The Hive journey to talk about

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Yesterday I wrote about the completion of my 7 years on Hive, well I did not want to share much about the past but I still want to write something about why I joined the platform. When I joined it was not for money, I was jobless at that time. When I say I was jobless, it does not mean I was running out of finances. I had moved to a new Country, I had given up on my very brilliant HR job, where I was in a lead position and then I was sitting at home jobless not doing anything much with my life. It was daily hitting me and I was feeling useless about everything. I had a little work at hand which was on the Crystals, Healing part, but that was not on daily basis and not a full time job, so I had too much time at hand and not really knowing how to make it productive.

Hubby had got a job in Oman and it was a lucrative offer. There was no way that I was going to send him alone, so I quit my job and joined him. I thought I could get a job easily with all my experience and leading positions back in India, but I was wrong. For 2 years I tried desperately reaching out to almost every corporate in the city but I could not get a job, the ones that were offered were full exploitation and I did not want to compromise. The problem was that it was not my incompetency but it was the law of the land that stopped me from getting a job. Expat women do not get work visas very easily specially in HR and other administrative jobs not at all. Majority of the expat women face this problem, either they compromise and take up anything that comes their way, or they sit at home and join kitty party clubs. For me both were not acceptable.

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At that point of time, hubby got to know of Hive (then Steemit) and he told me if I would like to take a look at it. The platform was about writing blogs and writing is something that I always enjoyed doing. I have quite a few hand written diaries, some of them from my school days. If I want to share any thoughts I would pen them down in my diary or if I have liked any article, I would pen it down in my diary. I enjoyed writing more then typing, so maintaining diaries was like my hobby. Initially I did not get much interest on the platform, one was because I was not writing, I was typing which was not much of a pleasure for me, secondly there was hardly any visibility.

Once in a week I would write something. Hubby would support me a lot, in the initial days he did a lot of work for me, I would write and he would do the engagement part for me through Discord and commenting. If not for his support, I would have really quit long back, because I was really not developing much interest. I was finding my efforts going waste, because no one read my blogs. When I write in my diary, One day hubby told me, that think as if I am writing in my diary, because when I write in the diary it's exclusive for myself and no one reads it. I did start taking his advice, but my frequency did not increase. For the first 2 months it was like that.

Then I came across some contests and I started participating in them, I joined some communities and from there on things started rolling for me. I started getting some votes with a value of 2$ to 3$ and then it gradually started growing. In the first 6 months I did a good amount of networking and started getting to know a lot of people on the platform and then I started writing once in 5 days, which later on became once in 3 days and then alternate day and since the last 3 years everyday.

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Couple of people have been instrumental in my growth, After almost 6 months of joining, I had one big time supporter who started giving heavy votes on every blog and that was the time I got the kick. I remember on one of the blogs I had a vote of almost 400$ and majority of the blogs had vote value of 150$ to 200$. Numbers do matter right? Then there was no looking back, and who would want to look back with that kind of vote. That person supported me for 6 months and my account statistics drastically improved in that time, after that he withdrew his stakes and then I was on my own, My vote value went down but I was still doing good.

I started spending more time on the platform. I have big goals in life and I realized that the Universe has sent this gift across to me as a means to fulfill my goals. So what started as a disinterested activity has now become an important part of my life. It filled up my empty space and gave me a sense of hope of doing bigger things in life.

Later on I also started doing HR consulting on my own as I was missing that part of my life. Now I am at that point of life, where my hands are full and I am juggling between my jobs. There are times when I am unable to manage blogging and other activities of life all together on daily basis, but I have made a commitment to myself that I will not stop till I achieve my goals.

That's my story of 7 years. Do share with me your story, even if it is for a shorter period.

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the Universe has sent this gift across to me as a means to fulfill my goals

And also a means to help other Hiveans grow as well, imagine you had given up, you probably wouldn't have helped this many Hiveans, so Ma'am Naina thank you for not quitting.

Your story is really inspiring, I also see Hive as my diary where I pen down my daily thoughts. Sometimes I struggle here, and other times I feel like I am not seen but one thing I am sure of is I'll get there one day, I won't quit just yet as I know I have so much to achieve here on Hive and the world at large.

Thank you for this lovely piece it truly inspired me😃

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I am glad to see you around and I wish you loads of success, I know you are a determined woman and you will go far in your Hive journey. As far as I see you are doing great in your work and you are getting decent rewards also, just that all days will not be same and that's ok. Keep a track of your monthly earnings to get a good idea of where you stand and then set your goals accordingly

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You’ve come a long way and I think this story came at the moment for some of us. The part I’m taking home is the fact that you didn’t give up when you had nothing to do but look at you now, your hands are full and you’re even juggling between jobs.

