Hello Steemians, the long wait is finally over. I am really excited to make this introduction post. I had to wait for 14 days to have my account approved. Now, am finally here, I say a hearty hello to you all!!!
It is good to start from the beginning by telling you who I am and a little story about my background.
:::::My Story:::::
My name is Ike Joseph. I am from South eastern Nigeria. Precisely, I am from Umuezeala in Ehime local Government Area of Imo State. My upbringing was not particularly rosy. I lost my parents at a very tender age. You know what that means. I was brought up by relatives and had to take life as I saw it. Things were very difficult. Life was very rough. But i had the focus and determination to face up to my challenges and overcome them.
My Academics
With my desire never to give up, I started my primary education which took 6 years. After that, continued with secondary education (High school). It was particularly a difficult period of my life as I struggled to find a balance between school and minor work to support myself. I was able to complete my secondary education. After trying for a while, i got an admmision into the university (Enugu State University of Science and Technology) to study business administration. I graduated with B.e Honours.
Employment
I worked and retired as a civil servant with the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost). Presently, I do motivational speaking. I use my experience in Life to encourage everyone especially young ones never to give up in the face of challenges. Anyone of us can succeed as I did if they are determined to take the bull by the horn. I also trade in the stock market, I do cryptocurrency business and multi-level marketing.
My family
I am happily married and blessed with 2 kids - A boy and a girl.
My wife is a professional teacher with N.C.E certificate.
Presently, my two kids are grown ups and they are doing fine. My boy is Victor by name. He studied Geology in the university. Currently, he is doing the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) a 1 year program for all fresh graduates from tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Victor
My girl child goes by the name Ruby. She is in her third year at the university.
How I got to know Steemit
I got to know about Steemit from a very good friend of mine. His name is Charles. His Steemit username is @focusnow. Please show him some love by visiting his page and voting his content. He has helped me learn so much about steemit.
I did a thorough research and i found out that Steemit is simply a phenomenon. Steemit is a revolution. Steemit is a great platform that rewards content creators unlike other social media platforms that steal user data. Steemit has a bright future and together, we can achieve success in this lovely community. I have seen that blockchain technology is the next big thing. I want to join the new trend in financial revolution, I want to join the moving train. I am so happy to join Steemit.