I grew up hating coffee.
When I was younger, there existed an aisle in the supermarket where my family would go grocery shopping; An aisle dedicated to coffee. The aroma would give me headaches, and so I avoided coffee for most of my early adult life.
I joined the Army right out of high school. In fact, I was in boot camp when I was 17. In boot camp, we weren't allowed to have coffee... Although I remember some of my friends bartering for the MRE instant coffee. Even offering boot shining, and BDU ironing in exchange.
I actually didn't become addicted to coffee until I was 28. This was when I started intermittent fasting full-time, and needed the caffeine to curb my appetite.
Unlike many people, I consider myself a morning person. I usually go to sleep around 9-10pm, and wake up around 6-7am. Before I even brush my teeth, I get my beans ground and water boiled.
Coffee nowadays, I would consider to be an investment. And I love investing in myself. My mornings when colliding with a heavy dose of caffeine, are always super productive. Since I now spend my mornings reading crypto charts, and curating/blogging/reading here on Steemit... A pot of coffee is essential to building my wealth.
Now, I am sitting in a coffee shop here in Pattaya, Thailand; Writing this blog to share some simple but often passed over bit of advice:
Reinvest. In. Yourself. Always.
And if you would, please cast a vote for me as a witness? As most of my followers see, I have been actively voting those who help me. I stand committed to helping the community, and will never be powering down any funds from my witness account. 100% reinvestment!
-Rob Carter
Coffee supercharges your mornings. I love it.
wow....always reinvest
Great mindset man....and not only reinvest in money but re invest in things that are of benefit to yourself...i really wish i could write a post about this topic,but that is if you approve...i really hope you do....you have my support concerning the witness issue but is it possible to vote for 2 witness at the same time,I already vote for steemgigs and i have set surpassinggoogle as my proxy
Thanks man. And no worries about proxy vote... The fact that you thought of me, is enough. I appreciate that.
Times can be tough, I hope people don't cash out of Steemit too early. Reinvesting is the only way forward, towards a better life for us and our kids.
Rob
Cool
Great post!
I love Coffee!
Wonderful post! I too hated coffee as a child, specifically the breath of its drinkers! Sometime around the age of 22 I was working 3 jobs and needed a boost to make it through my day, enter coffee. Nowadays I have a specific morning ritual, and coffee is the centerpiece! My morning coffee always brings me joy, as I hope yours does as well!
Haha about coffee breath. Especially my father, who would smoke and drink coffee.
I guess I will never forget and even miss that smell, when he is no longer around.
Do you ever fast from coffee, to get that virgin feeling back? I do it once every few months; Forgo my coffee for a week, and deal with the headaches so I can get high again.
How do you make your coffee? I love my aeropress.
Rob
I used to have a french press back when I lived without electricity, and I would hand smash my beans! I don't know if it was the effort or the medium that made it so fantastic, but man that was the best coffee! Life has changed since then, and now I use a regular ole electric coffee pot- it does do an awesome job at keeping up with me though!
I stopped drinking coffee ONCE and I lasted four days after friends insisted "You won't regret it!" they were so wrong... I experienced splitting headaches of jaw breaking strength, and spotty vision because of them. Probably were migraines, I called it hell lol! My hot bean water has got my number I suppose :)
I admire the resolve you have to commit to a coffee fast. It does sound like a wonderful way to fall in love with coffee all over again!
I've never thought of coffee like this as an "investment" in yourself, but I really like the perspective. It certainly helps with productivity and productivity is key!
Cheers!
Maybe it's just me justifying the expense, to myself ;)
Thanks for stopping by, and the legit comment.
-Rob
Haha! I guess you've gotta justify it somehow!
No problem, I'm new to Steem and I'm happy to have found your page. I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts!
Coffee is one of my investments!
I don't even need to justify it, my friends know lol 😂 I cannot start my day without it!
Great post, I I just wish you didn't took my coffee for your photo! Haha 😘
its a booster whenever you feel you are in a drag, i have much invested on it from home to the office and know the best coffee joints in town
I have never liked coffee. I also try to stay away from caffeine and processed sugars. I really have more energy without them.
Yeah, I fast though...don't eat from 8pm until past noon the following day. So the caffeine curbs my appetite.
100% agree with the processed sugars. Have to maintain a pH level to prevent sickness, and yeast messes that up.
Well i always hated it too, maybe yoi are giving me a reason to like it as well
It's either caffeine, or meth for the morning boost...haha.
As many different ways to make coffee, as there are to make a pizza.
Well honestly pizza would do anyway it is made hahah, but since you were in the military, i guess coffee was good for you, anyway i would maybe try it, the way you have started to love it, i may get addicted too hahah
good write, i am following you already
upvoted bro..nice post..love it
actually i wouldn't call that an addiction cause from your explanation above it makes the day more productive and I would say anything that gives one such a boost is really a good investment to go into
Right on :)
I just can't drink it after 11am, else I may have trouble sleeping that night.
