I once heard it said that "if you don't know where you started, you can't know whether you've made any progress."
Hence, I have long been a fan of benchmarking and tracking progress. People sometimes avaid doing so, relying instead on vague statements like "it SEEMS like I am doing pretty well."
In a sense, I can appreciate the underluing motivation, because sometimes we might be failing miserably at moving towards our objectives... but frankly? I'd rather know about it, than have it linger in the background as an unknown.
So, Anyway...
Hive Power: I started the year at 292.084 Hive Power, and the goal for 2023 is to get to 541 HP (or whatever is needed to formally get my "Minnow' badge). Ended the 1st Quarter at 334.593 HP, an increase of 14.55%, somewhat below the target rate of 21.5%. But it'll do, so far.
POB Tokens: I started the year at 902 POB tokens staked, and the goal for 2023 is to get to 1,500 POB. Endd the 1st Quarter at 1,198 POB staked, an increase of 38.2% and well ahead of the 16.6% target rate. Looks like 2,000 might be in reach, but I'm going to leave the original goal in place until it's has actually been reached. I don't like over-reaching, and then failing!
Other Bits: the rest of my 2023 goals were smaller/secondary, so I'll just summarize those:
LEO: Start - 80.796; Now - 87.796 (Goal: 300)
VYB: Start - 2,081.946; Now - 2,471.576 (Goal: 2,500)
BEE: Start - 34.175; Now - 36.083 (Goal: 100)
ALIVE: Start - 59.487; Now - 60.499 (Goal: 200)
"Investment" Tokens:
DHEDGE: Start - 318.953; Now - 324.537 (Goal: 1,000)
BRO: Start - 2.409; Now - 2.437 (Goal: 10)
EDS: Start 4.89; Now - 4.89 (Goal: 10)
INCOME: Start 0.00; Now 2.006 (Late addition; no goal set)
Concluding Thoughts...
I actually enjoy tracking my progress, particularly since this account is a bit of an "experiment" in what can be accomplished with "microearnings" and diligence... by someone who doesn't really have much time.
Of course, the nice thing about goal setting is that you can also adjust your expectations, as conditions change and dictate a shift in approach. Sometimes opportunities and "interesting things" come across our fields of vision... and we have to just "grab what's there."
For example, I wasn't planning to add INCOME tokens, but found it appealing to have another "yield token."
Meanwhile, I'm glad I chose to focus on POB this year because it has turned out to be one of the few Hive-Engine tokens that's putting in a fairly solid performance in 2023, so far.
And that's it, for this update! This was mostly for my own benefit; back with "regular" posting, soon!
Thanks for stopping by and having a look!
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