The Untalented Curriculum didn't die. I didn't die either!

I simply went into the box, to come out of it again, more fortified!

I do want to end this year strong. I had big plans for the end of this year and even after my mum passed, these plans got bigger meaning and essence but i have been a bit slow and behind schedule.

I will not tire out though and regardless, we will end this year strong and on a high.

We will still get to do one untalented contest, however small or gianormous before the years runs out.

In the meantime, let's talk a bit more about success or breakthrough in general. I speak of "life" most times when touching on the topic of success/breakthrough but for many tangible reasons, one being that "life" is the secret recipe to success in every aspect of life; till date!

Now "life" is a curriculum that comprises of alot e.g the Creator Jehovah, humans, the streets, books, nature, steemit etc and every aspect of life comprises of just the same e.g steemit, relationships, business, day-to-day living, happiness, success etc

It does require a measure of depth to understand this thing called "life"; even then, it isn't fully graspable because there will ever be aspects of life, that will only be understandable by the Creator, for we are mere mortals.

Without this depth, you will understand the lines just as they are but you may miss out on context and the full extent of its application (in between the lines); you may be better be able to stick to rules than fully grasp principles e.g the Bible didn't say "don't smoke cigarettes" but it does say "not to defile the body". Now, there is conscience as well to tell you "what's the gain" and some comedy science to tell you that "the most dangerous butt on Earth is a cigarette stick" but apart from that; "a measure of depth and an understanding of "life" itself" as to know that there are bigger things than mediocre merriment and responding to "each impulse".

Now, must everyone be deep?

Plain no, as we were all made differently and process things differently and i tell you, life is even a bit easier. Plus, i am mere dust, so why judge and condemn someone, when i love instead; plus, why shouldn't i forgive you a hundred times.

Ofcourse, it does take a measure of depth and a special understanding of this called "life" to chose to forgive someone a hundred times.

What am i saying?

Many times, many of the solutions to challenges on Earth are not in outer-space (the nth solution) but are findable here on Earth, perhaps, even "just next to you" in the first obvious simplest solution.

It does take a measure of depth to see these things!

When it was said, "don't eat of the fruit in the middle of the Garden but you can eat of every other fruit", it was that simple yet it has cost (us dearly) all of humanity "life" today.

Simply take charge and abate your impulse for a minute or perhaps, go pluck all the pluckables everywhere else and chew as you wish and as you do, be belly-filled and sleep off!

The solution was that simple and perhaps in the first simplest obvious solution but again, you may want to ask: "why was there need for a problem (requiring a solution) in the first place. Again, life is that complex, that only the Creator, can answer some things.

Going further, after Jesus' fasted for 40 days, there was utmost "justification for gratification", if he had decided to turn stones to bread but he chose to take charge of his impulse and that was the solution.

Sometimes, the answers are just right there!

If you have provenly done fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, then what's in another 30 mins!

Again, depth is sometimes where the answers lie.

e.g If i have seen "life", then why should i fret, get agitated and instantly react, when the next person steps on my toes. Hahaha, i may just walk away silently on this particular day or turn my other cheek!

Hahaha, there are bigger things to life! The higher you, the deeper it may get!

Let's go steemit and success in general

What if i tell you that:

When it comes to steemit success, even success in general, sometimes all that was ever needed is presence.

Ever constant presence!

The above easily can look like a very shallow sentence but looking closely, it just may have a far deeper-reaching meaning and it so does!

Yes, even in someone's (a potential helper, investor, partner etc) mind, you may have to stay ever-present!

e.g earlier today, someone from USA asked of me, upon chatting with my sister. He spoke to her of whether i would be interested in overseeing a branch of his USA company that he is planning to setup in a developing country. Hahaha, i am not an overseer and i haven't talked to this person in so many ages but even after these many years, i may have stayed stuck/lingered in this mind and it can have been for something as simple as the name "Terry" or maybe more!

My sister didn't know if i will consider it, so she had consulted with me earlier today, but then she gave me his contact and told me to reach out to him in conversation and her reason? "So that i can keep on present in his mind".

