MINNOW OF THE WEEK: The birth of an outstanding steemian

in minnowoftheweek •  7 years ago  (edited)

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My name is UDEKWU CHUKWUEBUKA, I am a Nigerian and a Christian. I am fair in complexion and of average height as you can see in the picture of me above. I am a graduate of Electrical Engineering from a very popular University in Nigerian (NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA).

I would refer to myself as a smart young man even though many might think otherwise because of how simply I live my life. I don’t discriminate and I take everyone as family because one way or the other we are all connected and coming into steemit has helped me socialize more than ever as I now have the privilege of communicating, not just with the people of my country but with individuals from other parts of the world.

My journey through steemit has been one that I would call most exciting. Steemit has opened my eyes to a lot of things I never thought I would have known. I will take my time to list everything I have been able to gain through steemit and I hope you grab a bowl of popcorn as I take you through my exciting experience on steemit.

Discovering this great platform

I got to know about steemit from a friend of mine (@tolustx) in November 2017, but I never took it serious as I thought it was just one of those online scams we have around were people make money online but can’t have access to it. After about a month, my friend got into a contests organised by @adsactly and he won a huge amount of sbd which gave him a large pay-out. He told me about it and suddenly I picked interest and decided to join on the 2nd of December 2017. He became my mentor and he didn’t absolutely well. He attended to all my questions and led me by the hand till I understood steemit perfectly.

The journey so far

My journey so far on steemit has been worth-while. I first started out with my introductory post after which other great posts followed, but as its always been with minnows on steemit, being discovered was my greatest challenge. It became frustrating and I was getting tired but I decided not to quit. It has never been in my nature to quit though. I had to look for ways to make myself visible. I started studying the steemit environment like I was preparing for an examination because I wanted to know the secret behind the success of others on steemit. I would read various posts, upvote and comment in a bid to make new friends and interact with other people because I got to realize that steemit wasn’t just all about making posts and getting paid but about interaction and socialization and I planned to utilize that opportunity and it worked. Soon enough I started getting upvotes on my posts, even though they were still meagre, but was still better that having zero upvotes on a post you spent about 4 hours preparing.

Great people I have met on this great platform

I have come to meet a lot of great men and women on this platform, people who impacted my life and gave me a new perception about life. I will start by recognizing @runicar, the great brain behind this contest. I haven’t known her for such a long time but the few times I have gotten to interact with her through comments on her posts, I realized she is a great person with a big heart. Most times she upvotes my comments on her posts and I feel really excited because it shows she appreciates my interaction with her. Another person I would love to recognize here is @surpassinggoogle, a man who has great love for minnows and has devoted his time and effort to making sure minnows thrive on steemit like any other person. He is the brain behind the #untalented-adjustments contest which many participated in recently and has been able to earn decent amounts from that contest. I won’t forget to mention @vcelier, the organizer of #steemshort contest through @adsactly which has helped me and my friends on steemit earn decent amounts of SBDs and we are very grateful for that opportunity to participate. If I keep writing about the great people I have met on steemit and how they have impacted my life individually, I might get to write a whole journal so I will just list them out to show my appreciation through this medium. I would love to appreciate @anomadsoul, @greenman, @greenrun, @dorth, @nairadaddy, @acidyo, @swissclive, @candyman, @canadian-coconut, @sisters, @terrycraft, @gamer00, @fibra59, @karenmckersie, @beanz, @stellabelle, @sweetsssj, @infovore, @ehiboss, @dante31 and so many others. Wanna use this medium to say a big THANK YOU to you all for making my stay on steemit most exciting and lovely.

Amazing groups I have come in contact with since I joined steemit

When I first joined steemit, @airhawk-project provided a home for me here. They made me feel like I already had a family on steemit and it has been really fun with the since then. Another group that has made my stay on steemit fun is @air-clinic for their contests and interesting discussions on their discord group. Among others are @stach, @adsactly, @steemnaira, @steembees, etc.

Amazing adjustments that has happened to my life since I met steemit

  • Steemit improved my reading and writing skills. I used to be a very slow reader and my writing skill was nothing to write home about but now everything has changed, thanks to steemit.

  • I have been able to stop an addiction which I won’t mention here because steemit takes all my time. All I do is think about new intriguing posts to make and so no longer have time for my terrible addiction.

  • I used to be anti-social and never really knew how to properly interact with people but now that has changed. Thanks to steemit

Steemit has indeed changed my entire existence and I will forever be grateful to steemit…

Thank you @runicar for this great opportunity to pour out my heart this much, I really do appreciate. Keep up the good work.


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Just as the contest requested...below is my BEST POST (because inside this singular post lies my top 5 best posts of 2017 and i hope you have fun going through each of them)

https://steemit.com/my2017top5/@sistem/my-2017-top-5-posts

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welcome @sistem.

