A little bit of personal development on a Sunday night from Jongo...
As many of you know, my life has taken a bit of a turn over the past month or so. Not in a bad way, in a very good way.
After years of 'thinking about it' my wife and I decided it was time for me to expand my horizons and look into a new career. Now, I'm not going anywhere, far from it. I'll be just as passionate about this blockchain and my online businesses than ever before.
However I was presented with an opportunity to dive into a new career in something I've always wanted to try....Truck driving.
Might not seem like a glorious gig, but it's something that I have always thought would be a lot of fun. I love driving and to get paid for 'seeing the country' is a no brainer to me.
So my training started about a month ago, and just recently I've been behind the wheel of some MASSIVE trucks. Volvos and Freightliners have been the two trucks I've been learning to drive and here's the thing...They are both manual transmissions.
Which means I'm essentially re-learning how to drive in my 40's lol
It's so much different than driving a manual automobile and my instructors literally told me...Forget what you know, you need to re-learn it all.
And it's been...Tough!
The first few times I got behind the wheel, I was grinding gears, almost stalling the truck on the roadways and just having a miserable experience.
My instructor obviously has seen this for years and he broke it down for me....I'm paraphrasing but this is what he taught me:
The first few times are going to suck. But you aren't going to crash. Just keep moving forward and learn as you go.
After about 10-15 hours behind the wheel, you'll start to put it all together. Upshifting to down shifting, turns and everything that goes with driving a massive truck and trailer.
Around half way through your drivers training you'll be VERY comfortable and be ready for your road test.
But the big thing he really hammered home to me was....It gets easier the more you do it!
Think about this for anyone on their journey here on the blockchain or building a business online.
At first...It sucks! I've had multiple experiences of things sucking when I first started out.
Back when I was building an online business, I lost hundreds of dollars and countless hours learning what was a legit online business and what was a sham....
When I first started creating content on the blockchain, I spent the first few months learning the culture here before even getting 25 cents in upvotes.
The point is, things got easier when I kept at it!
The habits were formed, the results increased and I was having a blast at my crafts. This is why guys like 
I know it sucks now. But I'll give you a timeline of how things MAY go for your journey here....
At first, you'll get next to no comments on your blogs. And post rewards will be pennies....
But then you keep creating as much as you can, and engage with others on their blogs as much as you can.
Along the way, you power up. You delegate. You curate. You learn about Hive...
Then in about 6 months from now, if you are doing those things habitually....Results start to show up.
You get more people coming to your blog and look at that....Post payouts start to increase.
Are these guarantees?
Nah, there is none..You are an entrepreneur. However if you take my little truck driving examples, you'll start on the road and keep driving forward. Slowly, you get closer to your goals....
Just follow the speed limit and don't give up!!!
