Steemit's Untalented Contest; Who I Am

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Hello lovely steemians, my name is Alexander Djan(a.k.a @richforever), from Ghana-West Africa taking part in @surpassinggoogle's contest- Steemit's Untalented Contest: "Who You Are".


I believe in entrepreneurship and selfmade; "finding your own secret formula for building a greater you".
Inspiration and I are buddies; we click!. Honesty is my hallmark, I'm direct and straight with the truth. @richforever is very stubborn and never gives up. For instance when i lost all my life savings in a dubious ponzi scheme when bitcoin was known to me at my early stages, i still didn't give up on cryptocurrency. And I am still rolling, enrolling to graduate from financial liberation. I want to attain financial freedom to help the poor and needy wherever I find myself.
I love disruption … I am a ‘disruptionista’. If an idea or innovation can topple a monarchy, oligarchy or an industry like banking (especially banking), then am all in. I'm eager to witness the next technological evolution and financial benefit from which cryptocurrency is certain to bring about.



The love for computers led me into the discovery of cryptocurrency. This wonderful experience started when My rich uncle came into our house with a Nokia 3310. In those days with a Nokia 3310, depicts that, you are one of the most prominent people in the Ghanaian society. Since then, I came to bed with phones. At that same period, my mum had also received a Nokia phone from Switzerland. Most at times i turn to sneak into her room to learn how to operate the phone, which became unknowingly to her. In the process of learning , i blocked the Subscriber Identity Module card because i had entered the Personal Identification Number wrongly several times; i had no idea what that is. On realisation, My mum became very furious with me, culminating from the fact that hardly will you see people using mobile phones in those days. In addition to this, Subscriber Identity Module card replacement was very expensive and not everybody could afford. Though the SIM card got replaced, i recalcitrantly unperturbed its usage.
I continuously enjoyed the usage of phones and electronics, and i became the very talk of the vicinity of which people had unflinching trust in. People started bringing their electronic gadgets to me for operational services. I became renowned in the hood for my knowledge in everything computerised.


Computer education is challenging, and yet dynamic. It requires people in the field to keep learning and pushing the limit. That fast-pacing innovation of technology never stops amazing me, which excites my innate curiosity even more. I, however, had never thought about pursuing computer science as a career until I took an introductory class in my junior year. It sparked my interest and changed my thoughts after seeing what I could do with some simple line of codes. Despite of many countless times sitting in front of the computer screen trying out to figure how to solve a problem, those moments were more precious and exciting for me. For every minute like that, I was exhilarating and smiled as if I have just won an Olympics' gold medal in a 100-meter racing swim lap. It fed my hunger for exploration to see what else I could do, may be something beyond my imagination. Computer science gradually became my hobby in my senior year. These experiences slowly pull me into the course of a new career, computer science. And I'm looking to pursuing a degree in this field early next year.

I have already dreamed of many ways that computer science can improve people's lives:

  • most efficient distribution of wells in villages for convenient access
  • best placement of solar panels for most sunlight
  • most appropriate assignment of doctors to rural areas to avoid unequal distribution.

I aspire that my ideas will be put in place to benefit people who are less fortunate. Despite my financial hardships, I have never given up my passion. I want to be an innovator in this world rife with opportunities and unopened frontiers; a world with so many people waiting to be helped; a world with so much to improve. I wish to use my creativity and passion for computer science to make the world more efficient, more interconnected, and more accessible to those who have been left out of the beautiful advancements of the new millennium.

Yours Lovely,

Alexander Djan

@richforever

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i can relate to the issue of the blocked 3310. i experienced the same that time but unlike you i received the greatest beating of my life.

Bro most people are going through hardships even the organizer of this contest and with that he is still able to do something like this. That ,means he is not given up on anything he might be passing through. So here is an encouragement for you. Stay strong and chase your passion.

lol. i received a spank too

hahahahaha

lol

Of course. Never has it crossed my mind to stop only if its a worthy cause. thanks for the inspiration @ewuoso

you are welcome

cool

Nice piece

thank you.

