*This is an entry on sir @surpassinggoogle 's #untalented contest.*

This must be the oldest entry in this #untalented contest.

Sir @surpassinggoogle had recommended me to participate in this #untalented-adjustments contest a few days ago but due to my upcoming exam preparations, coaching classes and other stuff like school homework, I've been too busy and didn't have time to post here on Steemit. I've participated in almost all the #untalented contests on Steemit so I didn't want to miss this one to break the streak.

Today I am going to write about how Steemit has made amazing adjustments to my life.

Thanks to @surpassinggoogle for being such an awesome witness and organizing this amazing #untalented contest. Initiatives like these help the new Steemians like me to get more recognition on this platform and drastically increase the follower-base & blog earnings.

As you can tell by the username, my name is Bikal Siwakoti and I just joined Steemit about 6 months ago. These six months have been a fun roller coaster ride. And one of the major adjustments it has made in my life is that I have developed a strong progressive mindset and productive habits due to Steemit.

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I've had the chance to interact with too many awesome people and too many awesome communities here and all these community interactions and exposure to talented & wise individuals has changed me from an immature kid to a responsible teenager. I used to waste my time on silly things and fruitless tasks like watching T.V. Now I spend most of my time on learning new things. Which brings me to the second major adjustment.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain must be one of the most important things I've learned about which has changed my life.

Thanks to Steemit I've amassed a lot of knowledge about cryptocurrencies and I've also learned to trade in Bittrex. I use my blog earnings of Steemit to buy cryptocurrency. I used to trade WWE & Pokemon cards before but now I'm shuffling crypto coins in exchanges. This is a huge advancement. Although I'm still a kid, I already feel like an adult because I'm playing with real money here and my friends are still trading Pokemon cards.

Another major adjustment Steemit has made in my life is that I have learned how to write (although just a little). English isn't my first language and the overall education system in my country isn't good enough so I always had trouble learning English and writing something in English was a very difficult task for me. I love reading though, and I spend a lot of time here on Steemit reading quality posts of amazing authors. Reading thousands of articles here on Steemit and blogging regularly has significantly improved my writing skills. I think it's an important skill to learn in life and I'm glad I'm learning how to master it here.

Another major adjustment is that I get to be a part of this amazing family where all of the community members are really helpful and supportive.I keep mentioning @surpassinggoogle several times in my Steemit blog posts because he's helped me a lot to succeed here in Steemit. Even though he's a very busy person who works very hard on Steemit, 24 hours a day performing the role of witness, he takes out time from his busy life and visits new Steemians blog and supports their posts. He encourages them to do better and even gives SBD gifts to new Steemians to motivate them. And even though he gets thousands of messages from so many people every day, he's kind enough to reply to my messages whenever I have a problem or some confusion.

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I also met a Nepalese brother @creatovert last month who has taught me a lot about Steemit. He's currently managing a Discord community with other Nepalese brothers to help new Steemians from Nepal to learn about Steemit and grow as a blogger here. He regularly provides me writing tips and suggestions to improve my writing. It's due to his suggestion to use the Grammarly app that I have fewer grammar errors now than my older posts.

I've met other awesome people like @travelnepal, @kaylinart, @artaddict, @destinysaid, @misterakpan, @purepinay, @cabernet and @sykochica who regularly visit my blog and support me through their heart-warming comments. I would have quit blogging here a long ago if it weren't for these people who regularly support me and motivate me. My dream has always been to be a successful writer one day and Steemit community is helping me to achieve that.

Other than all of these adjustments, the most important change that Steemit has brought in my life is myself. I'm not the same person now who I was before 6 months ago. Throughout the long journey from my humble beginnings in Steemit with zero followers to active supporters of more than 700 followers, I've learned so many life lessons which no motivational book or self-help book can teach.

I have explained all of the struggles I had here on Steemit as a newbie on my previous post https://steemit.com/steemit/@bikalsiwakoti/my-journey-here-on-steemit-and-happy-new-year

All those struggles and hurdles I have faced here on Steemit, has improved & upgraded myself significantly. I've stopped being a whiner and started becoming a problem solver. Before, when things didn't seem to be working out, I would dwell on depressive thoughts and resort to complaining & whining about things. Now, whenever such a situation arises, I use my logic rather than using my emotions to handle the situation and figure out a solution by communicating with smart people, researching on the internet and reading books.

Thank you Steemit for bringing so many positive changes in my life. And thanks to all the Steemians who're helping me and supporting me here on Steemit :)

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