There are so many things I'm grateful for and one of them is becoming a blogger on Hive. To think that I never imagined myself being one someday, nor did I ever think I would be so passionate about writing. This journey has been amazing and I have learned so much. I am grateful for the connections I have made and for the opportunities that have been presented to me. I am so thankful to be able to share my thoughts and experiences with others and the best part is earning from it as well.
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Hive has taught me so many things and values that I can go on and on about them non-stop. I believe the greatest of them all, the blockchain has taught me is to believe in myself. When I was first introduced to Hive as a blogging platform, I wasn't interested because I thought of how I could suddenly become a writer without any training or passion before now, and I concluded Hive was not for me. This left my account dormant for the first few months. Then, one day, I decided to just be a reader on Hive, and gradually, I discovered Hive was more than just a platform for blogging, it was a community of people who supported each other and shared their stories. This helped me to build confidence in my abilities to become a writer. After all, I also had life experiences to share as well, and also consistency followed and I realized that I had the power to make a difference in my own life if I only believed in myself and trusted the process.
In my life, I have also been faced with seemingly difficult life situations that I would have just concluded that I couldn't do it, For instance, in my line of work, I keep getting some difficult orders from customers asking me to remake a classy design worn by celebs, at first, I might want to look down on myself, especially due to limited tools I have compared to those designers, instead, I change those doubts to believe and reinvent tools for my self, I also believe that due to my belief and determination to get the work done than giving up, I got lucky and got a machine at an even a cheaper price compared to the current market price, and was able to get the job done perfectly, just from a single act of belief. This experience has taught me that anything is possible with determination and faith. I no longer doubt myself when faced with a difficult challenge and instead focus on finding creative solutions. I am now more confident in my ability to succeed no matter what the situation.
From these lessons, I can conclude that winners don't quit and quitters don't win. Whatever difficult challenges you have to face, don't accept that you can't do it without giving it a try. There is no harm in trying. Even when you try and fail on the first try, don't consider it a failure, instead learn and improve yourself, With consistency and time, the story changes quickly. So many of us at first, wrote and had zero payouts for some time, also no engagement, and now, through learning and understanding the ecosystem, I'm very sure we all have different positive stories to tell now. Hive taught us this, Let's stay true to ourselves and keep the fire burning in us. Hive has been a great platform for learning and honing our skills. It has allowed us to reach a wider audience and gain valuable feedback. It has also given us amazing friends from all over the world, and a lot of us became financially independent through hive, Hive has been a blessing to all of us, no doubt at all.
This post is in response to the hive learners weekly contest, week 77, edition 2.