"The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score." –Bill Copeland
Hello everyone, I'm surely you had a good night. Sigh, I just read through that quote at the top of this post and realized that I've been stuck for a while now. Wouldn't it be really great for me to finally score a goal like Aubameyang did yesterday?
Well, of course, I'll have to start somewhere and what better to start than with the first task of the Newbies Initiative. I'm really grateful to 
Seeing how much he's grown over the years is really inspiring, and I'll love to inspire others in the long run. Thank you 
What Are My Goals in Terms of Hive Power?
Goal setting is one of the best ways to actually measure your growth. It gives you a chance to actually write down what you'll want to achieve and actually work towards those set down goals.
As at the time of writing this post I'm currently having 275HP and would love to monitor how well I'll grow in the next 3months. I'll be setting a goal of gaining extra 300HP at the end of this initiative. 300 added to my current 275 would make it a total of 575HP.
What Are My Goals in Terms of Followers and Reputation?
I'm really not hyped about having a lot of followers because I feel it's not the number that counts but how well these followers are. You might have over 1000 followers and still get as little as 2comments on your post. Having followers is one thing and being able to interact with them is another.
I currently have up to 127 followers and the goal is to grow up to 200 at the end of 3months.
As for reputation, I'm currently almost at a *60", after this post I'm pretty sure I'll hit 60. The goal is to get to a reputation of 65, as little as that sounds it's certainly not going to be a very easy task, but I'm ready to work towards it.
What Are My Goals in Terms of Hive comments and engagement?
The goal is actually to reach more people than I have so far, that'll mean I'll have to make over 10 comments everyday, that includes engaging on new posts and actively replying comments on my posts. So far I've made over 2000 comments and would be looking to grow that and maybe get to 3000 before the initiative runs out.
How Do I Plan to Achieve This Goals?
Goals aren't just set for fun, it'll take a lot of dedication, consistency and drive to actually achieve them.
For growing my HP I'll have to work towards being a lot more consistent than I've ever been, a minimum of one post everyday should set me on the right track. It's been a while I actually got a notification from Hivebuzz notifying me for being consistent. I'll have to work on that and ensure I drive myself towards consistency.
Another way is being actively involved in various contest in communities I hope to grow in. These contests come with exposure and also small prizes, little by little they'll help me build up my Hive Power and achieve my goal.
Growing my "followers* actually comes hand in hand with comments and engagement. I've realized that if I can make up to 10 meaningful comments a day I get a new follower or more. If I can do that consistently for 3 months then it'll be enough to grow my followers.
Being actively involved in community projects and contests is also a plus. It'll give me more exposure and with more exposure comes more follows. Another main ingredient is making high quality posts, every is drawn to good quality posts and people would want to keep track with a really good author, so I'll also have to step up the quality of my posts.
Possibly Challenges I'll be Facing?
Well, they're a lot of challenges that may pop up in the space of two months and for sure it'll be an hindrance to the rate at which I'll grow. Some of the challenges I might face are
Lack of Data
It's well known that getting constant data is a big issue in this part of the world especially since it's so expensive. Without data they'll be no constant posting and that'll be a factor. But then I'll have towards making that a hindering factor.
Writer's block
They're days when our brains don't want to do anything but rest and at that moment it'll be hard to put the brain to work. Moments like this are bound to present itself, it'll take a lot of perseverance to overcome them.
Consistency
Lack of consistency has actually limited growth here on Hive. I'll have to be able to motivate myself to do more everyday, that drive and zeal would have to be put to work.
Real life problems
They're moments when I'll be faced with problems that might actually require withdrawing my Hive. I don't pray for that though, I'll have to keep my fingers crossed and hope that the next 3 months turn out perfectly.
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