Whales want to vote on your post just as bad you want them to.
Everyone is frantically looking for awesome content to up vote, and I am positive that at this point, no post is being missed. Whales are searching high & low to ensure originality is being recognized. Not only to diversify the community, but because everybody benefits. Whales WANT to reap curation rewards. Whales WANT to up vote your post and see you succeed!
Everybody wants to give you their votes, they really do, we just need you to do something creative. You have to think outside the box of sharing other peoples content. Get out there and do something unique!
So, what do you need to do to succeed? Well it's actually really simple. Just be yourself! Whether it's helping to promote the Steem community, or creating an awesome new song for your Steem fans, or even teaching some martial arts or new yoga stretches, all you have to do to be successful here is seriously to just be yourself!
You can do what you love and make money while doing it on Steemit.
I upvoted You
Bee yourself and bee passionate.
I've never seen a beekeeper on Steemit before. Honey is fascinating. As a health scientist, the enzymes and sugars it contains can make me geek out for hours on end. Did you know that you can even disinfect wounds with honey? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21479349
Are you a beekeeper with a passion for bees? You'd get my upvote and my follow for good measure.
Tangent aside, I completely agree with your points. Passion and value go hand in hand to create something greater than the sum of its parts.