin, do so and execute the overall mission of a grassroots "A Full Bitcoin Earned From Hard Work And The Generosity of Steemit Community".

Most people have heard about the guy who bought a pizza with 10,000 Bitcoin, so let's make a Steemit story as a team to leverage for attracting new adopters and motivating those who are already involved.

• With the right visibility, show people that Steemit can be a low-risk way to leverage social media to enter the cryptocurrency space and build a savings portfolio for the long term.

One Bitcoin is a solid financial goal for many around the world. I'll do the hard work. Let's give them something to hope for when they find Steemit.

My Value-Added Content:

• Motivational feedback from this project, recognition of key supporters, and general monitoring of progress.
• I quit my job exactly 3 years ago to work for myself and pursue freedom, which gives me lots of experience to share about how to take the same leap of faith.
• As a professional reseller, I'll include at least one ~daily example of items I bought for low cost or obtained for free, that I sold for solid profit to give people cash-generating ideas.
• I want to teach people how to become more financially independent through creative additional income streams, which could in turn be used to invest in Steem, other cryptocurrency, or precious metals.
• As an experienced drummer, produce the occasional drum cover video for fun and entertainment.
• Engage all fitting comments and upvote my supporters.

Thrifting/Resale Tip Example:

I bought this architectural quality printer from a thrift store for $16.32 and sold it for $714.99 within ~ 2 days of listing it. I've also found a few of these on the street or gotten them from free from businesses, and sold them for $250-$400 untested.

It's important to make sure the print head is still intact, as this is the most valuable part of the unit. If you come across large wide printers like this, grab them! When you list these larger items for sale, make sure you choose economy shipping to minimize your costs and maximize profit. Always use plenty of padding for sensitive packages like these to avoid shipping damage.

Drumming Example: DTube Drum Link

Conclusion:

This may or may not work, but I'm going to dedicate myself to the cause. I'm going to need the help of the Steemit community. If it takes a year or two, it takes a year or two. Sure, I can buy this Bitcoin, but that's not the point.

As I start to get traction, I hope people can find ways to piggyback off of my example to create similar goals and success stories we can all use to attract and retain Steemians with. This will ultimately make this community significantly stronger in the future.

If we continue to find ways to innovate and help Steemit grow together, we will all win together in the future.

Resteems greatly appreciated for the kickoff.

Wish me luck!

@steemmatt