On Saturday, September 17, 2022, @Hivebuzz reminded me that that I was one year old on the Hive blog. How time flies? Sadly, I haven't been able to meet the goals I had for my first year on Hive. However, I'm determined to do better.
After I got a new phone, creating a Hive account was one of the first things I did. This was so because I had a lot of intentions and plans for Hive and I was so excited as well. The platform looked so interesting and promising and I wasn't ready to miss out on this life-changing opportunity.
But everything went south weeks after I landed on the Hive blog. The problem was that I wasn't able to balance work and Hive. Since I take care of the babies, I have little or no time to break at work. Coupled with the fact that my work requires a lot of commitment and dedication plus fiddling with phones is highly prohibited, I wasn't able to work on Hive during school periods.
Furthermore, after work dismissal, I go for home tutorials for kids or I attend church functions as well as help with the house chores and then finally retire to bed, all worn out. This routine continued for the year. The little time I came on to post on Hive was during holidays but it wasn't enough.
The Hard but Progressive Decision
Hive also needed a lot of consistency and dedication. It takes a lot of time to build, interact with people and grow the account just like we do with our social media accounts. During the summer holiday, I made a decision not to go back to my work but to remain steady on Hive. This is a lot of risks, right? Letting go of a bird at hand for a bird inside the bush.
This has been the toughest decision I have made so far this year, and most people at home didn't agree with that. I kept on contemplating until school resumed. I submitted my resignation two weeks after school resumption which was very bad and I think my boss was so disappointed because he had promoted me from an assistant to a class teacher.
The truth is that my work was quite stressful and the pay was not worth it and it appeared to be my comfort zone. I was too comfortable with the job and I wasn't gonna do any tangible thing for myself working there for years. I had to leave my comfort zone and take a positive risk for myself.
"If you don't risk it then you will keep dreaming". I stumbled on this quote last month while going to a particular social media account and this was the turning point for me. Well, this stung so hard because it was as though it was directed at me.
I had to let go of my teaching job just because I want to unleash my potential and also to grow my Hive accounts. I feel I have so many untouched parts of me aside from Hive and I need to work on them.
This is me on Hive, steadily working on my account and so far so good I have been able to earn more than my monthly salary in less than one month of consistency on Hive. There has been so much growth in this little time and I am so excited.
Why Hive?
All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. I feel working now at home, HIVE specifically, I will be able to improve on modeling, yes it has been a thing of interest. I have the looks and physique, I wouldn't want it to waste.
I would improve my culinary as well. While staying at home, I will also be able to get better at my cooking skills, try new recipes and become a better chef. Lastly, music, this path has been so promising and I would want to engage fully in it.
Hive has recently been so interesting and I am loving every bit of it. I am willing to work tirelessly on the platform. Thank you HIVE for this golden opportunity, and to all my curators and supporters out there, it wouldn't have been easy without the pushes from you. I love you all so much
Happy belated Hive Birthday to me! Cheers to more wins!!
