The 12th contest was about your passion in life, how long you have pursued it, and how do you sustain yourself to enable this and stay committed to it over the years? There were some good entries and it was quite fun to read through them and select 6 winners.
I’m a little late on 12th contest winner announcement and new contest announcement owing to travel and work.
Congrats to these Steemians who won Contest #12:
@chris.hackett (Please inform me your Steemit userid)- My passion in life was to become a dad, after 15 years of Doctors telling me that I never will be a dad. So my first wife left me while I was in the Army because I was found to be sterile. So Be gone woman and Ill just do me. In the back ground I always felt like less of a man. I saw family, friends and acquaintances all having children and here I am off in the corner pissed. Fast forward 10 years, My now wife knows that I cannot have kids and she is cool with that, but she too wants kids. 10 Tries with sperm donor @ $10,000 a pop, all come up empty...Empty thoughts of shit, what now. So I leave the Oil field and use my IRA cash to do IVF. We do all the procedures and all the tries to get to the point where we are good. Not enough eggs..DAMN it, well do the insert anyways...9 months later we have TWINS!!!!. So after 15 Years of wanting to be the best dad I can....Now I am, loving it all...and I will not fail at being a kick ass dad...I love them too much.
@rivercityguy - My biggest passion in life is sailing. I pursued my passion for more than 20 years. To be honest, I sailed, but that wasn't enough, I was not sailing professionally. My past, my present and my future is the sea; deep horizon behind the helm, and overwhelming feeling of salty air while I catch the course. Most people told me all kinds of stories about sailors, but I refused to listen. If I listened, just a tiny bit I wouldn't be where I am today. It costed me much, but not in a financial manor; I was not able to see my family (6+ months long contracts thousands of miles away from home). So with the scar of not seeing my child in earliest age I sail the seas of joy,and tear in my eyes, filled with rage, thinking, sea one day, will take me away.
@goel.tarun - I was 19 years old when I met an accident, 3 fractures, backbone compression and a minor head injury. I had just cleared SSB and was on my way to join the Indian Army to become an Officer. Bed ridden for 100 days, I realized how life was sometimes not in our control. 12 years later, I’ve practically done everything that I had been advised not to do. Not because I am adamant but because I wanted to see my country. I’ve done a 200km cycle ride in the mountains all by myself. I’ve trekked to over 50 mountain passes and explored numerous lakes that were hitherto unknown. I wanted to build a credible information house for Indian trekkers and I can proudly say that my blog/website has managed to do that over last 5 years. I intend to do this full-time and I’m sure I will be there.
@jajdgenius - My passion is to write articles that people can learn from and become better persons while at the same time informing, educating and entertaining them about issues that are happening around them and how it affects them. I have been pursuing this passion for the last 8 years and I have been sustaining the passion with my blog site www.gossipified.com as people have been encouraging me never to give up and I have also been able to make some money in the process. My main reason for staying committed is the love and affection that people have shown me in the past, which is more than money to me.
@yogachallenge @firepower I’m an IT professional and I am a passionate coder but I’m more passionate about acting. Most people’s passions just don’t fit well with the world of work. So due to personal issues I can’t quit my job and enter into acting world. So, I chose to have it online. I own a You tube page, make dubsmashes and post it over my page which has got good views. I am following it from past 4.5 years and I have got good following. It was not very difficult just slight balancing from usual schedule is what kept me going. I have made monthly targets and keep on following it no matter in all cases. This may not sound half as exciting as “following your passion,” but it’s the best way to develop deep. I decided to jump into making short stories and films. And try my hand there.
@blessing2002 - My greatest passion is obviously Running. It's the only thing that I look forward to in my day and the only thing that gives me a sense of purpose in life! Like many others, after work, I am extremely tired. I just want to retire for the day. But then my eyes auto-focus on my running gear. It seems as if they are in sync with my mind and I just think to myself - "Yup, just a good ol' cup of coffee and I shall hit the road". The moment I wear my running gear, I just feel extremely enthusiastic, energetic, exuberant. In short - I feel like I am finally alive! I've been doing this for 10 years now, and am loving it. For a long time, I avoided exercise. I absolutely hated it and never understood how people could just keep on running! I always wondered - How the hell did they build their stamina to that extent? Only after I started running, I undoubtedly achieved liberation. I realized that stamina only forms a small quotient. It has more to do with discipline, desire, determination, but more importantly - the love and passion for it. These (discipline, desire, and determination) have been the pillars behind my commitment to my passion -
Contest #13
Let's get on with the 13th contest and it’s quite simple. I'm sure many of you will participate in this. We’ll run this in the official contest channel on Steemit.Chat
Tell us about yourself!
- 1 Entry per person.
- Answer this Question: What is the biggest setback that you’ve faced in your professional career and how did you deal with it?
- Maximum word count cap of 150 words.
- Post a single comment in steemitchat-contest channel with your entry.
- You have until the next Monday till this post pays out or my announcement in the channel closing the contest (whichever is earlier).
- There will be 6 winners. I will choose 6 best responses. Winners will get an equal split of the SBDs from this post.
