Having a goal for the year.
I think that all of us who are here now can see the future potential in the STEEM blockchain going forward. I've only been here since August 2017 but have seen a huge change in the chain since joining. Especially in the past six months we have seen more apps coming along, more people using them and a different purpose to the time that we spend using the blockchain. I know that i for one am totally addicted to
and 
using both of them on a daily basis.
That is why I have spent so much time active and growing my account over the past year. That and the fact that i really enjoy the time that i spend operating on the chain. I remember starting out my journey here and the struggle to earn every single STEEM token. The amount of effort it took to earn every one of them makes me have a lot of value in them now even when it's less of a struggle. Those days I couldn't even imagine getting to 500SP let alone dolphin status which i have now. So that is why I want to push even further.
I like goals and targets. I find it easier to reach them when there is a target in the distance. Even in sport I do a lot better in competitions rather than training. I seem to need that focus to put in the effort to have something to win. That is why at the start of the year I set myself the highly ambitious target of getting to 10,000SP. Not easy and to be honest a long shot but i will do what i can to get there. Using my apps and keeping up a consistent effort at posting and engaging to steadily increase my SP every month.
The maths.
I took stock at the start of January and looked at my account SP which was sitting on 6580SP. So if I want to hit my target then it will take a lot of effort.
- 3,420 for the year
- 285 per month
- 66 per week
- 9.5 per day
Big numbers to hit. At the moment I am earning a couple of SP per day so to hit those targets will take a lot of effort. The plan is to try for a lower amount for the first few months, steadily increasing that as we move forward and earning over 285 towards the end of the year. It won't come just from posting but if I can win a few tournaments and keep entering different writing competitions and grafting for every STEEM i might get there.
Results from April.
Glad to say that it was another great month of activity and somehow managed to power up 425SP. I know that a lot of people have been doing SPUD this week which was great to see but unfortunately I didn't get to take part as I power up every day more or less so didn't have anything much to use. Either way I think it's great to see how many people got behind it and powered up. The more people that we see powering up and taking STEEM off the market the better. If we can start to onboard more people and drive up the demand then it's going to be a very rare commodity in years to come.
A lot of this has been earned through
The last bit that has helped me is earning some passive income through some of the apps. Between playing the games and earning some prizes there can be a nice bit of STEEM here if you are careful with what you do.
There is a full list of the different apps and games on my website.
Steem-transfer.com
As it stands now I'm 270SP ahead of my goal for the year and would love to keep going at that rate. The plan is to get back into commenting a lot more and keep playing 
As we have all seen here, the more you grow the faster it gets and being involved across the chain gives you lots of opportunity to do that. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to let me know in the comments and look forward to another month of growth.
