Combining Hard Work And Strategy

Looking back at the past three months, it's been filled with great lessons and experiences. I remember the first day of the year when I sat down to write my goals for the year. As someone who doesn't do well with long-term goals, I settled for monthly goals instead. Breaking them down into smaller, manageable bits helps me stay focused and consistent. Rather than making a yearly goal - for example, setting a goal for the amount of Hive power I plan to achieve this year - I decided to take it easy and set monthly goals. How much Hive power do I plan to achieve this month? How many posts do I plan to make this month? I started with this mentality on the first day of the year, and I've seen significant growth in all aspects.

Throughout January, I made sure I published a post every day of the month. It delights me when I get the “congratulations, you have been a buzzy bee and published a post every day of the week” notification from Hivebuzz. It tells me that, despite the obstacles, I still keep working on achieving my goals. Every day I publish a post, I'm a step closer to achieving my goals and breaking my all-time record. I realized that this strategy was helping, and I continued with it. Gradually, February walked in silently. Like I did in January, I published every day of the month. Similarly, last month, I published every day throughout the whole month. When it comes to my consistency goal, it seems I have everything under control.

Now, this brings me to my next point. The importance of having an accountability partner cannot be overemphasized. On Hive and in other aspects of life, having someone who you do things together and who motivates you to become a better version of yourself cannot be overemphasized. You help them to achieve their goals, and in turn, they help you. It is a win-win game. Looking at these past three months, there were times when I felt too lazy to write or even do anything at all. There were times when I felt like sleeping instead of writing. There were times when I wanted to skip writing in the morning and postpone it until night. But as soon as I think about my accountability partner, I change my mind. Well, most times, I get a call and that changes my mind. “Hopestylist has published a post this morning, I should also start working on mine.” The motivation that comes with that is untainted.

Since the beginning of this year, I have also been working on increasing my Hive Power. Having more Hive Power helps us strengthen our influence on the blockchain. It also helps us support our friends and those who make quality posts. Two years ago, 100% of my posts would yield no rewards, but now it's nice to see that I've made progress when it comes to my Hive Power. To achieve this goal, one of the strategies I've implemented is to participate in Hive Power Up Day every month. This month, I powered up 10 Hive.

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