Everything is on the peripheral when you are dealing with an affiliate marketing, online marketing or even on our journey's here on HIVE.
What you put into it, will determine the outcome on the other side; when things are said and done.
I never pretend to think otherwise.
I came to HIVE with very little expectations, but knowing the folks who believed in it and who were all in on this amazing blockchain made it easier to give it a true shot.
I was tentative at the onset, because I had given a strong few months of branding, building my subscribers list and avoiding the pitfalls that lead to me quitting the first time around.
I put in a solid five years in my first attempt in trying to earn an income online and although I showed up everyday, I showed up and falling into the proverbial "shiny new object syndrome" and that only prevented me from moving forward and kept me mostly at zero growth.
Subsequently, a 9 to 5 was calling my name and I had to go back to being a regular guy making ends meet to pay the bills.
When I gave up trying to make a buck or two using the internet and decided to work for someone else again; there were some good things that happened along the way.
One of the greatest things that happen was finding the health and fitness path that has helped shaped me mentally in many ways.
It also gave me the confidence I needed to come back online and try the whole online marketing arena again.
Ok, I diverted to coming onto HIVE and kind of went against the whole jumping onto something new; but as most of you know - being on HIVE is life changing shit.
The one thing that I never experienced during all the years I put into my online marketing journey was hope. There was a lot of wishing, but never hope.
Nothing is guaranteed and it all takes the same effort that you must put into anything that is worth working for. There is no magic pill to become successful with online marketing or entrepreneurship as a whole and there is no magic pill to become successful on HIVE.
It takes effort, whether it's through content creation, development, investing, etc.
I'm in awe and admiration of many on this blockchain, because of what they produce and how they show up day in and day out. I learned from those examples and I strive to keep up with those who I'm a huge fan of.
I was away for a few days and throughout that time I continued to be as active as I could on HIVE and although I was enjoying myself; it's tough to feel the continuity - but I was able to do it.
During that time I saw myself getting closer to the 100K LISTNERDS staked and when 
You see, I am proud to be behind her; because what she has accomplished being Queen Nerd is epic.
What she did gives me hope, it motivates me and it keeps me excited to be part of the HIVE community and to be a PROUD CTP member, because that is at the core of why I'm on this blockchain and why The CTP Swarm rocks!!
Let's Gooooooooooooooooo!!!
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