It has been said since the beginning of time that the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step forward. I started my journey on hive with literally nothing, the only thing i had to keep me going was God, my humble and thorough on-boarder @burlarj, my creative mindset, willingness to learn, improve and be better, and my two beautiful thumbs...
I remember my first day on the hive blockchain like it was yesterday, I remember the words of my onboarder quite well. The whole journey started on the 7th of April, 2022. The question burl asked me that day is one of the things i will never forget throughout my hive career. He barely knew me back then when he asked me this particular question, he said and I quote;
Fox, can you write?, i said yes and he said good and started briefing me about hive and how I would go about it. This marked the beginning of my hive journey…
Burl is not just a gifted writer, he is also a talented teacher. He briefed me about hive and immediately got my hundred percent attention, i became so eager to join that he ended up onboarding me the next day, he taught me most of the things i know today, he didn’t just show me the way and left me to fend for myself. He showed me the way, held my hand, stood by me, corrected me, trained me and watched me from afar until I could do it on my own…
I call him my newbie initiative program. I have been on the hive blockchain for over two years now, within this two years and some months, I have fallen and risen countless times, i have had it tough and easy on various occasions. The challenges and difficulties i faced in my early days on the hive blockchain were what made me who i am today, looking at my progress and growth on the hive blockchain within these two years of stay, I’d say the challenges and difficulties i had in my early days were worth it…
If not for the nonstop and thorough training i got from my on-boarder in my early days, the whole journey would have been quite harder, I might have even given up halfway, but then i know myself quite well, I wouldn’t have given up halfway, I would have stayed, learned and build myself on my own…
Hive was quite easy to navigate because of my on-boarder, he brought me to hive and immediately introduced me to three different communities on hive and also shared their discord server with me to get me settled in…
Hive learners, hive naija and the neoxian city were the first three communities I bonded with in my early years on the hive blockchain, i am who i am today because of these communities, I learnt a lot of things about the hive blockchain from these communities, i didn’t just make friends in these communities, i also learnt how to grow my hive stakes from them…
My willingness to learn and grow on the hive blockchain made me who i am today, my stakes would have been higher than this if I didn’t power down my hive stakes along the way, but then hive really did come through for me big time, it came through for me countless times and in various ways…
I have achieved more than I’ve given to the hive blockchain. my journey on the hive blockchain hasn’t been hundred percent sweet, i have had it tough and difficult, i have had it easy and sweet, there have been days of unexpected votes and payouts, there have been days of disappointment, all these things made my hive journey sweeter and worthwhile. Nothing is guaranteed on the hive blockchain, which means I literally expected the whole thing, and they have all contributed to my success story…
Hive is not a bed filled with roses, it is journey filled with roses and thorns, sometimes the experience gets sweet and other times it gets a bit sour, expect both the sweetness and the sourness of hive because they will surely come and you will either make it through them or give up because of them, the choice is left to you, so choose wisely and be responsible for your choice…
In conclusion, if your endurance level is hundred percent, you will surely enjoy the sweetness of hive, if you are willing to learn and improve yourself, you will also grow beyond your imaginations, you must learn to walk before trying to fly. That is how it is with life and the hive blockchain especially…
NB; this is my entry to the inleo monthly prompt day 27 titled you and hive. This is a good initiative, you all should participate in the prompt…
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