Hello readers - welcome to the final on the lessons I learnt from directly speaking with or listening to our fellow community at Steemfest.

I decided to put these together because...

• I figured that if I had learnt something from discussions with others, others within the Steemit community may benefit too.
• Steemfest taught me about the power of the community on Steemit, and that's a wonderful thing.
• A written post would exist forever, something that I can return to for reference at a later date.

@for91days, @guchtere & @mrprofessor in front of Krakow castle

The final post in the 'Lessons From Fellow Steemians' Series

Over a week since #Steemfest3 in Krakow finished, I write up my final blog post in the series centred around the lessons I've learnt from my fellow Steemians.

This post, unlike the three before it, is not about a specific lecture or individal, but about a group of people to whom I owe a lot and am extremely grateful.

After discovering the world of Steemit, @travelfeed and Discord communities (the latter two after a nudge from Jurgen, AKA @for91days), I took the leap of faith to visit Krakow for Steemfest.

As a result, without For91Days, Guchtere & MrProfessor, I would never have decided to visit or indeed to meet so many of you, my fellow Steemians!

Joined by @daveonarrival, you have myself (@goodwithtravels), @for91days and @guchtere at Steemfest 3 on bowling night.

Dedication

The first lesson I take away from this Travelfeed trio is that of dedication to one's craft.

These guys work hard, both on and offline.

Take a project like @For91Days. Jurgen and his partner travel to and live in a different city for 3 months at a time (writing 91 articles in that period). Writing an article a day, preparing social media posts, video editing, searching Steemit, directing people on Discord and curating the content of others all takes time, effort and patience.

Not only this, but they run a number of other websites on top of this, covering everything from movies to online deals. Creating the lives for themselves that they want by working day in day out on their passion projects is, to me, really hustling.

These guys deicate huge swathes of their free time towards not only creating their own content, but curating that of others for the benefit of the masses.

Fun fact: @For91Days once had content featured in a Vampire Weekend music video - how sick is that? Go on, go give him a follow and you'll discover a whole realm of interesting content.

Jurgen trying climb an abandoned train to take some pics for his various channels.

Selflessness

Generosity and selflessness are not necessarily words one associates with the world of blockchain (not in 2018, anyway), though there are flashes of both on Steemit.

For example, I heard in Krakow a story of one Steemian donating shoes to local children, paid for entirely by SteemDollars and their blog content. [So sorry to the Steemian whose name I've forgotten - someone please remind me in the comments below!] In any case, I love that story, and hope to emulate this during 2019 where I pledge to give away 50% of my Steem dollars to good causes.

The reason I mention this is that this selflessness runs through the veins of the @travelfeed ethos, particularly demonstrated by Remy, AKA @guchtere.

Remy and I enjoying chips and Zapiekanka, a Polish delicassy of toppings on a toasted bread base. I've not done it justice, it was delicious.

He works extremely hard during the week (getting up at 4.30am), and dedicates countless hours of his life towards reading the content of others, curating it and promoting the content of others. He seems to be one of the few Steemians I've met who is genuinely not on the platform for the money, but for the interesting community that has sprung up.

Remy was incredibly quick to provide me tips and writing advice and even offered to teach me a few things on the more technical side to get myself and my project where I need them to be. He didn't ask for anything in return, nor do I expect him to, and that's just the type of guy he is.

Indeed, @guchtere is such a selfless guy that he probably wouldn't want me making such a big deal about his generosity. It's all true though, so do me a favour and give him a follow!

Remy, taking pictures on yet another abandoned train. It's almst as if we visited an abandoned train site...

Zest For Life

If you're looking for inspiration on 'seizing the moment,' look no further than @mrprofessor, or Arthur as he is known in the 'real' world.

He flew out from Brazil with a one-way ticket to Europe and 300 euros in his pocket - no set route, no set timeline and no set budget.

What I might spend in a week or two, MrProfessor will make last for weeks (if not months) by being both frugal and resourceful. With nothing but a tent, some cooking equipment and huge plans to cycle across the continent, he's doing well so far on his journey.

Despite the inevitable setbacks, challenges and of course wi-fi issues, Arthur gets on with doing his own thing. He even somehow finds the energy to curate for @Travelfeed and @Cyclefeed, his other pet project, in his spare time. I can't think of anyone as spontaneous or brave as he is. Truth be told, I think he's a little crazy, too.

That energy and zest for life is admirable. Give @mrprofessor a follow and an upvote for his troubles, will you? I'm not exaggerating when I say that you could literally be helping save him from freezing during the cold European winter with your upvotes.

Conclusion

Thanks again to @for91days, @guchtere and @mrprofessor for being so welcoming, supportive and friendly during our time in Krakow. Fellow Steemians, do give these guys a follow.

Finally, if you enjoy travelling, or indeed reading a variety of travel-related content, please do check out @travelfeed, its content and its contributors. It's a wonderful platform.

Peace.

Franck / @goodwithtravels