Celebrations guys||it's my first dolphin 🐬.

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Hurray 🎉 🎉 🎉

Greetings to you all guys. I come with good news for myself and for steem growth as well. On this day I celebrate my first dolphin 🐬, after a successful power up of 25 steem to complete 5000+ SP.

After watching several persons on the platform celebrating the dolphin achievement, I was able to fulfill the same thing as well after intensive hard work and dedication.

I have previously set a target starting April to get myself to 5000SP after a starting back from scratch. I'm excited to have have achieved this finally. Initially I intended to reach this target in 6 months but starting back afresh, it's not been easy to get my target considering the fact that I had to gain fame and recognition in a short period of time.

Motivation

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I have been busy up with work that since I started my steeemit journey, I have not been able to focus in the time being. Mixed schedule , it did not permit me to blog normally. Only in the summer holidays where I was to steem. Normally.

After rescheduling my work and creating more free time, I was able to steem again normally. When I began It was not easy but due to support from steemit community and steem Cameroon particular, I was able to keep moving even when there was little to no reward at times.

Above all after reading a dolphin post from one great steemian @chant, It was her 40th dolphin by the time, I was still around 500SP. Base on what she said in the post, it mentioned on reasons why some Steemians fail to go big in their blogging. I pick a few points from here and it was a big motivation for me to keep striving forward.

Few weeks later, I started receiving big votes and booming support from the curator team. This motivated me even more to keep moving forward till I reach target as we speak, through consistent power up.

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Power up process

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After claiming rewards from my last post , my sp value climb up to 4983. SP. From here I had 25 more steem in my account which I will be powering up to reach the 5000+ sp value.

Step 1

By login into my wallet, I tap on the drop down menu beside which my steem is located. I menu will fall down. From there, I proceed to tap on power up which will link me to the next step.

Step 2

From here, I tap on balance to fill in all the steem I had in the box. Afterwards I click on power up. Note that you can also specify the amount of steem you wan to power up say. 10 steem. This case you will have to insert it manually.

Step 3.

In this step I simply need to confirm my decision to power up the desired amount of steem. All I do is click ok to go to the next page where it loads repeated to convert the steem to sp.

Step 4.

Here It confirmed that my steem has been completely power up. We can now see that my sp value is now `5007+ Additional affirmation is with the transaction history

Importance of powering up steam.

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Powering up Steem involves converting liquid Steem Power (SP) into vested Steem Power (VSP). This action has significant implications for the Steem blockchain and its community:

1. Increased Voting Power:

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• Influencing the Network: More VSP grants you greater voting weight, allowing you to have a stronger say in the direction of the platform.

• Curating Quality Content: By upvoting quality content, you can help reward valuable contributions to the community.

2. Enhanced Security:

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• Network Stability: A larger, more vested community strengthens the network's security and resilience against potential attacks.

• Reduced Spam and Abuse: Vested users are less likely to engage in malicious activities, as they have a greater stake in the platform's success.

3. Economic Stability:

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• Market Stability: A larger, more vested user base can help stabilize the market and reduce volatility.

• Long-Term Growth: By powering up, you contribute to the long-term health and sustainability of the Steem ecosystem.

4. Community Engagement:

• Active Participation: Powering up demonstrates your commitment to the community and encourages others to do the same.

• Building Relationships: Engaging with other users through comments, upvotes, and discussions fosters a strong and supportive community.

In essence, powering up Steem is a strategic move that benefits both individual users and the entire platform. By investing in the future of Steem, you can contribute to its growth, stability, and overall success.

Appreciation

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I would like to thank the following persons for their continuous support and dedication to help me grow on the platform. I pray the support continues in the same way and equally wish them more success.

@chant	@wirngo
@fombae	@simonnwigwe
@lhorgic	@kouba01

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Credit to: @rafk

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