She said: "contact him ASAP before he starts to think of someone else. Even if it is just to be in touch, please contact him, so that he keeps you in his mind".

Even on steemit!

Yes, many join steemit and can get disheartened by events, governance, inability to earn rewards etc but at least stay ever-present.

Stay with me!

Most good things, only become really good when proven.

Deep! Even love can have a mediocrer, shallower meaning when it is not proven. Yes, love is self-sacrificing, long-suffering and patient.

Eve may have been said to have fully truly loved, if even in the midst of pressure (a really simple pressure in this case), she had stayed present in her act of loving, of her own free-will. Deep!

To stay present on steemit without apparent gain, does take a measure of depth (substance, self-sacrifice, selflessness, love, character etc) but again being "present" (the first simplest obvious solution) may be all that we have needed for success here, moreso, than building gigantic infrastructures to seek whale-help or jackpot.

Perhaps, the jackpot is actually in our staying present here.

In general, there will always be times when we tire out a bit and can't create content but our presence is on steemit may just be as important than content creation.

It is important to me!

For one, there is "no loss" and with the steem blockchain, anything (great things, breakthroughs, opportunities, partnerships, jackpot etc) can happen, at any moment, on any day!!!

Infact, something nice is certainly happening right now as we speak somewhere on steemit e.g if you have some good amount steem power in your wallet, take a note of it right now e.g Check your current amount of SP, then refresh your browser after some seconds and tell me if your SP remains. You will have noticed an increase, because another incentive of powering up is that it keeps increasing.

Too, steemit is a community of reputable great minds (potential helpers, partners, investors etc) and even in these minds, you may have to stay ever-present.

There is ton of people entering steemit daily and a ton, who have history on steemit e.g older whales, minnows, dolphins seeking these same help as well, that sometimes, the real competition (if there really is any) is in how much one stays present in the minds of potential helpers than the other.

Persistence pays off!

Jehovah knows our needs yet he tells us to keep asking! Deep! (As even in "asking", we may need to be proven e.g consistent, persistent, deeply-rooted, of-substance, unshaken, free-willed, determined, exerted, pleaful, heartfelt, enthusiastic etc to be seen or established "too be really asking".

Just maybe!

Steemit is not Noah's Ark but even in Bible times, there were many cases, where all that was needed was being present. Infact, in Noah's preaching, he wasn't asking people to adjust their morals etc. He simply asked that they entered an ark, for their will be impending rain and they will need a boat. The first simplest obvious solution was the actual solution!

Yes, sometimes "being present" is all that was ever needed!

With the steem blockchain, there is even more reason to be present, than there is anywhere online. It is fresh, a newer type of technology, intriguing, has the best capabilities blockchain-wise, it is valuable in solving real world problems, it is free, it is the mainstreamest of blockchains, it is easy-to-use etc

Plus, there are many reputable great minds on steemit from all works of life, each incentivized to cook up knowledge (redundant and existent knowledge) and beautifully erupt it for free; and in reality:

the only difference between the successful and those aspiring to be successful is "knowledge".

Now if we see the news and read books and see videos and go to school and spend an average of 5 years of our lives on the INTERNET, then there is almost no loss in just being present on steemit.

On steemit, breakthrough-INTEL can pop up/out anytime, any moment and in some cases, for split seconds!

e.g

Once, sometime ago, here on steemit, there were posts indicating that the price of ETH crashed momentarily from $319 to 10 cents in seconds on the GDAX exchange and some of those who may have taken advantage, may have gotten quick hints, while present on steemit.
And many who got extra tokens for the resulting split bitcoin-based blockchain, may have been here present on steemit, to have found out!
Once in the past too, when steem dollar was around 1 dollar, it had spiked momentarily to around 20 USD each and several who may have had timely knowledge of that, may have had to be present on steemit.

The ever-missing piece of your puzzle may be in this post or in the very next set of posts, lined up on your now-feed!

The whale-hood that you seek, can happen on steemit in a jiffy but would you have been present here on steemit, thus, likelier to be present in the minds of loving steemians?

