I did it! Having challenged myself to write a Hive post every day in January for the #januarystreak, without much hope of success initially, I got across the finishing line yesterday. I must say there have been days this past month where I really didn鈥檛 feel like sitting down and writing, but I鈥檝e grown increasingly stubborn over the years to finish the goals that I make, so here I am!
31/31 days of posting in January to complete the "Monthly Author" challenge on Hivebuzz
I've said many times that I'm a big fan of community initiatives and challenges with the purpose of increasing activity and engagement. So to the extent that I can, I like to participate and contribute.
This time, I feel some shoutouts are in place:
@dragosroua for starting it all, and generally being a great community member and, imo, underappreciated witness.
@michelmake, who I hadn't had too many encounters with previously, but who has been a frequent visitor in the comment section with some positive engagement.
@eroche same as the above. 馃檪
And if more engagement with new users is not a successful outcome of a challenge like that, then I don't know what is. I encourage you all to check out their latest posts in the #januarystreak tag and consider giving them some love!
But of course, as the money-fixated-finance-guy that I am, I probably would not have persevered was is not for wanting to grind out those additional HIVE earnings. And beginning the year with a hustling streak is a great way to set oneself up for success.
Setting oneself up for success
Thanks to the hustle, I鈥檓 well ahead of where I had thought I would be in terms of Hive Power growth since the start of the new year. That鈥檚 why I prefer strategies and best practices rather than goals. Goals tend to make you satisfied and then stop before reaching your potential. For instance, I could have said that I wanted to grow my account by 500 or 1000 HP per month alongside the additional liquid power-up of 1000 pr month that I鈥檝e pledged. But seeing as I鈥檓 leaving January with 2257 more Hive Power, and a lot more HBD, than I had at the start, having any of those goals may have seen me hustle less. Instead, I鈥檝e had a strategy that I鈥檝e stuck with to make the most out of every day, no matter what.
It ties well together with another life lesson I鈥檝e had, that the time is always now. And it is only what you do now that matters. The past doesn鈥檛 exist, nor does the future, only the now. You can choose to do something now, or you can choose not to. But eventually, you will have to do something in whatever becomes a later present moment at that time. Don鈥檛 spend as much time making plans for the future as you do making plans for how to make the best of the present moment under different circumstances. Because when the future you鈥檙e planning for comes, you鈥檒l still need to get it done, and that will be done in the present.
I鈥檝e often mentioned how it takes a month to set a new habit. So perhaps I will end up posting more frequently than the twice per week that I promised myself in my strategy post. But right now, I feel like I just need a short break. ^^
What about you? Have you been more persistent in your posting recently?