Congratulations @exyle, on your milestone achievement! 👍

"I have earned roughly 87k SP in that period and I just bought more than 1/9th of that in a week."

This stood out to me, in indicating "what it takes" to be successful on the Steem blockchain. In your case, a nice combination of both the means to accrue more STEEM via investing into it, as well as the hard work of creating good content. Week in and week out ...

Thank you for being an encouraging example. All the best to you for a better tomorrow! 😊