It was June something 2017 when I first joined Steem. Now, three long years and countless shitposts later my hp stands at something over 15k:
Considering that my initial goal was to reach 500 sp to get the voting slider I think I did good!
I have many people to thank for this achievement.. Some are good friends in real life, others are no longer with us, with some we had plenty of lulz but don't talk much anymore, some turned out to be douchebags etc etc. But at some point they all clicked that upvote button so thank you all, whether fish, dolphin or whale.
This place has made me so much richer and helped me get all kinds of crypto for free, some by bounties, some by referral links some by swinging my liquid profits some by whatever. Honestly, the reason I feel financially safe today is because of all the crypto I have managed to accumulate the past three years, largely thanks to hive and Steem! Not enough to retire for life, but more than enough to retire for a few years and enjoy stuff in life I wouldnt probably enjoy if it wasn't for crypto.
To give you an idea, at this moment I have in my bank account about 4k euro and 0 debt. It's not much but it's more than the average debted greek ;) And just my hive power, only a fragment of my crypto wealth, is pretty much enough to match that!
Another think I like is that I am also well diversified in the hive ecosystem. I am one of the biggest leo whales with over 70k coins and also one of the biggest actifit whales, with more than one million afit tokens. And since I am lucky enough to have plenty of support I think it won't be long before I reach 20k hp. Probably less than 5 months.
Now, the above may sound like a brag, and in a way it is. But trust me, I have put plenty of hours in this platform so I guess I deserve it.
If an anti social idiot like me did it, chances are you will do it to if you put the effort. Some of my tips are:
Have fun
Socialize
Don't suck dick. It doesn't work. A funny stupid meme is much more successful then a long generic comment that screams "notice me". I talk from experience
Have fun
Repeat
Again, thank you all.