I still consider myself a newbie in Leo-finance community. Its probably one of the best communities here on hive. I started my journey here just two months ago - that was when I published my first post in the community since my return. It has been a journey of learning as fast as I could because Leo has too many exciting projects on hand.
I remembered my first power up which was last month - precisely 15th November 2022. When I powered up 5000 LEO and became a cub. Ever since then, I continued this journey of discovery and in every step of the way, there have been no regrets
I later heard about the New cub kingdoms which promised far more exciting and flexible rewards for staking on various products than there were before. After asking a few questions, I bought and staked 5000 cub for 6 weeks. You can see below that it will be due by January 4th, 2023.
And still on growing my stake in the community, I eagerly waited for the last LPUD for the year which happened last than 1 week ago. Being more convinced and better informed about the Leo projects, I purchased 10,000 LEO and powered it up, effectively becoming a Lion in the community (with 15,000LP).
Actually, I was still learning about the community and its projects, so there were no goals. Of course, its less than two months since I started. But then, with many people talking about achieving or not achieving their goals for 2022, I can say I tried my best. Or should I say I achieved goals worth celebrating? After all, I became a cub in the first month and a Lion in the second month. So the title of this post is right - I reached a goal that was never set.
Going forward from here..
I can say the Leo Team have done a nice job - and what they have in store is nothing short of amazing. I am impressed with the following recently launched or soon to be launched projects:
Leo Threads: With this project, short-form content is no longer frowned upon as it is on Hive generally, but its welcomed only on threads. So if you like Twitter, then threads is even better. Its benefits are many and not few. I have used it to build my audience, promote my posts, share interesting updates or even peek into recent developments around the world. A lot can be with threads. And what's more, you can mine GM tokens daily if you include the tag #gmfrens once in your threads per day. Isn't that more rewarding? Check out the recent Leo Threads here.
The new UI: I have reliably heard that a more intuitive UI will soon be released. We don know what it looks like, but I am sure it will be better than what we have now. Maybe the frontend will look more appealing than it is on mobile devices.
Ad Revenues: Creating another use-case for the LEO tokens through sponsored ads and generating revenue from it would be a welcome development. If you have not been accumulating more LP or LEO now, maybe its time to start doing something.
There are surely a lot of more exciting projects and revenue-generating activities that we will look out for in 2023. The above is not a comprehensive list. So now is the time to think about goals, to grow our stakes and to cement our place in the LeoVerse. And talking about 2023 goals...
..I will like to become a leader of the Pack (50k LP) by the end of 2023 first quarter
That goal is easier said than done. But then, I set high goals and do believe that impossible is nothing. Beyond increasing my LP stake, I will also strive to:
- Be more active and visible daily in Leo threads
- Be an early participant of any new projects
- Try to support more quality content both short-form (in threads) and long-form (in our frontend)
- Improve the quality and quantity of my engagements
Its better to work with goals than to walk aimlessly. Goals help one to have a sense of responsibility and direction. Having achieved some small feats in my short stay here, I believe that the above goals are attainable.
Conclusion
I want to use this opportunity to appreciate the Leo team for their tireless efforts in the community. The amount of work that gets done behind the scene to create such quality and visionary projects is not a small one. I appreciate everyone.
The bear market and recent crypto shutdowns such as the FTX saga created a lot of negativity since recently. But then, I am here for the long run. We should be. Together we can take LEO to enviable heights. 2023 will probably give us a better environment to consolidate on progress already made. Until them, lets keep working hard, pushing up and always believing in this great community and the team behind it.