Steemit Ultimate Challenge 8 Weeks - Week #5 #How steemit changed my life in three months#

A year ago I was creatively out of this world, dejected, exhausted. Coming off of three years of unsuccessful blogging, failing my high school final exams and my father not being paid is pensions for months (I know Nigerians can relate)- I just wanted to die
I was taking works as they come. 24/7 hustling, I firstly worked at a catering services center serving food in ceremonies, then I did bricklaying for like two months. I can still feel the headache till this day

(My co-workers and i at my catering jobs)

I had no base. My personal blog was nothing to write home about, composed of mostly friends who all they did is laugh at me anytime I didn’t see any earnings from my posts. My morale was down, my spirit was gone, my enthusiasm was at zero level. then I remembered my promise to my mum that I will make sure I am successful. To keep that promise.to keep that promise, I needed my morale and spirit back!!!
I surfed through the web most times in search of how to make fast money online but everything was a scam, there was even site that I earned up to the a $500 but I wasn’t able to withdraw it. Then I found steemit one day but I didn’t even gave it a second thought because I thought it was also a scam like the previous ones.
Fast forward towards the end of the year and I was able to pass my high school exams and gained admission into the university but dad was financially handicapped, mum was the bread winner but her salary couldn’t do much and I needed to pay my school fees and accommodation!!

(When i gained admission to the university)

Time was going at the speed of light, the school fee portal would soon close but I was yet to see any financial assistance. Fortunately for me three months was paid out of my dad pension and I was able to resume. School fees fully paid, accommodation covered but then I needed to eat, buy materials, and take care of my needs.
Then one faithful day while on excursion with my friend @ajibade I saw him surfing through steemit and curiously I collected asked about the community and he explained to me all the necessary, my eyes almost popped out when he showed me his text and I saw how much he has earned. In the twinkle of an eye I had opened an account and waiting for approval. I sighed and concluded that maybe I will make it through blogging after all and right there I made a decision, I will never back down.
When my account was approved, I thought I will started earning immediately not realizing the storm ahead. Although daily blogging wasn’t something new to me as I engaged in it before and I know that so far you have a plethora of ideas and time to put them time then you good to go. That was the case when I first entered steemit, I was a fertile wellspring brimming of ideas and could write them with ease. I was high and intoxicated on blogging. This highness carried me for sometimes but the upvote wasn’t encouraging and my morale was going down again.

(This was after i joined steemit)

But my determination still kept me going. I started with big posts but they soon dropped to medium length posts like 200-300 words. During the course of my few weeks old on steemit my roommates and my personal people @blackempror @kolarpo1 had also joined me in the struggle and we weren’t even making a cent though it wasn’t funny but we just laughed over it and continued the struggle. We were added to a whatsapp group where the likes of @onos @ewuoso @ehiboss delivered tutorials to us and during the course of the tutorials I realized that it wasn’t mostly about long posts most times, some are even a few sentences, not every posts will be great. but a lot will sucks. I wanted to quit, but I realized that if I keep doing I, something in me will change.
@blackempror then won a contest and you did think we all won it because our morale soared high, then a man read my post and commented on how my post had an effect on the life of him and his family. Even though I have never won any contest and my rewards wasn’t so cool, I was happy. During the next few weeks I won a few SBDs and it seems like everything was on the right path.
I was having a bit of success here and there. Though not enough to survive but still worth working on, then luck shined on me, the stars aligned.
Every steemians dream.
Before I tell you about the luck that shined on me, I forgot to talk about the part where my precious and only phone got damaged. I was brokenhearted and it really dampened my morale. I contacted some steemians the likes of @ajibade @sirlahmjr and I really felt loved, for the second time I knew I was in the right community.
Now back to the breakthrough I was reading my unread whatsapp messages and I saw a message by @desmonddesk that he just got a $100 just for a comment on @dan post. I rushed to the post and commented my own view on the post and I was also given a $25 upvote!!! I was so happy and my joy couldn’t be contained when I claimed a reward of about 7SBD. I sold it and sent some part to my mum because she knows I am into blogging, I brought drinks for my guys @blackempror @wireless07 @sirlahmjr. Since then it has just been ewards after rewards from posts to contests to giveaways.
Steemit has helped launched my dreams.i have never been this fascinated over an online community before and the rewards are just a change to my life. I didn’t want to be the only one claiming rewards from the community so I introduced more friends and brothers to it, the likes of @surpassingworld @omikunlejackson @ezrao @judeanth.
From earning less than $1/week to having enough at my disposal. I am very grateful to everyone who work day and night to make steemit successful.
Steemit is a fiction turning to reality.
To my guys and brothers @blackempror @yahuzahope @ajibade @kolarpo1 @sirlahmjr @wireless07 @judeanth @omikunlejackson @surpassingworld I say a big thanks to you all, steemit wouldn’t have been much fun without you guys.

(With my fellow steemit brothers)

To @dobartim I say a big thanks for organizing this contest, if you don’t know I am telling you “you are changing lives positively”
Thanks to steemit I can now live a comfortable life, get a better smartphone and even a power bank to go along with it and develop myself as a writer.
It can only get better steemians!!! Steem on...

This contest was organized by @dobartim and for those interested here is the link;

https://steemit.com/steemitultimatechallenge/@dobartim/6hcmmh-steemit-ultimate-challenge-8-weeks-prize-fund-2000-sbd-week-5-registration-is-in-progress