Thank you very much @fproduction

Welcome to Steem

It's so beautiful to have you here on steemit. I took time to come welcome you and I know you will love it here. Welcome to our family. @greatness96

thanks bro

I love the way you took your time to express yourself, I love this post.

What a in depth analysis. Your journey from being an introvert then suddenly exposing to a great social platform and then being frustrated and deciding not to quite and fight back with more energy and dedication was amazing. You definitely a winner. Congratulation on your success in this platform and looking forward to have more great posts from you.

welcome to steemit community... am sure you will enjoy it here. feel free to follow me @greatman4eva

SURE...THANKS BOSS

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

welcome to steemit, followed and upvoted!

welcome to steemit.
feel free to follow me @tachiraontop.

I WILL SIR

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

MY CANDID ADVICE TO YOU AS A NEWBIE IS...NEVER GIVE UP ON STEEMIT. KEEP PUTING IN YOUR BEST WORK AND ONE DAY YOU WILL SURELY SMILE

Its the best advice .....never to give up..dedication and hard work always pays off. hats off to you.

Thanks for sharing @sistem.Reading your post has inspired me.
Kindly follow and check out my blog @adedoyinwealth.
Congrats😇

You did a nice and comprehensive self intro Udekwu Chukwuebuka and am glad i stumble on it just on time. I am very new to the steemit community and unlike your case i heard about it on social media and do not really have a mentor like you. But am sure you and other good members of the steemit community will welcome me and tutor me right on time.

This is my first comment and sure am doing it the right way. Am looking forward to hearing from you and making good friends that will make the steemit experience nice and worthwhile.

I will be happy to introduce myself in a post in the shortest posible time.

Hii dear Nice to read about you
Welcome to steem community as i followed u follow me back thanks

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

NO PROBLEM DEAR I WILL FOLLOW YOU...THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

Nice post

Welcome to steem Udekwu.

THANKS THANKS THANKS

nice post dude best of luck

@sistem you made such an inspirational introduction.The specified matters are very clear and understandable.From this introduction post, i cleary understand your profile but if you can provide more details like your hobbies and all, that will be much more appreciable and interesting.

Welcome to steemit @sistem

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

THANKS A LOT

You welcome

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THANKS FOR THIS INFO...

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Awesome post, glad you got noticed by @thejohalfiles !
Btw I'm a guy :) that's my gf in the pic :)

And you forgot to link your best post, but great entry man!

OHHHH....SORRYYYY, ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE A LADY, LOLZZ...I HAVE INCLUDED THE LINK TO MY BEST POST AT THE BOTTOM. THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

heheh, np man :) I enjoyed reading it, thanks!

hello @sistem and welcome to steemit!

this is a great place with a great community .. glad to have you.
@ricmark

THANKS BOSSSSS

hello .. Really feel pleasure to meet you on steemit , good to know your journey.. i am also new here and want your support , my id is @sohaililyas2008 , plz do follow me and upvote the blog if you like it ...
thums up for you..

WOW YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME BOSS...WHATEVER YOU DO HERE, NEVER GIVE UP

Very nice to meet u..falling in love with ur post..u can also follow me n help upote my post https://steemit.com/brain/@annamighty/surprising-things-that-cause-damage-to-the-brain
Tnx

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

HEHEHEHEHE THANKS FOR THE LOVE...I WILL GO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR BLOG

Good to know your story.
It's my third day on steemit today!
Here's a link to my blog. https://steemit.com/@ablaire/feed

:)

OWK YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO THIS GREAT PLATFORM...REMEMBER, NEVER GIVE UP

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Congratulations on your amazing Steemit journey and on overcoming your addiction! I see you're studying as an Electrical Engineer, wish you well with that so you can light up the world outside Steemit as well :) BTW my brother is a successful Electrical Engineer, got there through bursaries, hard work & sheer determination which you certainly have plenty of. Reach for the stars @sistem!

WOW THANKS A LOT FOR THIS...THE STARS WILL ONLY BE MY STARTING POINT.

WOW, that's the way to go hey, further than the stars :):)

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

As I am new on this platform, I got frustrated too , but I learn something from your post and that is never to give up!

YEEESSSSSSSS.....THATS THE SPIRIT MAN.

NEVER GIVE UP

sweet, cool to follow your journal and you have only been here for one and half month. hoping to see more great stuff from you . great styling on your post as well!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...SURE YOU WILL SEE MORE OF ME.

Welcome to steemit :)

THANKS

you are welcome, brother. you are on the right plartform

THANKS BOSS

See my friend it have been long stone cartty! .........is me Ebudon from panama lodge. welcome to steem!

hahahahahahahaha...my guuuyyy. Am happy to see you here bro. nice one. keep steeming too.

Thanks for the mention. I hope you are enjoying the platform.

YES BOSS I AM SURE ENJOYING EVERY BIT OF IT...