My brother, @w4c. are u on our whatsapp platform?

Very well enlightened....am really glad u never kept the good yourself

ooo bossu @mcsamm. thank you for these encouragements and inspirational words you bestow on me.

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Welcome to SteemIt, @richforever I hope you like SteemIt as much as I do.
I'll follow you, maybe you'll like my blog too.

i will. thank you.

right away buddy

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thank you board

In one word "awesome"

thank you.

heyy @edemdanso you sound Ghanaian, are you?

Am a Ghanaian for real. Based at Sunyani

oh ok cool man

keep it up.... nice post!!

i will and i wont let ya down. thanks

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done

It is very impressive @richforever. I know you will go far. Lets keep up with the good work

heyy my brother from another mother. thank ya. i appreciate all the support

Stigmatatata from Lake Titicaca!

lol u are back. long time buddy

Thank you very much for participating.
i will need to do a full-blown reading over time. i decided to just stop by a bit for now. The turn-out has kept growing (currently around 150 posts that i have to read and counting and support with vote but i submit all entries to some friends as well to support. The experience has been awesome. I will come back for a full blown comment to empower you when i fully read. This is beyond a contest, so there will be a ton of variations to participate in, for fun, community and ultimately to bring about success in every facet, steemit and beyond. The whole endeavor is a curriculum from "school of life", raw down-to-earth stuff, without books involved; stemming from unadulterated love for humans; humans.

To understand better the gravity of this "untalented" initiative, read this post: https://steemit.com/life/@surpassinggoogle/if-you-can-t-find-a-stranger-to-love-love-me-and-entertain-freedom-when-you-do

heyy thanks for stopping by.

Tall and noble ambitions. Your drive will get you there

Awww Amen!!!. i love this. thank you very much @edith4angelseu

Maybe you will teach me things about computers... Lol i suck at it🙈 even crypto world , i have bittrex account and i allowed the hardfork series affect the btc in my wallet.. I now have three extra coins.

That aside i have seen/read a little about you, lol you're stubborn sha and such person always have the needy at hand.. I know you received beatings for blocking the phone. Thanks for sharing!

Very very stubborn dear. I don't give up. It has never even crossed my mind. i hope you liked my post @sweetestglo-eu. Of course! it will always be my pleasure. That's what i stand for; helping others.

simply follow @youthhunger

ok bro

Nice, I pray your dreams come to reality. Knowing you @richforever, @tj4real, and @mcsamm was neither a mistake or coincidence

we gon' be richforever. Just keep the dream alive.

Haha, good one "I am a ‘disruptionista". I heard this for processes and things, first time for human, congrats, keep going :)

im following you now @seckorama. i like you already. #teamGhana here.

lol you can be a "disruptionista" too. thanks

thank you, we're in :)

welcome

I can tell you now you will do well. Your mother was right to get on to you. I understand your curiosity and it is leading you to a better life.

You are very stylish also, I can tell that about you. Good luck in your life pursuits.

All those things made me strong.

Wow that' was so inspiring ... It's cool we both have same interest in computer .. Been stubborn is part of the attributes of great leaders too its good yours is on the right part of helping orders ... Glad to be here on your blog bro... Finally never give up on your dreams

thank you bro.

you are amazing God bless you

Amen

alright buddy

Sorry for delays in my response and curation. I have been trying to regenerate power all along but its all good.
Please read this post to see how my comment response will happen. You will enjoy it and be empowered by it:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@surpassinggoogle/humanity-is-the-brother-next-to-you-my-gift-to-humanity-read-my-comment-response-to-untalented-who-am-i-part-1-a-repository-for

Wow.. Welldone bro🙌... You have been doing a great task all along ... Keep up the good work

Thanks

@surpassinggoogle has always been wonderful

heyy @surpassinggoogle here's the link to another Ghanaian's post in your contest ( @onyameakoa1) . Enjoy,

https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@onyameakoa1/who-am-i-i-am-a-lot-of-people

Yep. i will visit it soon

Enjoy while you read.

Well done friend. I enjoyed reading your post. Very positive and inspirational

Thank you.