- Multiple entries will lead to disqualification so kindly post a single comment in the chatroom!
- Contest will take place in steemitchat-contest channel on Steemit.Chat.
You are also welcome to drop more Steemit.Chat contest ideas in this post or in the contest channel and you may get some SBDs if your idea gets selected for a future contest.
Let contest #13 begin!
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Woohoo, just sent in my entry for contest #13. Good luck to all who participate!
Very good post @firepower, I like it, thanks
@racoo
Please guide me. On how I can post an entry how do I access the steemit chat channel
Congratulations to all the deserving winners!!
@firepower, can you please recheck if mindnmatter one was actually @goel.tarun one? I believe somehow it is from Tarun bhai, may be I am wrong but right now dont have access to chat to confirm it
Thanks Dheeraj. I didn't know that it wasn't wise to keep different names for steemit chat and steemit.
Yeah that's me : mindnmatter
Yay! I won.
Congrats to all the winners.
You have to use the same username as on Steemit on Steemit.Chat. I will make the changes on the chat later on.
Aah, ha ha ha, I read a post somewhere that to avoid confusion and identity theft, you should use the same name or register the same name in most app. You know what has happend to DoW anyways with all the names minting money with our brand :-)
Nice post
how do I use steem.chat? Use my steemit login details or register account !!
use same username on Steemit.Chat but register again. :)
I am going to participate in this so wish me luck by giving me an upvote!
Awesome contest.
Keep doing good work @firepower
pingu?
Good contest, congratulations and success! #steemit #steemitcontest
Congratulations to all :)
Sent my entry hopefully its good
All these people...meanwhile im over here sitting on my fat toosh picking dorito crumbs from my fat rolls and being lazy asf.
Woow...
Congratulations to the winners. Yay :)
Congratulations to the winners. It is a great contest from a great steemian's who has been working everyday for the development and progress of steemit community. Thanks for organising such a beautiful contest my dear friend, wish you a great time ahead. Resteem.
great contest
upvoted
resteemed
Nice post i like to join you if you dont mint
Thanks for giving us about steemitchat.It is an informative
post.It increases our skill.
Thanks for sharing sir
I love the story about chris hackett who wanted to be a dad, after 15 years of doctors telling him that he will never be a father.but eventually he has TWINS,very inspiring.
I better get started signing up with steemit-chat first ;) Thanks.
Congratulations to the winners! Looks like a nice contest :)
Will submit my entry! resteemed
wow!! congrats to the winners..
Grats Chris and the rest. May participate in this one, the kid with my chat moniker probably needs a new xbox by now. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
That's good great thanks for sharing
Please could you guide me through how I can submit a contest.... I just started being active on steemit.
I will send in mine.
Good luck to anyone participating! :) And congradulations to the winners of the 12th contest! :D
Really reflective question. Give me a lot to think about.
Very nice keep it up
Your challenge was added to Steemit Contest Compilation (15.01-21.01): Win free SBD and STEEM for current week.
Thank you @firepower for giving Steemians (especially minnows) a chance to get free SBD.
I congratulate the winners.
I wish my friends to join the new competition and I congratulate you, my friend.
You're helping people a lot.
Thank you, it was an honour to win and participate! Have a nice day.
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@firepower thanks dear!
wow... congratulations to all winners
@firepower very nice post, i hope this is will be motivation for all steemians everywhere.
Firepower, is a less than a week steemians qualified for the contest?
@grumpycat has struck again
I am calling you to my cause against because you are a follower of myself or a victim of @grumpycat or both. Please review the newly published Grumpy Report and vote your conscience for posts on there to help them recoup their losses.
None of those posts are vetted. Please do the vetting yourselves. If you find there are any bad/offensive posts, please leave a comment for others.
Any upvotes on the Grumpy Report will be converted directly into STEEM power to use in votes to help people recoup losses from @grumpycat tyranny
Congratulation to the winners but my hat's off for @mindnmatter wow I am astonished, I wish you good luck in your life
Steemit
Can I write you about the contest here? please
I'm so so honored to be one of the winners for last week's contest and I want to tell you all that I got my prize about 7hours ago. God bless you @firepower..... Let's do contest 13 again... 💪 💪 💪 💪 💪
Thanks for that, will look forward to the contest
Some ideas:
2)Whatever happen happen for a reason. A story to share and cherish.
Thanks for the opportunity. Took me back to my younger days. I still am a firebrand though :p
What a great and inspiring contest @firepower! I just sent in my entry for this round. Good luck to all contestants! :)
Please advise on how I could post on steemit chat channel. This is a lovely contest
Please I've tried but cannot register on the chat... I've filled the fields but they haven't sent my details via mail,any help??
I sent my entry on steemit chat and my next contest proposal but I am not sure if I should also put proposal here so here it is.
Next contest idea: What would you choose to reincarnate to if you could?
😱😱😱😱 thank you so much @firepower, I have gotten the fund. I am so grateful. You have surely been a blessing to my steemit journey. God bless you. To all my contestants I say thank you, for without you this would not have been possible.
Thank you again @firepower, you are a man of honor.