So Far Not Farther, : My 1st Progress Report.

“If I tell you say e easy, na set up” is a popular line of a song by one of Nigeria's greatest musicians Tuface Idibia.
It simply translates, if I tell you it's easy, it's a lie because it's not.

Honestly it has not been easy. I first learned about #steemit from a comment on my post in Ecency. I quickly decided to check it out. I was a novice on Hive and still is. I quickly downloaded the steemit app and registered. Being a first timer without a guide, I posted my introduction post in the wrong community #beautyofcreativity. It took about two or three days before I was informed that I had posted in the wrong place, and was directed to #newcommers community.

It was when I joined the newcomers community that I saw the pinned posts on how to go about steem as a beginner. As I read through the guide, despair started holding me to ransom. In my mind I was asking myself, “Uko, who send you?”

Directives and tips from the various #greeters and other stakeholders have been helpful. However, when @goodybest informed me that it was going to take up to a month before my account is verified, but till then I have to stay active, join different groups, make posts and all of that, I almost gave up.

But so far since I joined (towards the end of August I think), I have been able to carry out some of the #achievement tasks up to achievement 4. I know, I should complete my #achievement tasks by now, but Rome wasn't built in a day. I have been busy with work. There are days I don't even check my phone throughout the day, and when I get home I just feel tired and sleep off.

I must confess, I have joined many communities here on steem but I haven't really been active in most of them. I have been more engaged in the #newcommers community mainly because of my achievement tasks and also upvoting newcomers. I think the only community I have tried posting in is #freewriters where I partook in a contest and was rewarded 1STEEM.

I tried to join a club, #club5050 I guess, but I couldn't go through with it. I haven't tried again. I guess I need more enlightenment on that.

I'm still learning how it works here, and I hope I have the time to really get familiar with everything and the blockchain. I read really good stuff here and many other amazing contents steemians put up here. I look forward to putting my own contents here too on a more regular level and making more friends and connecting with more people in mutually beneficial ways.

I want to say thank you to @goodybest for inviting me to join the WhatsApp steemit group. I would get to learn more from other people there.

I’m sure I haven’t really done much to write a lengthy report on. But I know my time on Steem would be worth it in the long run.

Thank you.