Be Optimistic and Stop Whining 😊
Recently, I noticed some posts about frustrations that the rewards they are getting are sinking because the market value of Steem and SBD are also on descend, maybe because of volatility? Note: I am not good at predicting the market nor I am an excellent trader.
We had worse last year (You may not be a Steemian before, you can always ask those Steemians who witnessed the darkest time of Steemit last year) when Steem price plummeted all the way down to 0.00005951 BTC, which was the best time buying Steem and use it to power up. Many grabbed that opportunity. Unfortunately, I did not have any financial means to purchase Steem.
All I am saying is be Positive, Look at the Bright Side!
Remember that We(Steemit) are still in Beta. 
Instead of Feeling Demotivated and Down Right Now. Try what I've been doing, just posting my photography and sometimes articles and let other Steemians decide if it's worth an upvote or not. Then move on! Do not feel hurt if your posts have passed the 24hour window and did not make a $1 value.
To all my fellow minnows and to other Newbie Steemians: Earn FREE SBD and/or STEEM, join contests hosted by these Remarkable Curators which I will mention below!
Let me give you some awesome Steemians you can follow and join their contest so that you will feel motivated instead of getting discouraged. The list does not include all curators that offer contests, there are a lot of curators you will discover. These are mostly the contests I am aware and some that I have been joining.
This is in any order, ok.
@jamtaylor - Steemit Photochallenges
@ats-david - Steem Cup Series and Golf Contests
@daveks - B&W Photo Contests
@timsaid - MyPictureday also Crypto Challenges
@sportsncoffee - NBA, Golf Contests - I think he is on hiatus at the moment
@steemit-health - Just post comments
@fibra59 - Just meme and you can earn already! imagine that?
@papa-pepper - Strange Contests and Survival Games
@htooms - Takemyvotes
@fyrstikken - Cover Song and Video Challenge
or just the ColorChallenge, post anything related to these days:
Monday Red
Tuesday Orange
Wednesday Yellow
Thursday Green
Friday Blue
Saturday Indigo or Blue-green
Sunday Purple or Violet
You may also join Minnowsupport at PAL
There are more curators offering contests and challenges out there! I am just sharing those I am particular with. I have won some Steem and SBD in the past in some of the competitions above. So why not try your luck instead of getting sentimental and feeling demotivated.
I hope I inspired you with this post. So start following them and start participating! Who knows you might be the next lucky winner or special mention 😊
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Namaste!
Rex aka @allmonitors, not powering down ever!