I had a chat with a friend whom I onboarded to Hive, she hasn't created content on Hive for months. Her reason was that she struggles to create content. Lately, though I am beginning to realize content creation is no child's play, I tend to look at it as easy not because I find it without challenge but because being consistent makes me think everyone can do it but I have come to realize some as much as some people are talkative in real life when it comes to expressing themselves in writing, they find it difficult.
So my friend said;
For you it looks like it just flows
Now the above statement is far from reality, creating content just doesn't flow with me, I have days when I am not pleased with myself because I just can't be creative, the difference though with me and someone that will skip days when they can't create content is that I grind it out of me, the words are always within me, it is just a matter of igniting that spark to put my keyboard to work.
The Fuel That Keeps Me Going
- Discipline
Naturally, I don't struggle at being disciplined, when I am committed to a worthy course, regardless of the challenges, I make it a habit to show up and that has been reflected on my Hive journey. For most of my first three years on Hive, I would post even after work, I consider Actifit the easiest DApp to use on Hive and I make sure I post my Actifit report daily.
- Commitment
I spotted opportunities with Hive and am committed to utilizing them for my growth and this requires dedicating time to them for results, I figured with are dealing with a platform with a compounding power effect and worth taking advantage of the opportunities Hive offers.
- Consistency
Showing up every day is of high importance, contrary to that will yield a different result compared to others that show up day in and day out. We have been conditioned to stay consistent with the rat race as it puts food on the table and pays the bills, so I have no excuse to be consistent on Hive where there's no bossing breathing down my neck and if compared to the amount of rat race I have covered so far, staying consistent on Hive makes a lot more sense for me.
- Motivation From Hivers
We can all be consistent, disciplined, and even committed but without Hivers showing up daily there will be no audience to consume my content. So for everyone that shows up daily, putting in the effort to make their presence felt, those are the ones that I find motivation from, they keep me going and what I tell myself is; if they can show up daily without fail I can do it as well and I am sure it is a circle of inspiration that keeps us going around here.
It doesn't flow with me to create content daily, I just dig deeper from within to stay consistent.
