It was mid December 2017. My day off if I recall correctly and the weather was really bad. Heavy rainfall... And since I don’t own a car but a bike, it seemed that I was doomed to spend my day off indoors, which is the worst thing that can happen to me....

Anyway, after watching tv for a couple of hours and listening to some music for another couple I felt like a zombie...or even better like a beast in the cage. 

## What the heck? 

It was already noon and at that point I was convinced that it was going to be a wasted day...my day off... 
Seemed I was running out of options. 

![E98A06F5-E379-4592-8481-AA0F9A7DD133.jpeg](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmY6R8eEh95kaPYJRpBX5QeRfTsX7VgphR2ANTbeUsmPBu)
<center>[image source](https://www.dereksmithministries.com/theres-hope/)</center>


So I opened Facebook and started scrolling down my home page. At this point I want to mention that my desire to look if I had new friend requests or how many likes did my post have, had already started to faint months ago. 
Facebook wasn’t as exciting as it used to be for me...not even as an idea. 


#### But it seemed like the best option at the moment in order to kill my time...

So as I was scrolling down I came up with an article that caught my attention. It was talking about the changes that need to be done on the internet in order to be attractive again. So after reading the whole thing I started reading the comments (which was my best part actually) 

Somewhere among the hundreds of comments there was that guy who was replying to another guy saying: _**Dude are you still on Facebook? Go check Steemit. You should have joined...months ago.**_

## Steemit? What the hell is that?

As you can imagine I immediately started digging on the web about that Steemit thing. 
_”Decentralization, blockchain, cryptos”_ I was totally unfamiliar with these words. But looked so promising... _**getting paid for blogging?**_

![0F281AAB-9182-460F-8730-80D8072D549D.jpeg](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmVapYYLUfSpgTyhbXQ3voWPyUwp3VuzdesHufgFSopLKM)
<center>[image source](http://ourvoiceinenglish.blogspot.com/2015/04/believe-in-yourself.html)</center>


## It could be exactly what I was looking for!

No second thoughts made that moment. I visited the site and registered. I still remember all the precautionary things mentioned during the registration. _**Never forget the user name you provided nor the code. Write them down in a piece of paper and also store them on a file**_

## Looked pretty damn serious stuff 

The most frustrating thing that I remember is that it took them nearly a month to get me verified...and that happened on the 10th of January. At last! I don’t really know if it still takes the same amount of time for someone to be verified but I can assure everyone that it worth the wait. At least from my perspective. 

So long story short, here I am, six full months after that day. More persistent than ever, trying daily to improve my writings, engaging with people as much as I can and _**dreaming big**_

Could this be the factor that will change my life forever? Which will improve my financial status? Nobody really knows. What really matters at the moment is that it is a brand new world with countless possibilities. 

## Therefore I see no reason why this wouldn’t work! 

Steemit / steem made me dream big. It was an unknown world to me until then. But day by day I see the opportunity we all have. To create something so big that will change worlds perspective about cryptocurrencies _forever_ 

_**I am a huge believer of this revolution and from my side I try to convince as many people as I can to join this world. Our world. I don’t always succeed but I keep trying. If there is one thing that I regret is that I didn’t have the information and knowledge to enter Steemit earlier.**_

_**All we have to do is work together...and spread the word**_ 

### So...what is your story?

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<center>Until next time...
Stay awesome!
Cheers @mindtrap</center>