So I just completed a big Hive powerdown that has been used for me to basically fund not only life, but helping me build up my new 3D printer business. I am grateful to have had the funds saved up in my Hive power over the last 5 years and be able to actually get it out and use it for things I need in the real world. But today, the last of the 13 powerdown payments was completed, so now it's time to rebuild!
My Renewed Attitude Toward Hive
I am not going to lie, I have had a pretty bad sentiment toward Hive in the past few months. The fact that 4 years of hard work building various communities and use cases for different tokens has pretty much ended up falling through has put a bad taste in my mouth for this platform. But just because my projects haven't worked out as i would have hoped, doesn't mean it's not a great crypto platform to use and earn with. It's one of the best ecosystems to earn crypto by far. So instead of worrying about trying to get people to my various projects, and bending over backwards to try and please everyone, I am just going to use the platform for my main social media engagement and just try to have a good time using it.
Cutting The Web 2 Cord
One goal for the next couple of months is to try and just cut the web 2 cord as far as social media is concerned. 
The only web 2 I am going to keep is my business Instagram and Facebook pages, which if I post to IG, it automatically goes to FB, so I only have to really deal with one of the platforms. For that particular business, which is not crypto related, it's honestly the best option for advertising, so I have to keep that around.
As far as personal content though not related to GroLogic Solutions or other non-crypto brands that I may work on, I will be focused back fully on Hive. We need to put the main focus back into engaging on the blockchain versus using web 2 platforms. Plus did I mention it pays? I am sick of X and the crowd that is just there to gaslight each other. I fall into it too and it's getting to my mental health, so it's got to go!
My New Hive Content Goals
One of the goals for the next part of my Hive journey is to just use it and enjoy it like i said before. I have tried for the last 4 years to build various tokenized communities, e-commerce stores, etc for the Hive community, but feel like my projects have failed to capture the attention I was hoping. I guess I wasn't good enough in the marketing front, nor did I ever have the funds for much paid marketing for the projects, or my projects just didn't live up to the expectations of the community. Whatever the reason, it is what it is.
For too long I was taking things way too seriously, trying to become some sort of crypto influencer, or really just trying to make a name in the crypto space in whatever fashion I could. But I am really kind of done with all that. So my new focus is to really just create whatever content I want to create and hopefully enjoy what I am making. Whether it is 3D printed related content, FPV drone simulators, trading content, crypto education, or just random ramblings, I am going to start making content because I want to, not because I feel like I have to.
My New Hive Financial Goals
As far as rebuilding my Hive finances, it will start with simply rebuilding my Hive Power and HBD savings earned through content creation and curation. I am not going to be putting much focus into specific community tokens, but earning Hive Power and HBD overall. My HBD savings is first going to be used to rebuild my main trading account, so getting that up to my base amount is really priority number 1. Beyond that, I will just use it as a normal interest yielding savings account.
I would eventually like to get back to the levels I was at before I had to basically powerdown to nothing, which was around 20K Hive power, but that is going to take some work for sure! That's why I am going to be consolidating my social media time to Hive and Hive alone! So I guess I am going to have to pick it up on the content creation and curation, huh? LOL.
Focusing on More Engagement
One of the biggest issues with Hive, and I am guilty of it too, it the lack of engagement on the platform. Well, really that is the best way to grow is by conversing with others on the blockchain, not on X or other networks. So me moving my time away from other networks is going to open me up to more and more content that I haven't been paying attention to here on Hive.
To really to wrap this all up, I am just going to start using Hive instead of trying to focus on making it some kind of full time business. I am working on making some money in other ways, so Hive is really just going to start being a fun side hustle while trying to stay social online, haha. Consolidation is always a good thing, so consolidating my social media use to only Hive will help me build my bags up faster, and help me stay a little less stressed not dealing the the toxic sludge on X and other platforms. My mental health will hopefully improve, haha.
Anyway, until next time my dudes...
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