Awesome!

Welcome, really nice write up.
kindly follow back, read and upvote my first post.
Thanks

owk dear i will

thanks

Welcome to steemit... may the force be with you... Come to my blog @faustus76 if u want to be a character in one of my stories :D

lolzz...may the force be with you too bro

God bless you! 🙏🏾

This is simply awesome. You just got yourself a new fan

@sistem , what a post .this is one of the best intro post i have ever come across here in steemit,u have proven that ur indeed a product of #Nnamdi Azikiwe university.am also new here ,check my intro ..
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@kelgreen/my-introductory-post

LOLZZZ....THANKS A LOT DEARIE

Yeah, someday we will become a great blue whale, just you wait someday.

This so good you have started out really nicely. Please follow me back I'm a new as well.

welcome to steemit brother. I've been on this platform for half a month and enjoying every bit just like you.

nice to see you

Welcome to stemeet bro
very useful and what you publish is very good for my personal knowledge, hopefully always keep motivation bro

Welcome to steemit ! I hope you enjoy being here as much as I do. Stay active, post quality content and you will succeed.

The diversity of this platform is great. To able to connect with bloggers from all over the world to be able to bring an outlet for creativity and profit is a big deal!! Welcome @sistem

Good post

Upvote me and follow :)

I see you found the "secret" Udekwu, interacting and making friends. I love welcoming new members to the family and wish you nothing but the best! :)

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

THANKS A LOT FOR STOPPING BY SIRE, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE

This is the right place to be....a platform full of intelectual gurus, brainiacs and highly educated individuals full of outstanding potentials.
I am proud to be a steemian.

I join steemit about two days ago am a 300level student of the University of uyo, studying petroleum engineering and ever since I joined steemit I've been wondering how those with trending post made it through to that stage.
How did they become so popular. Ernestly I could spend a whole day finding out about so many things on steemit, some of which I didn't understand. Yes
But today every answer I could wish for from questions are certainly included in this @sistem introduceyourself post of course I can't thank you enough because your post as become a source of inspiration for me
One more thing I'll still like to learn more from you and those you learnt from so please mentor me
Thanks!!!@sistem

Welcome to steemit !!

Hey Udekwu, seems you are making the best out of your usage of this platform! Keep on rocking, followed u :D

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

Followed u :)

THANKS A LOT FOR FOLLOWING, I WILL DO SAME

What an amazing, down-to-earth, and heartfelt post! This definitely deserves all the upvotes you got. You write very well. I'm very new here, but already so many people have welcomed me like a friend at least! I'm yet to feel like I'm part of the family, but I can't wait. It's hard to be the new guy (or girl!).

So awesome that you took the time to thank individuals around here. You're giving back to the community by showing your gratitude. This is an attitude that will take you places, including in the offline world. Kudos to declaring your Christianity! I'm a dedicated servant of Christ myself.

I'm following you and look through the people you mentioned here as well.

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

AWWWWWWW.....THANKS A MILLION FOR THIS COMMENT, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE. WILL FOLLOW YOU.

Wow,this is amazing,in just this little space of time you have become a great steemit,knowledge is really important,only fools despise knowledge and wisdom,carry on and keep soaring high here

i'm a nigerian too.i'm new too here,feel free to follow @samostically
thanks and hope to see more of u on steemit

Awesome story that every steemian needs to hear. It definitely takes persistence and consistency. Be real, be honest, show love and appreciation and focus on developing lasting relationships. The rest works itself out it seems :) Appreciate you sharing.

Am actually new on steemit and i hope to be touched by steemit just like you

Hello and Welcome to the Steemit Community!

Welcome! Definitely following you! Speak soon, God bless you! @sistem

Welcome I think this post is very long and thoughtful, although I didn't think it was concise enough for me to read the entire thing.

Welcome to steemit @sistem.

keep steeming hot guy

HEHEHE THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT .

Great story. I'm a freshly born minnow and am studying intros like yours. Inspiring!

Love to hear from others about their life-journey. You certainly have had a good one thus far. And your conviction and faith is going to be your strength as time goes on. Bless you brother in Christ.

Wish you success as you stay with the community.

Very good introduction my friend @sistem, greetings from Venezuela. You are welcome in my blog

This post definitely deserves all the upvotes it’s getting. It made me rethink my introduction (not that I’m going to have a do-over though). Very inspiring! Off to read the rest of your posts as I follow you…

Very cathcy headline! Welcome @sistem !
I know you will be great here and will be a value for this community!
Cheers from Romania!

I've drawn so much inspiration from this post.

I, too, would like to expand. I have a very typical lifestyle, comfortable and happy. I worked forty years in the rat race. Not working now and have time to chose how I spend my time and pursue my interest. Steemit is my new interest. Hopefully I can build confidence as you have displayed and contribute worthwhile content.

