The first day I joined Hive, I was sincerely happy, I started with engaging on waves, the feedback I got on the engagement was amazing. It was so fun that I sometimes skipped eating m meal, it was so entertaining and enjoyable. I found hive as a space where my voice mattered most, where I can express myself, share my daily life experience without being judged and the connecting with people from different corners of the world. In hive I met new friends just only by engaging, I create contents and engage in community contest and get rewarded for my hardwork and consistency.
Ever since I joined hive platform, my experience here is balancing, sincerely speaking hive has helped me in diver ways. Before I joined hive my writing skill was very poor, but I can say it has improved unlike when I joined hive. Am this kind of person that I don't like reading long post or even writing long post, but now I found myself reading my fellow content creator post, so that I can learn one or two from their post and the same time I found my creating a post of over 600 words wow 😳, by engaging in different communities contest all these happen because of hive. I have learnt a lot and still relearning just by participating and engaging with contest and friends. Hive has created a fresh, motivating atmosphere for me.
It would be unfair, if I say I have not felt discouraged several times to quit or go for a long break. It's has not been rosy for me in Hive, I feel drained sometimes to even open my Hive app. The way hive value in the money market is diminishing is discouraging, most people here are inactive again and while some are unstacking their hive, am that scared that let it not be that I wake up one day and I will hear that there is no hive again or that it has been banned, something like.
What of the time I will spend quality time creating post and at the end of the day, I will recieve little or no reward. Sometimes am tempted to compare my progress with other creators, seeing others earn and receive more rewards and grow even more faster make me question if my consistency and hardwork creating content are not enough.
However, I don't want all that comparison to border me or derived me from the joy that brought me to hive at the first pace. I have come to know that our journey here on hive differs, some people grow faster, while others grows with time. Am more focused now on how to grow personal rather than to judge or compete with others.
Today, I will say Hive is helping me grow and also draining me the same, what matters is how I handle it. When I concentrate on creating quality content, learn, build my relationship and have fun with friends, makes me grow in hive. While when am mainly concerned on getting rewards and campare myself with others will definitely drain me.
Frankly speaking Hive will still be a home and safe place for me. It has helped me and the same time impacted my growth positively. As far long as am still on Hive platform and retain the right balance, hive will be a source of blessing than a problem to me. I HAVE COME TO STAY IN HIVE, NO LEAVE, NO SURRENDER. 💃
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