My take on Steemit after SteemFest 2... @ned and the team at Steemit.com have landed squarely on their feet since the Larimer departure. They've worked through the necessary transitions and have now found their own voice. They have a vested interest in seeing Steemit and Steem do well... as do we. We may, at times, disagree on project priorities, but we share the same overall vision.
So, as I see it, patience at this time is paramount. Yes, there's still some house keeping to do. But, opportunities like Steemit are rare. They have a life of their own. They're difficult to speed up or slow down. So do your thing, make your 'play' and enjoy the ride.
Lastly, it's always good to set up a few personal guidelines to insure you're steadily 'steeming' forward... on course. Mine are very simple.
"Post original content only, exercise my 'witness' vote wisely, be a thoughtful and discerning curator, support a humanitarian effort daily, set aside a few Steem from each blog for my future 'nest egg', take some income to reward myself or to support my projects, and always strive to leave the Steemit 'room' at the end of the day in better shape than when I entered it." Do these daily and I believe good things will happen!
Stay positive and stay well!
Brian
@brian-rhodes, your philosophy on the present situation and how to go about it is exactly the same as mine and have been sharing this thought with quite a few people today already. This time, I don't even need to write, I just TOTALLY agree with you, word for word!
As we say in Quebec, patience is *"The Mother of All Virtues"!
Stay well, keep your smile and taking god care, Steem on and, more importantly as you already know and show us, thrive on!
Namaste :)
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Thank you @eric-boucher . Maybe I picked it up from you since I've been following you for a while now! Ha! Remember... great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ! Nice to hear from you. Take care.
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Hi friends ,nice to read about you,
Im from india,im new to steemit and welcome you to steemit
Im followed you, I also vote & Response you , so also
Followme, please vote me and Response me
BEST OF LUCK
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Welcome to Steemit.com! I will first look at what you are offering for our platform and decide if your content is worth following, as long as it is quality. Thanks for the fellowship and best of luck to you too.
Namaste :)
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you lost your photos?! damn! - it was great to talk to you. many times. and i agree with you about the event. fantastically put together. added you to my steem voter matey :)
oh and this was us just to jog your memory! :)
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Hell, you two I could never forget. Glad you made it safely back home! Stay well!
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ha! love making a lasting impression! ha! :)
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You did. I'm sure we'll be talking a lot in the future!
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you bring the topic, i'll bring the video stream and the wine! :)
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Nice summary! Good thing to go without an agenda, I did the same, to let life surprise me. And it was a huge surprise! :D
It was very nice to meet you there, best greets, Norman
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Well said and love your positive attitude!
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Thank you. Just carve out your little 'Pieds de terre' on Steemit, post interesting and original content, save a few Steem for the future and all will be well.
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it was amazing to meet you Brian, thanks for your advice and your incredible stories. I will try to be patient as I wait to see these films realised, but at the same time, I really hope those producers just pull their fingers out and get you funded! You have a wonderful way of crafting character dynamics and your stories need an audience! :) x
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@basilmarples Thank you for your kind comments. Pleasure meeting you Basil and looking forward to staying in touch.
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Hola Brian, soy nuevo en steem, me acabo de registrar, no conocía este sitio hasta hace poco y estoy tratando de ponerme al día.
Mi saludo desde Copiapoó, norte de Chile.
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Hola Mario! Bienvenido. Te deseo buena suerte y diversión! Solo asegúrate de guardar tanto Steem como puedas. Quién sabe, puede llegar el día en que valga la pena. miles de dólares. ¡Cuídate!
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Hola Brian!!! Gracias amigo estoy recién aprendiendo como funciona este sitio. Estamos en contacto!!!
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It was cool to meet you at Steemfest. I agree it was really well run and we had a great group people. I made lots of new friends
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Cool meeting you as well! I remember your handle. But, I must admit, I'm a little screwed up trying to match faces with handles since I accidentally deleted all my pics from Steemfest2. Arrgh! Stay well!
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I'm not great with names and faces either. I think we just chatted briefly. I hope you made some good contacts
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I did. Lots of good contacts. Lots of discussion. A very rewarding event. Take care!
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I did. Thanks.
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Awesome Post
Thankx for sharing
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You're welcome. Take care.
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hmmmm
u tooo take careee sooo much
God bless you
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Hi there, @brian-rhodes Great post and video. Love your outlook. We are from The Curator. (A post style magazine on Steemit) We do curating for informative, creative, entertaining, yet undervalued posts. We love your fantastic post. And we feel that it is undervalued. We would like to share it in our magazine. But first, we would like to ask for your permission to add your post to our next issue, With a picture from your post. That we will use as a thumbnail, We will share a portion of the post gifts. With the posts that we share in the upcoming issue. If you agree to this. Please let us know below this comment. At your earliest convenience.
Thank you. PostHuntress, @the-curator
And keep on Steeming your informative and positive posts.
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I would be glad to contribute. But no need to share a portion of your gifts. Take it yourselves as a gesture of my support for you and the work you’re doing! Let me know if you need anything? Stay well.
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Hi, @brian-rhodes Wow! Thank you so much. You know, we tend to read a few comments from the people we want to share. To get a small idea about them. Noticed you are witty, with a sense of humor. And quite charming. And now also see that you are a very generous and kind man. We deeply appreciate your gesture. We will let you know as soon as we post the issue.
Have a fabulous day/evening.
Sincerely, PostHuntress, @the-curator.
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Thank you so much for letting us use you post, we really appreciate it. We have just finished the issue Here
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Very nice thanks for sharing... We need more informative stuff like that...
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You are welcome. More to come. Take care.
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I am looking forward to it... Love & peace :-) take care
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Tnx for sharing.
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You're welcome. Take care.
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Excellent post, beautiful words, "we must always stay positive", greetings from Venezuela.
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@edurley Thank you. I think we met at SteemFest2 but I accidentally deleted all my pics from my cell so I'm running blind until I can piece things back together! Duh! Take care.
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https://steemit.com/song/@bhagyashri/highly-viewed-popular-song-155m-views
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Great stuff Brian!! Great meeting u in person! Really looking forward to this going forwards! And maybe you will treat us to the odd story about ur mining days on the way ;))
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Or maybe the one where I headed into the Northern Ontario bush in the middle of nowhere with an idiot businessman who bragged he had a built in compass in his head! He wanted to find this trout lake. 6 hours in he was crying like a baby - lost! Took me 8 hours to walk him out! Damn city folks! ha! Lots of stories! :)
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Good job there were no bears! I am sure there is a whole new blog page called Brian’s adventures up north in there somewhere ;))
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It was nice to meet you at Steemfest! My head is still buzzing :)
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So is mine! I'm trying to match nicknames to faces. But I deleted all my SteemFest2 pics accidentally. I'm working on it. But, I'm sure it was a pleasure meeting you in Lisbon... and more so when I can remember your face!
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Maybe this one will help you remember. I was the one that called you an old guy! I mentioned you in my latest post. https://steemit.com/steemfest/@misslasvegas/my-steemfest2-week-before-and-after-what-an-experience-part-3-finally-lisboa-registration-and-opening-night-drinks-steemfest-i-m
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Fantastic! Ha! Now the connection! Let's stay in touch! You and the family take care and stay well!!!!
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For sure we'll stay in touch. And hopefully we'll meet again next Steemfest. :) I'll be following your work.
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Good post sir
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Thank you!
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upvote
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Try actually writing a comment. This won't get you far
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You're missing the whole point! It's your comments that matter. Try again!
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