So I occasionally post on this page to celebrate my milestones and talk about POB (which is what i am doing obviously). A couple crossed the 3,000 brainpower (POB stake) threshold, so a little celebration isn’t out of place.
I have been meaning to write this post but did not want it to be all about gratitude and my next goal. I think I have outgrown it. I think i have gotten to a stage where growing my account is a lot easier-- which is a major reason for staking.
The system will always reward those who sustain it.
POB has been my response to my previous failures as a stakeholder. For the first time, I think I am getting this staking thing right and reaping the benefits of doing so. This has translated into the way I deal with my other holdings.
Based on the stake I hold I am amongst the top 50 stakeholders on POB. This didn’t matter much to me in the past, but recently I began to see its importance.
For quite some time now i have focused my energy on projects that would amplifier my voice rather than chasing tokens and for obvious reasons:
THE VALUE OF YOUR VOICE IS MORE VIABLE IN THE LONG RUN THAN THE SIZE OF YOUR WALLET.
To be frank, POB isn’t where it used to be a couple of months ago. Before now I could live off my payment as a grader on pob-wotw, but that’s far from my reality now. Does that bother me? Not really.
The truth is I have gained more from pob through my interactions and involvement in several initiatives which has amplified my voice. It reflects on the engagement on my post, which for me is the major yardstick to judge the relevance and importance of the information I put out daily.
Although the value of the POB token has dropped significantly, it hasn’t diminished the value of my voice. And when i speak about my voice, I mean my overall influence in the community (and in general, the hive ecosystem)
Currently, my vote on POB is worth about $0.30, which is more than I can give on the layer 1 token, hive. This is a unique opportunity to reward other people, including my audience, which serves as an incentive to revisit my blog.
There is more to the staking and reward system that meets the eye and very few people are using it to their advantage. I hope this post would help people think more strategically about how they use these features on the chain to better their position.
THE NEXT MILESTONE
Well, isn’t it quite obvious? Hitting 4,000 brainpower (and 5,000 brain power before the year ends would be great). It is not a goal per se. In my case, it is more likely than not (getting too cocky).
I appreciate everyone who has supported this page in any capacity. It sincerely matters to me that my thoughts and opinions resonate with other people, helping them in their journey and fostering good relationships.
#POB-NAIJA
I started a hashtag for the hive-naija community, in my bid to support the community’s weekly prompt. I think I will take it seriously starting next month. So if you are from the Nigerian community and you use the proofofbrain frontend, I will recommend you use the tag. It might earn you an upvote.
I do have a few guidelines. You can read this post by 
Also, those who participate in the pob-wotw contest get at least a 50% upvote from me (if their entry is valid). A 100% upvote for those who score above 26 points.
REWARDING MY AUDIENCE
So from the end of November, I will be rewarding the most active engagement on my page with 500 brainpower delegation for a month. All you need to do is engage (meaningfully, of course) with my content and fancy your chances, nothing more. ( I have got to learn a little Excel for this one).
That will be all for now. Till we meet again. Stay jiggy...Cheers!