Building Something Serious: Above All, You Need Patience!
I think one of the things most people underestimate, when it comes to truly building something, is the amount of patience you need in order to reach a point where you can clearly see that you're succeeding.
Granted, anyone with the means can just throw a large amount of money at a project or an investment and feel like they have accomplished something, but it's a whole different kettle of fish from starting with essentially nothing and building from there.
You need a lot of patience... and "stick-to-it-iveness."
I wouldn't say there's a hard and fast rule of how long you need to be willing to work in order to see results. Is it two years? Is it five years? Is it 10 years? Could be any one of these depending on what it is you ultimately want to accomplish.
Over the years, one of the things I've noticed is that an awful lot of "failures" are really not failures at all... but a case of people getting impatient and pulling out of whatever they started before it had a chance to succeed!
I suppose challenges arise for people because we seem to live in what is increasingly a world of instant gratification... as I have written about, before.
Especially here in the Cryptosphere, there often seems to be more emphasis on "scoring a Lambo" with the next market spike than on what you can accomplish through true and diligent investing over a long period of time.
In fact, some people — whom we might call "apologists for the lottery approach" — tell me that I'm not with the program because my way of thinking is old fashioned and outdated. Old fashioned maybe, but what I struggle with in the instant riches approach it's the overall concept of sustainability, or rather, lack of that.
Of course, some people don't care. They just want to have millions next week and to hell with everything else in the world as long as they have their millions. This may sound harsh, but as far as I'm concerned they can go take a seat next to ”Pharma Bro” (Martin Shkreli) who’s now freshly out of prison and at it again… now having entered the blockchain and decentralization space.
I guess the thing about being patient and willing to work diligently over a long period of time is that it's just not very "sexy," and likely not very marketable.
It's like exercise and weight loss programs: People want "five minute abs" to give them a washboard stomach in a couple of weeks... "go to the gym and work out for six months" is just not a big seller... even if it works.
I found myself penning this quick post after looking through some of my old hand-written journal entries from a few years back. I had determined that what some now call "Hive 1.0" was likely to be an ongoing thing, so I actually jotted down some notes and goals... including where I thought I would be after TEN years!
I realize that's evidently a rarity.
Anyway, this is just some thoughts... working on a much longer and more thorough "A look at Hive in the VERY long term" post, maybe for tomorrow.
Thanks for reading, and have a great Sunday!
How about you? Do you plan for the very long term? Have you set goals for 10 years out in the future? Where do you think Hive might be, for its 10th Anniversary? Comments, feedback and other interaction is invited and welcomed! Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!
Greetings bloggers and social content creators! This article was created via PeakD, a blogging application that's part of the Hive Social Content Experience. If you're a blogger, writer, poet, artist, vlogger, musician or other creative content wizard, come join us! Hive is a little "different" because it's not run by a "company;" it operates via the consensus of its users and your content can't be banned, censored, taken down or demonetized. And that COUNTS for something, in these uncertain times! So if you're ready for the next generation of social content where YOU retain ownership and control, come by and learn about Hive and make an account!
(As usual, all text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is original content, created expressly and uniquely for this platform — NOT cross posted anywhere else!)
Created at 20220731 01:03 PDT
0618/1864
This!
Most of us aren't taught to plan towards goals. Or even to set them!
We are asked what we want to be when we "grow up" and then... nothing... :)
Planning in stages (5 years, 10 years etc) should probably be taught at school. Especially with the advent of the internet and instant gratification becoming the norm!
Indeed! I think there would be no harm in being taught "planning for the future" in school, even though many might argue that the lessons might become obsolete, on account of how fast technological developments move. That doesn't mean that the underlying fundamentals of planning wouldn't apply, though...
Yeah... it's the fundamentals... as you so correctly say here.
I mean... it's too easy to just quit if there is no goal and no understanding that things take time to develop, build and grow.
Still learning this myself. So if you have tips do write about them! :)
Maybe I am a sucker for punishment but I enjoy the eventual reward that building over time yields. The longer it takes, the more rewarding it is. The Hive construct makes for a perfect opportunity for those who are willing to "pen away"...
Well, I certainly appreciate the "slow build" that goes with Hive... I've been at it for 5 1/2 years now, I hope to continue for as long as I can, or I remain interested.
Building a small "savings balance" as part of the process is just a bonus!
Yes! Yes, I do. I am slow and steady, taking time to build as I go talking Hive, or really anything else in life. I like to help people along the way, because the journey should also be about having fun and living a good life.
You know, inch by inch... you don't even feel it.
It benefits your children if you don't raise them in the instant gratification mode. Working for something won't kill them, I can assure you. No, they won't love you more if you give it to them as opposed for letting them earn it. And no, it's okay to help them if you are seeing them patiently earning it. A balancing act for sure.
This may have been short and sweet, but, it is an awesome post @denmarkguy!
Thanks Denise!
I think if there was one thing my otherwise dysfunctional parents left me with, it was being trained in "delayed gratification" from a very young age. Good things are worth waiting for... one of the things I love about gardening is precisely the whole process of anticipating spring, planting, and then watching your work come to fruition over time... often with some interesting surprise along the way.
Even as a teenager, I tended to pursue "slow" activities and hobbies like fishing, long distance running, stamp collecting, golf...