That’s the most inspiring thing I’ve heard today

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We all go through these phases in life where we feel we are stuck but the reality is that those are the points of growth and that's what actually happened with me.

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Super interesting to get to know your journey on Steemit/Hive. I joined Hive some three years back and didn't get my keys upon signup. After a few months of reaching out to the developers of a frontend, I finally received my access keys. It took me a while to understand how the chain works and how everything is intertwined. Initially, I published a few pieces on mindset and business but then I started sharing my poems and fiction stories which I'm very passionate about. Since I've published over 70 creative pieces on the blockchain, some of which are now included in the fiction book I published a couple of months ago on Amazon.

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Oh that's quite a news for me that you do not receive keys, I assume they are instantly generated. Actually it's been so long that I do not even remember how it happened for me. But I remember somewhat that my account was approved over a period of 2 to 3 days. It took me a long time to understand how this works :-)
You write very well, I love the way you express your thoughts and emotions in words. Actually, I struggle with that, I have many things in my mind but it's difficult for me to pen it all down in words :-( and hence I majorly write on travels and life experiences as that makes it easier for me.
Your book The Scuba Entrepreneur seems interesting but it's not available in my region, I will try to get it from my friends abroad.
On this website Strengthinbusiness I am seeing all your books, all of them looks and amazing read.
I really feel that your content is undervalued here :-(

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Dear Nainaz, thank you for your kind words! More importantly, thank you for your support!

I love writing. It helps me process, structure, and streamline my thought patterns while giving the soul a voice. I've written and published several business books, The Scuba Entrepreneur being one of them. I've put them on draft while restructuring my business. There are a few more things that I need to solve before I'll enlist them back on Amazon worldwide. I published my first fiction book a couple of months ago and you can get that for free via Amazon Unlimited if interested. Here's the official link to it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D387N24S
My team is currently working on the paperback version which I plan on publishing in a few days.

Have a wonderful weekend ;)

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Thank you for sharing the link. I will get it :-)
Have a wonderful week ahead my dear

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Same here ma'am. My husband was the one supporting me to continue and think that writing here in Hive is just like a beginner writer where no one really knows me. Later on, and thanks to you ma'am who always support me that makes me motivate more in staying in the platform.

Have more blessed day ma'am. 😊

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I am glad to see you determined on your path. Good luck to you and I wish you a very thriving journey on Hive

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my hubby led me there just like Viraf led you;)
so many similarities;))
like your story, dear! I remember you when you were already rather active and I thank than man Gautam that showed me your blog and I found my main friend here;)🫶

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He has completely disappeared :-)
Ofcourse I remember your journey as well, it's been almost same and going together. So lovely to have met your here ❤️

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Wow
I thought it was only in Nigeria that getting a job is hard. I am also surprised that your husband is the one who introduced you to this platform and I’m sure you’re grateful for that
You’re doing well in Hive
Kudos!

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Very much, not only did he introduced me but also helped me a lot in the initial networking and would keep motivating me all the time.

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Your journey is truly inspiring dear. It’s great to see how Hive turned into such a meaningful part of your life.

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Ye sab wakai bahut inspiring hai. 7 years kaafi lamba time hota hai aur itne lambe samay tak ye consistency maintain kar pana bhi shayad isiliye sambhav hua kyunki ye platform ab apni life ka ek hissa sa ban gaya hai aur frankly baki kisi social site par time spend karne ki jagah yahan active hona kuch accha productive karne ka ehsaas karata hai. Mujhe abhi pichhle mahine 1 year complete hua hai yahan aur thankfully Alok bhai aur Melinda jaise guide aur gurus ki wajah se main yahan tik paya hoon warna ajeeb aur mushkil situations kaafi baar bani thi, par ab ummid hai is platform par ye safar yunhi chalta rahega. :)

It filled up my empty space and gave me a sense of hope of doing bigger things in life.

Main bhi 101% bilkul yahi feel karta hoon.
Sending Love and Ecency Vote!

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Happy 1 year to you Akhil and I know you are dedicated and committed in your work, so surely give it some time and you will see good results for yourself.

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Mujhe bhi yahi ummid hai, bass kabhi kabhi numbers dekhkar bahut negative feel hota hai. Khaaskar tab jab aapne kisi blog ko na sirf samay lagakar balki pure dil se bhi likha ho aur use wo response hi na mile. Waise meditation ke through main is emotion par control paane ki koshish kar raha hoon. Parr, ek not so popular writer kehte hain ki consistently positive aur hopeful bhi aap tabhi reh sakte ho jab slowly hi sahi par kuch fruitful bhi hota rahe aur thankfully aap aur aap jaise seniors ki wajah se wo thodi fruitfulness bhi bani rehti hai. 😊 So, thank you for your wishes and your support!🙏

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