Wish the boost lasted longer, caffeine high feels great.
coffee is love <3, haha
Haha nice one! 🇵🇭❤️
I love coffee @ morning, usually Black :)
Mentally, it's hard for me to drink black coffee...even when I put Splenda in it to make it sweet. So usually, I put a splash of soy milk to give it a more neutral color. Much more appealing to my taste buds as well.
You drink black espresso?
yes, I love espresso, too
welcome to our world, i grew up on coffee, went to boarding school nd we had to stay up late to study, so coffee was the way to go to stay awake, i have taking coffee ever since, i just love the aroma of coffee, i can say am an addict
Coffee>Adderall in boarding schools? ;)
we sneaked it in , it was illegal to have them but we always found a way to smuggle them in with a lot of other contrabands
Coffee is life hahaha have a nice day ahead Rob!
It is man ;)
And you have a great day as well. I can't wait to go back to USA, so I can bring two suitcases of coffee back to Cebu. It's very hard to find good coffee here in the Philippines.
Indonesia and Vietnam pushed the Philippines out of the coffee business :(
-Rob
There is a lot of ways to enjoy coffee..coffe hate no more :)
I am tempted to start loving coffee! But no... I won't... Not even now
My day does not begin without a morning cup of coffee.
In the past I would save on every penny possible. I would drink the cheapest brand of coffee I could find. It was the price that mattered, not the flavor at that time.
Every once in a rare while I would have a cup of coffee at a cafe. But always the cheapest I could get on the menu. But one thing I noticed - it tasted better at the cafe.
I experimented with more expensive cafes. Better brands of coffee.
Eventually I started roasting my own coffee beans and grinding my own beans fresh for each cup of coffee.
Now, its only the good stuff for me.
You only live once. Invest in yourself :)
I guess the next logical step for you, would be to grow your own beans huh?
Roasting...wow. I tried pan roasting before, but they didn't turn out too good.
Boy, I sure wish I could grow coffee beans here. But I am in Northern Michigan and we have cold nights. I do put some green coffee beans away, vacuum sealed, for bad times. I love my coffee :)
This is the meaning of life! Do it and live it in your way!
Great post! I excessively loathed espresso as a kid, particularly the breath of its consumers! At some point around the age of 22 I was maintaining 3 sources of income and required a lift to endure my day, enter espresso. These days I have a particular wake-up routine, and espresso is the centerpiece! My morning espresso dependably brings me euphoria, as I trust yours does too @abdullatifphadia
Have you ever had a Greek ice coffee called Frappe? Very interesting variation refreshing in the hot climate and strange that coffee you cant get in the coffee Land Italy!
I have! Actually, saw a video on YouTube before, where a girl made one with nescafe and a milk frother. Instant coffee is a sin, I know...but the texture of the foam was amazing.
Great post, very well, i think this a good investiment, all like coffee, i love coffee....
Great post
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STOPBe careful with the daily amount you consume, I had my mother hospitalized for an appendicitis/peritonitis caused mainly by the enormous amount of coffee she drank.
In Italy the coffee is quite strong tho (basically we only consume espresso) so with the americanos u might not risk so much.
I love cofee
I love coffee
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Never had more than 1 or 2 accidental sips of coffee in my life total. Never wanted to be dependent on caffeine for my energy, but I wonder how many more productive mornings I would've had if I learned to like the stuff. Regardless, not much opinion on coffee, but thanks for your service!!
Good to know you are enjoying your coffee there. :)
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STOPYou found is addictive at the age 28!
Anyhow, I have crossed it and still no addiction to coffee or even tea. So I won't understand why people admire coffee and you are mentioning it as a way of keeping health and wealth. May be, like you, one day, I will find out myself. Until then, no coffee!
It is nice to know that you are reinvesting 100% unlike some of other witnesses. This is enough assurance for us, the mango people!
You found is addictive at the age 28!
Anyhow, I have crossed it and still no addiction to coffee or even tea. So I won't understand why people admire coffee and you are mentioning it as a way of keeping health and wealth. May be, like you, one day, I will find out myself. Until then, no coffee!
It is nice to know that you are reinvesting 100% unlike some of other witnesses. This is enough assurance for us, the mango people!
You found it addictive at the age 28!
Anyhow, I have crossed it and still no addiction to coffee or even tea. So I won't understand why people admire coffee and you are mentioning it as a way of keeping health and wealth. May be, like you, one day, I will find out myself. Until then, no coffee!
It is nice to know that you are reinvesting 100% unlike some of other witnesses. This is enough assurance for us, the mango people!
I started drinking coffee in a very young age, mixed with milo to make it less sweet.. Nowadays I love coffee too much.. On workingdays I can finish 8 cups.. Dutch people are drinking too much coffee for sure.