Your journey certainly is just beginning, I'm sure. Keep traveling down Steemit road and you will go far.

Welcome to Steemit !

I hope you enjoy as you invest your time, effort and ideas here in the platform. It may take patience to build upvote from Steemians just don't expect too much because at the end all your post will be worth it. I tell you this for I have been here for a while since then it made some adjustments in my life. I love it here and may likewise with you.

Love,
@carpieeew

Steemit now makes bridges for the people to be able to connect with others who have the same interests with them. This is a really great platform for every individuals who would like to learn and experience what life has to offer through the blog posts of other people... thanks for sharing your journey.!! :)

Inspiring Story @sistem, urges me to do better in life and in steem

Hi @sistem, I'm also new on Steemit and your post has been a delight, I've looked into a few people that you mentioned here and expanded my awareness of what is going on here. You're awesome! Thanks, and I wish to learn how to make valuable connections and contributions on this platform. Check me out if you fancy https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@bristena94/introducing-diaryofafreespirit :)

udekwu ,, you are a great person, i become jealous read it. i am sure success in steemit belongs to us all and most important is keep the spirit.

Hello from Phillipines. Please follow my blogs and I will follow yours as well. Hope we can be good friends.

thank you, I have entered

HEHEHEHE PLEASE DONT BE JEALOUS O...JUST KEEP PUTTING UP YOUR BEST WORK AND SUCCESS WILL COME KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR.

The journey so far

you have given me great motivation because am also facing the same challenge but with all that information I believe i will break through.
very helpful post @sistem

Hello @sistem . Welcome on steemit. Enjoy your time here. Let me send you one ladybug for luck i made. Do you have ladybugs in Africa?

@wnfdiary

Welcome and keep up momentum.

Welcome @sistem im glad you are getting rid of your addiction thanks to steemit, keep posting, and keep looking forward!

Nice way to express one's self... You are on
point and I wish to follow your steps.. We are also name sakes.. I am Ebuka okoli. @sistem

Way to go man, ur killin it! Keep it up! Really great welcome post, very detailed and in depth. You have my follow, and an upvote sir!

Welcome to Steemit @sistem

Excellent

Welcome and I read your post with great interest. I myself am very new to Steemit but love the potential. I’m African as well and I gladly resteem this post. I’m going to lean on your advice and tips to see what I can learn.@bigapplebo is where you can find me.

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hanks for sharing @sistem.Reading your post has inspired me.
Kindly follow and check out my blog @Idbrian

Yeah I'll give you an up vote mate, interesting introduction.

Welcome @sistem to Steemit~ It's a wonderful place to learn information and to share you experiences. I stepped away from Steemit a while back due to job change and the need to catch up before returning to this platform. Giving it's beginning of 2018 that it's now a good reason I'm back to regular posting :) I added and followed you on Steemit, will be awesome if you have time to check out my contents, and hope we can stay connected~ :)

Wow @sistem its an amazing read, i would lobe to connect with you on discord or whatsapp to possibly learn more from you, i started steemit Jan1.... Had good and bad times but reading posts like this just gives me more courage to continue. Well done brother!

Hello fellow Steemian .. I'm a newbie here. Please support me by following my blogs and I will follow yours as well . Hope we can be good friends.. Please check my introductory post. Thank you. Lovelots
https://steemit.com/nikkabomb/@crisjay110313/hello-from-the-queen-city-of-southern-philippines-cebu

I love the way on how you express yourself here. Thanks for trusting this paltform. Welcome, Enjoy steeming

Hi @sistem welcome to steemit
Gretting from me,
I've let you down, I wish you would follow me....

I WILL

hello welcome to steemit, where you will find a variety of interesting topics. I invite you to see my post ... a hug.

Happy to have u here sir i'm also a Nigerian from igbo land also...Pls like and follow back tnk u

As a very new 5-minutes-old Steemian, I really appreciate how you took the time to lay out your Steemit experience here. I've already clicked open a few of those links in other tabs and will definitely be checking them out.

You are welcome Ude, I attend Unizik also.

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THANKS FOR THE INFO

Great post and nice to see you on Steemit! You've been selected as a quality poster to get noticed on Steemit and earn more. You deserve to reach Steemit Success! Follow us today and grow your audience quicker than average. More upvotes, more followers and more resteems!

welcome brother

love the way u gave us intro about ur self...keep it up dear

je te souhaite la bienvenue sur steemit

Fellow new steemer here too, voted :-)

I smell something like spam I think - lol - there are other articles written by supposedly other people that are almost identical - lol - see the address below:

https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@couragekebs001/hey-steemians-introducing-myself-the-arrival-of-a-gem

People are copying my post thinking that's the reason I got so much upvote... If u notice u will see they all wrote theirs after mine.

Nice meeting you here @sistem Its great to meet another Nigerian here. I just joined Steemit and following you already.