### Today is my **88th day** on Steem. ### This is my Steem Journey Log #10. **Today is 1st April, 2018. It has been 10 days since my last update.** I am tracking my journey and progress towards my goals on the Steemit platform through a series of journey logs. ![progress_header.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYrXe1chCZwDJTuFHVt9akhGRc3d6qwWtaZUGmjRnifHC/progress_header.jpg) [^{**Image Credit**}](https://pixabay.com/en/jogging-run-sport-jog-sporty-race-2343558/) ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) # Approach ![approach](https://i.imgur.com/5nFDqXa.png) ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) # Current Goals >✦ **Effective Steem Power:** 900 >✦ **Owned Steem Power:** 500 >✦ **Delegated Steem Power (In):** 500 >✦ **Delegated Steem Power (Out):** 100 >✦ **Followers:** 500 >✦ **Reputation:** 60 ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) # Progress Report I am happy with my progress since my last update. I could have done better though, as I missed to post on a couple of days during this time which is very unlike me. But I was really very busy and just did not get the time. ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) ## Update #1 - I held my first writing contest I always wanted to hold my own writing contests since I joined Steemit and soon after I crossed 200 followers, I held my first contest. In my opinion it has been a great success with 37 qualified entries. For a newbie like me, it's huge. I just published the results of the contest today. If you want to read some great micro-fiction, all two sentences long, make sure to visit the below post. [Two Sentence Story Contest #1: Results Announcement & Payouts](https://steemit.com/contest/@svkrulze/two-sentence-story-contest-1-results-announcement-and-payouts) ## Update #2 I bought more Steem Power With the recent fall in Steem price, I was looking for an opportunity to buy some more Steem and increase my SP holding. I did that a couple of days back and this purchase (my third one) has taken me beyond 250 Steem Power which is an intermediate check-point towards my goal of 500 owned Steem Power. ## Update #3 I lost the SP delegation which I had bought through @minnowbooster I had a paid SP delegation of 130 SP through @minnowbooster but a couple of days ago, the delegator withdrew the delegation. That's ok I guess as I have been told by a number of my well-wishers that buying SP delegation is not profitable. So I was even considering to let it go. Now that I have bought some more SP, the impact on my voting should not be much. ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) ![20180401_report.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmedg4iL9LBQssvEJqDEAqYQ5FGe6fvM7mKvzP1zbUVpSi/20180401_report.png) ^{**Image Credit: @svkrulze**} ![divider-red](https://i.imgur.com/5hluL8h.png) # What I did since my last progress report ✦ As I mentioned above, I held my first contest during this time and the response was overwhelming. I just published the results today and transferred the prize to the winners. I not only reward the winners but also all qualified participants and referrers. This is my way of giving thanks to everyone who made this contest such a huge success. I will run similar contests in the future as well. ### Rewards Post: [Two Sentence Story Contest #1: Results Announcement & Payouts](https://steemit.com/contest/@svkrulze/two-sentence-story-contest-1-results-announcement-and-payouts) ### Contest Details: [Two Sentence Story Contest #1: SBD Giveaway and Lifetime Steem Basic Income Votes](https://steemit.com/contest/@svkrulze/two-sentence-story-contest-1-sbd-giveaway-and-lifetime-steem-basic-income-votes) ✦ This is my recollection of how I have reached where I have reached on Steemit. Also some insight into my efforts in being consistent here. [The Fledgling is Learning to Fly](https://steemit.com/writing/@svkrulze/the-fledgling-is-learning-to-fly) ✦ **Update on my Ramblings on Life Series:** This is the first post in this series which triggered a controversy and some debates. I had a positive outlook towards plagiarism to which a number of my readers did not agree. I respect their opinion and agree to them as well. I was really referring to the smaller impacts of plagiarism and not the long term monetary impacts it may have to the original creator. [When people plagiarize your ideas - Ramblings on Life #15](https://steemit.com/writing/@svkrulze/when-people-plagiarize-your-ideas-ramblings-on-life-15) ✦ This is a very important post and should be read by all blockchain and Steem enthusiasts. This is not spreading FUD. [Steem can land you in jail and it's not FUD](https://steemit.com/steem/@svkrulze/steem-can-land-you-in-jail-and-it-s-not-fud) ✦ My first post on a subject I love to read about, ecology. I think you will like this wonderful story. [The Chipko Movement - The Original Treehuggers](https://steemit.com/ecology/@svkrulze/the-chipko-movement-the-original-treehuggers) ✦ This is a detailed article on how the age of abundance may bring prosperity for all and how it may go wrong and not achieve what is being dreamt by countless many. Have a read. 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