I joined Steemit.com in July 2018 and currently on Hive.blog for a year, ever since then I've never had my HP at above 1000 due to me cashing out at times of need. This time around, since I have gone full time in crypto trading, my crypto has been doing quite well, I am able to slowly built up my Hive account. I am reaching 1000 HP pretty soon.
I am going to keep powering up and see what happens after 3 years to 5 years. I am pretty sure by then, my Hive account can create a full income source other than my crypto portfolio. Being full time in crypto is really rewarding. I had money problems in the past and the need to find jobs, but I am getting to a level where I can earn enough to not worry about money that much. I started out part time, and I had to face the part of my life where I need to change my mindset from the type of mindset. Imagine not needing to get to an office and seeing everyone that you know working for someone. It's quite odd at first and it feels quite perculiar.
Nowadays, I determine when I have my holidays, when I wake up, when I sleep and what do I do.
I know that 1000HP isn't much, but its a start. I have seen many accounts here at Hive with more than 10k HP. The first stop for me is 1k. This is how I started my crypto trading account. It all started with less than 1K USD.