Crypto has a way of drawing you in to the point you can never let go especially when you are involved in the various staking projects. There is no stopping and I guess only when you sell does that happen. Crypto up until now has all been about a 4 year cycle of non stop hustling and now this time frame has been extended. This is tiring as there is no end in sight and there can be no thought of taking a break because no one knows what sort of time line we have now.
When starting out in crypto staking projects like HIVE or COTI in my case you are not sure what is possible as a realistic target. After a year or two being involved you understand far more and have the knowledge and experience to set a few targets that will encourage you to push yourself. This is what having a target does as it drives you on challenging yourself to achieve whatever target has been set. If you achieve it too soon then it was not really that challenging and a new target is set.
Thinking back I had a 15K COTI target around 4 years ago because that was the minimum number required in order to stake and earn rewards. This starting from 0 was also a realistic but challenging target which was eventually achieved. Achieving 15K COTI now is rather simple especially when the daily rewards earned on their own would get this done in less than 5 months.
The same with HIVE as what was once seen as a difficult target is somewhat easier due to having grown the stake to such an extent the daily target number I was aiming for 3 years ago is being achieved through curation and APR rewards so having a target number now is virtually impossible as the growth is organically happening. Once you see the growth in real time taking place targets on HIVE I feel are no longer that necessary anymore and it should be more about enjoying yourself because the fun factor is what keeps you motivated.
A couple of years ago I stopped thinking about growth targets and it was more about staying consistent because consistency and compounding is what drives the overall growth. If you are not consistent then your growth trajectory will be directly affected and the daily numbers will drop. Start out as you mean to go on is the only way and there is no off button or pause button.
When I look at my COTI stake of 277K which has taken 4 years to accumulate having had targets set at 60K per year and that number is no longer a challenging number. If I had to set a number now that would push me to my limits it would have to be double that number at around 120K COTI per year. This is a large number and at the last ATH would be worth $80K and why it is definitely a must do target because the opportunity is here and the personal challenge needs to be accepted. One can never have enough crypto and why having some type of target in mind is important as a motivational tool.
The problem is finding the motivation to do this because when you have been pushing yourself for so long day in and day out you kind of have to rest the mind in order to refocus. There is no question the mind reset will happen as this is too good an opportunity to miss and the growth needs to kick on and proceed. I have realised recently this is not always that easy as real life events get in your way and priorities do change. This last week was extremely challenging on a personal level and it does knock you so I definitely need to reset again and push for an extra 120K COTI this year hitting 400K COTI by May next year.