It Takes Time To Establish Yourself

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I was reading @jongolson's post about the length of time it takes to establish an online business or a successful blog like we are all trying to achieve on Hive. The time is 10 years and the length of time I would have guessed as it is a guesstimate or thumb suck depending how committed and consistent you have been. Everyday is just another building block to the end goal. This shouldn't chase you away as what we do is considered fun.

But But But....It's Taking Too Long! Here is the @jongolson post and worth a read.

If someone who spends 5hours a day on chain vs someone who is here for 1 hour you would think the 5 x the time would succeed quicker. Not necessarily as it depends what you do in that time as someone could sit chatting for hours in discord achieving very little.

An established bricks or mortar business takes roughly 20 years to say they have finally made it and online about 50% being 10 years. The processes can be sped up and that solely relies with the individual or individuals involved.

On Hive we want to achieve more without doing all the hard yards it takes as that is time consuming. From someone who has been committed from day one I expected to be in a strong position over the next 4 years. With time there is no shortcuts and it all boils down to how badly you want something.

1 hour a day still ain't going to cut it and I know as the hours I have put in over the first 4 years would equate to roughly 1 year on here. Not something you want to think about as it is hard to comprehend ,but at least you have something to show for it. What would you have done in that time if there was no Hive? A majority would have watched tv and wasted this opportunity so it is not all bad and in many ways has set you on a whole new path.

Just imagine putting aside the few hours required every day for 10 years to change your life entirely financially. I think if the majority of people knew what we knew they would also be here right now. This is why making the time count on chain is that critical as how much time do we really have before the flood gates open? The economy outside is not improving and we must expect new users to slowly start streaming in. Over the past few months there are many new names appearing which is a healthy sign.

Timing is everything in life and making the most of an opportunity is what many squander. The human race is generally lazy and don't like to work and possibly why so many have come before us and left. The longer you stick at something the easier it becomes and that is true with Hive or anything in life as you understand how things work.