So just when you tire out and decide to take a break from steemit, how can you stay present on steemit?

There is a ton of ways to stay present on steemit, even in the backgrounds. Not everyone is bound to post on steemit. Ofcourse, there are ton of developers who don't post on steemit but how about non-developers?

@libert would tell me, "i have analysed myself and i have noticed that i am not good with posts but i have a feeling that my calling point on steemit is curation and i told him to build that game.

Yes, curation can very much be talent; can fetch you rewards and can keep you present on steemit and fresh and ever-green in the minds of steemians.

Steemians know, when they have been touched by a loving upvote.

Whales can spot you eventually as a fan and become your fan, starting to support you constantly or can spot you as a valuable curator and can contact you to give you opportunities e.g (delegate curation tasks to you or ask your views or advice on the state of the steemit community etc) or may decide to follow your vote etc

@aggroed contact minnows for their views and so does @acidyo, @donkeypong, @hanshotfirst @stellabelle etc

Reading and commenting

This a very fun activity in reality and easily keeps you "present" on steemit and in the minds of steemians (potential helper, friend, brother etc)

The days will still fly but never emptily by as you will have been present in a hub where INTEL can pop out any moment!

Plus, you will keep on evergreen/present in the minds of reputable loving steemians. (Keeping your potential for potential help almost evergreen)

Note: Even in someone's mind you may have to stay present. We aren't the only ones in the world!

There is also the chat rooms.

E.g @drakos @timcliff etc are in the chat rooms constantly helping others, at times, when they aren't posting. @timcliff for instance, constantly submits pull requests on github for improvements to the steemit interface. See below:

@drakos likes to assist the witnesses and newbies.

#steemgigs

Everyone has something to offer!

While we are behind schedule a bit with the steemgigs interface on https://steemgigs.org; even while you decide to rest a bit, at times when you can't create content, you can manage to stay present in the steem ecosystem by having your #steemgigs ready-made and out on steemit. See this post by @thatsweeneyguy:

What is a SteemGig? A beginner's guide to Steemit's #1 freelancing marketplace, with a challenge to bolster our ranks!

e.g your existing #steemgigs can keep your presence alive on steemit, allowing you to offer a service (proof-reading, logo creation, video edits, SEO services, software programming etc) in exchange for steem/SBD

Infact, "everyone has something to offer"; so their is no reason why you should have had some #steemgigs up!

Projects

You can create open-source projects and keep them alive even while you are away, using the service @utopian-io offers! This will open you up to likely venture-capitalists, whales, developers etc, who may want to partner or support your project.

Hahaha, being present is "presenting yourself" constantly.

ETC.

Let me pause here! I am your boy Terry, i am present and you get my gist!

Your Boy Terry

@surpassinggoogle

My community effort and steemit growth is a major part of my effort as "steemgigs" witness, thus, the use also of #witness-category

I do need strength

Dedicating My Entire Steem/Steemit Journey To My Mum

If you want to support an extra witness and you support mine "steemgigs", it will be really helpful, especially in terms of giving me the direly needed extra drive & strength. Overall, there is no doubt, that i have been here on steemit, proven, solid and i will keep on being here! Steemit is in my books and my heart has a soft spot for it and this will keep on because upon it, i kept my legacies and even my sad stories and most utmostly, i get to have awesome YOU.

For humans and steemians, i am all in, for you all

To vote my witness, simply visit https://steemit.com/~witnesses and type in "steemgigs" into the first search box for witnesses or simply click Here to do it on one click!

If you want me to make witness voting decisions on your behalf, simply visit https://steemit.com/~witnesses and type in "surpassinggoogle" in the second box for proxy.

For the tech people on steem, like developers etc you can certainly now use this full RPC 256GB public node:

wss://steemd.steemgigs.org

Let's Go!!!

Offer a service under hashtag "steemgigs". Attempt out-of-the-boxness on hashtag (untalented).Join the Steemgigs Community on discord: https://discord.gg/CGuPyyT

"Everyone has something to offer!"