I just saw the date. October 8, 2021. This was the day I wrote my goals for the newbies initiative program. I can still remember I published this post late in the night, and I was enthusiastic about each of the goals I listed. I wanted to reach them badly. And I failed. No, scratch that. You have to read till the end and tell me if you think I failed or not. Here we go.
Consistently publish at least one post daily
Ha. I can't believe I did everything I said I would do. I did promise to turn my life experiences into a post. I mentioned that a fight with my neighbor will make it to my blog. The reason I gave was so I can reflect on everything that happened and learn from them. I apologize I did recently fight with more than one person and I didn't publish it. Hahaha. I am not ready to publish it because I do not want to talk about it at the moment.
The fact that I gave myself the goal of writing at least one post every day made me yearn to break even. Most weeks I was able to do it. And hivebuzz gave me badges. Other weeks, I skipped a day or two and fall short. Lucky for me there was a month I did 30 posts for 30 days, and I was super proud of myself.
Fast forward to 2022, I decided to publish at least one post every day till the end of the year. Today is day 14, and you are currently reading the 14th posts(someone please clap for me...Lol)
Enter all of my favorite contests without missing out on anyone
Gosh...I faltered again. I can't believe it. I had my reasons though. My favorite contests most of the time gave us questions I had answers to but I didn't think I was ready to share those parts of me with the world yet. Therefore, I shied away from participating in most of the LOH contests or pob-wotw tag contests as a result of this. Fortunately, there are contests that I joined and I was happy I did. I qualified as one of the winners in some of them and got cool prizes.
To gain up to 1000 followers or more.
Oh my goodness! I need to be flogged..... hahaha. 1000 followers and you only have 133 followers, you should be ashamed of yourself 😂😂😂. I couldn't get this one, but I am not losing faith, I will get there.
The idea of leaving thoughtful comments on people's posts to encourage them to hit the follow button worked. I proposed it in that post. The only challenge I had to pull this off was that I got addicted to the posts of the people I followed, so I never really got around to meeting new people.
I can tell you with utmost certainty that the followers I got had come on the days that I didn't visit the posts of the people I followed instead tried to find new people.
This year, I'll be more intentional about growing my followers. Now that I have found the secret elixir, I'll be using more of it. This doesn't mean I'll neglect my old friends, no, I'll only try to find a balance, and everyone goes home, happy.
To reach the 70 reputation mark
I was this close(oh no, where is the emoji that expresses what I am trying to say now, I can't find it...hehehehe).
I am so close to the 70 reputations, and I couldn't have done it without all your help...Yes, all of you.
However, there is one person, I am thankful for specifically. That human is no other person than @b0s. I am pretty sure I wouldn't have even reached reputation 62 if he didn't put in my name as a recommendation to themarkymark.
Maybe, I would have gotten it elsewhere, but, getting to this point, had been as a result of his recommendation. I will never forget that gesture @b0s, you were my blessing. And I appreciate you with all of my heart.
To have up to 1000HP or more
Hahaha, this is a failure in black and white 😂😂. I am supposed to see 1000HP in my wallet right now but guess what, I am seeing 306.891 HP. 🤣🤣🤣. Such shameful results. 😂😂😂. Forgive me I just can't stop laughing at myself right now. No, I do not have anything else to say to this...Say whatever you want, I am done talking 😅😅😅.
Get myself acquainted with Hive enough to tell the rest of the world about it.
Now, this is my best goal. I know the girl who joined Hive a few months ago disappeared along with those past Months. Hive birthed a new personality. Hive changed me. Hive gave me reasons to look forward to the next day. Hive gave me reasons to say no to lousy events in my personal life.
Hive gave me courage. Hive gave me boldness. Hive taught me self-reliance. Hive taught me what a community lifestyle feels like. Hive gave me friends. Hive made me the happiest person on earth. (wait, I thought this is often said about a lover, hehehehe, well, Hive is my lover).
I do not know all of Hive, but, I do know a lot that I can wake up from sleep, and say them without beating an eyelid. Hive is a life-changer. I have improved in a lot of ways since I joined Hive. And I couldn't have asked for anything more.
How much has this initiative been of help to me?
For someone who started with an HP of 28, 4 followers, 35 reputations, and 0 Hive 2nd layer tokens, the newbies initiative has helped me double everything I started with and I am grateful. I have made friends. I have learned about the various communities on Hive. Speaking of communities, I have a wonderful experience to share with you.
I have been lucky and haven't gotten muted in any community. My first post on the love and sexuality community was about Adoption(posted in the wrong community...hehehehe). I got lucky, I was referred to the motherhood community for such posts by the admin. I heaved a sigh of relief afterward.
There are other posts I make in certain communities and I keep my fingers crossed. I keep checking my notification to confirm I have not done blunders and broken the rules of the community.
Do you know that I do not truly understand the rules of the OCD community? When I joined hive newly, I got scared about publishing there. Up until now, I still do. Anytime I want to publish there, I freak out, and change the community to proof of brain.... hehehehe.
One time, I wanted to do a post and submit it to the silver blogger's community. I went over their rules plenty of times and decided against them. 😂😂. It took a lot of courage to submit posts to the Ladies of Hive community. The first time I did it and I was accepted, my confidence level grew. 🙈Gosh there are a lot of things on Hive. But I'll learn the ropes and get it right no matter what.
I sincerely do not want to mention names in this post. If I do, there will be lots of them. Everyone has affected me positively and I am forever indebted to you all for the support and encouragement.
What I think the newbie initiative needs to improve upon.
More assignments. Like every newbie, initially, I had no idea what to publish. I had this perfectionist aura around me, as a result of the talents I met on Hive. At certain points in my writing journey on Hive, I had thought, my writing will not be good enough. This was because I saw the value-added posts that old users leave on the blockchain, and it made me want to hide.
The newbies initiative, therefore, has to step up and give our successors more assignments that will get them out of their shells. Something to help them get started and feel encouraged to tune into their creative mind and break even in the crowd of so many talents.
My plans for 2022 Hivewise.
This had already been said on the post I made on the 1st of January, 2022. I will work towards growing my account in terms of reputation, followers, HP, etc. I will put my best in everything I do on my account, and earn each of the support, love, and appreciation of my fellow divers.
I'll bring my best in everything, and I'll try as much as I can to learn new things and new ways of doing the things I already know. For instance, having to join the inkwell challenge last night made me realize I have a long way to go. So for 2022, I'll travel the long way with everyone here and we'll make it to the other side together.
Thanks, newbies initiative for everything. Thanks, everyone for your support. I still have a wandering spirit, and I hope I'll keep meeting you somewhere on your posts or comments. Cheers.