Allow myself to introduce... myself. I am Rafa- The Worldly Man. Worldly as in the sensual not spiritual side of life. And also because I travel, explore and adore the world. And Man because well, I am a man ;)
My life so far has been a series of adventures with never a penny to my name. I have been to more than 40 countries and lived in several of them (Australia, New Zealand, Guatemala, Canada, Spain, Ireland). I just kept going for what I liked and following the opportunities that came up, without money or a plan. So far it's working out alright ;)
Joined the Guatemalan army for a day- (they gave me a rifle!) and Racing toads in Australia
My youth was in New Zealand where I was madly into playing music and acting. I played the bass guitar in jazz and rock bands. And generally showed off on stage, with or without clothes.
Rock'n roll show-off in the year 2000! (I am the kid with the red bass guitar) and modeling (like my "blue steel" look?)
Then I got really seriously into Buddhadharma (aka Buddhism) so I studied with Buddhist masters going wherever I had to to find them (obviously India but best place is Canada). I spent months at a time in meditation retreat practicing what I was taught- basically just me in a hut in the forest sitting on my bum all day for months at a time. (Obviously no talking to people, using phones or writing on Steemit).
At some point I really loosened up. I wanted to travel, have adventures and meet amazing women. I did!!! I Traveled to more than 45 countries- by helicopter, hitchhiking or on chicken buses. Slept anywhere from streets to occasionally some very nice hotels. And wrote endless amounts of poetry that will probably never be read.
With beautiful girls and a beautiful moustache!
Having hit my thirties I seem to have gotten serious again. I'm finishing my PhD in chemical engineering. How heavy is that?! But then again I live 10 minutes walk from the beach in Spain, so maybe it's not so heavy after all ;) And I still travel like a lunatic! Some 15 countries per year or so...
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At work... and at play in Spain
Anyway, so what I really like is nature and travel, stand-up comedy- usually watching but just began performing, and I am excited about the future of blockchain technologies. I still don't have any money- but I got some Bitcoin now!!!
Oh, and I love green smoothies (please don't call me a hipster!) ;)
Life is so exquisitely gorgeous, messed up and mad. I am thrilled to be alive!!!
Lots of love from the Mediterranean,
Rafa
theworldlyman.com
Ukelele joy in Plaza Espanya, Barcelona
If you want to connect, you can find me at:
ong.social/theworldlyman
instagram.com/theworldlyman
medium.com/@theworldlyman
twitter.com/theworldlyman
facebook.com/worldlyman
Kudos for the shoutout to Canada and our Buddhist ways! :) Welcome @theworldlyman! I share some beginning info with new accounts that show promise, and the info may help you too.
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
(special thanks to @finnian for this post!)
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Verifying your identity is very important because it will get you more support and people will trust you more. The best way to verify is to link back to your Steemit account by using another public social media account. For example, I posted my Steemit articles from here through my Twitter account. Another person posted their Steemit information on their Facebook account. Some people will even post a video of themselves writing out their account information since that cannot be Photoshopped. The more famous a person is or the more valuable their content is, the more important it is that they verify. If a new account falls within those two categories and fails to verify, it may get blacklisted.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site or at
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You welcome Rafa to steemit.just a little advice, to succeed here you need a lot of diligence and patience. Enjoy the journey even as the funds flow in. I upvoted you. You can follow me so we can connect. Goodluck
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Look who's here ^^ Theworldlyman, I'm just here to leave a nice Hello ^^. Unfortunately i don't have much voting power, but i will be back and vote my followers. Need to grow a little ^^. Have a great time @rightuppercorner
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Hey Rafa, Finally saw your introduction post. Good to have you here bud!!
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Hey! Welcome to steemit. :) You have a lot of positive energy, and that's a good thing. Thanks for joining us here. @kaliju found you before me, and he's already shared most of the new user intro information I give promising new accounts. There's a new added bit about account security though that I'll give you to help even more:
Security
Do not use your owner key to log into Steemit.com to post. Use your private posting key instead. Keep your owner key offline as much as possible, and only use it when you must.
Per the advice given by Arcanage, you should only use your owner key to:
A lot of scams have been happening on Steemit recently. If you click a link to a site that prompts you to log into it, be extra careful. Double and triple check the address to make sure it is really steemit.com. A recent scam was using "lsteemit" as the domain name, and people were entering their owner keys to log into it. That allowed the scammers to take those user's accounts, empty the money from them, and then ruin their reputation by using the newly hacked accounts to further the scam.
If you find or suspect a scam, please report it in the #steemitabuse channel on steemit.chat.
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A new Steemian ^^ hello @theworldlyman I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
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Welcome to Steemit! Glad to have read your story. I hope you will enjoy it on here as much as we are!
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Hola @theworldlyman, upv0t3
Este es un servicio gratuito para nuevos usuarios de steemit, para apoyarlos y motivarlos a seguir generando contenido de valor para la comunidad.
<3 Este es un corazón, o un helado, tu eliges .
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