I'm finally doing my part in strengthening the community by powering up on October 1st, 2026.
I don't have much HIVE yet π¦₯, so I'm quite happy to reach Level 1 by powering up 10 HIVE. This would get me the Small Bee Badge, which can be seen in my HiveBuzz page at hivebuzz.me/@bulkovam.
If you've been reading about #HPUD, #PUD or HIVE Power Up Day mentioned here and there, but not really understanding what it is and how it works, well... I guess it's time to find out.
Check out your HiveBuzz page, it should be inside the Power Up tab.
Powering Up Through the Keychain
We can power up through every platform on Hive, be it Peakd, SlothBuzz, Ecency, so long as there's a wallet option. But this time I am powering up through the Keychain, a custody web3 wallet, which I have already installed as a browser extension.
The keychain can be downloaded through the Hive Keychain website as an app or as a browser extension π hive-keychain.com
Powering Up Step By Step
That's it! In just 1-2-3-4 steps, I've completed my first Power Up Day this October. Once the power up was successful, I checked back my HiveBuzz section. There was a gift box ready to be unwrapped.
The next day I finally received a Level 1 Small Bee Badge for powering up 10 HIVE. You can see the Small Bee in action the banner of my post on the top of this page π―π
This small action has positioned me in the ranking of #224 out of, at the time of writing, a total of 380 participants. I read about this little site that has all the statistics of the current (and past) Power Up Days in @relf87's post.
Want to check out your ranking? It's right over here πΈ powerup.hivecreators.co!
Let's Power Through Uptober π₯³π
Participating in the PUD automatically registers me as eligible for the Power Up Month challenge, so I thought why not give it a try?
If I choose to post daily every day for the whole month, I might miss a day. But... and this just occurred to me as I was writing this today, I've already missed a day! π October 1st I did only one power up and not a 100% HP post.
So I guess we CAN mix these two things up. My plan is to just give it a go and see what happens at the end of Uptober. I'll be powering up 1 HIVE a day or dedicating one of my daily posts to 100% HP.
What about you? Are you powering up through October? Or perhaps you've done a whole month before?
I haven't set a yearly or monthly or some type of goal for myself on Hive yet. I should do that and try to track my growth regularly. And I've been tinkering for a couple of weeks now! Needless to say, I am not at all in my comfort zone here #BusyBees. It's hard to decide based off of my current inconsistency and lack of focus. I guess I'll just have to lurk around a bit and learn from others.
Thankies!
Thank you so much for reading my post. Happy PUD and Happy Power Up Month! Let's cheer each other on β¨π¦₯
Thank you, @mayt !π¬π The Ecency dolphin made me smile. It's encouraging to see appreciation from the community. This motivates me to keep powering up and πβοΈ contributing to the Hive community. Much appreciated.
Welcome. So happy that we inspire you. π€ Keep growing...
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I have a theory that there are no small steps, no large steps...
Only steps!
And you took one, kudos to you!
In many ways the power-ups and growth feel really cool early on. I used to make little games out of everything, reputation score, HP, comments, post totals, just to make it more gamified, but then again, I am a little bit weird!
I found your post through @rozioo's Hive Town game - post promotion, I love the idea of the game not just being a game, it brings the Hive community and user's posts to the attention of others, which is a cool way to meet new friends here.
So... uhm... Here I am! π
I will be back to check how you are going, I am sure the next #Hpud will be your greatest yet! πππ»
Take great care of you and yours, have a fabulous week π
Thank you so much for stopping by! That's a cool theory. Steps are steps no matter how small... staying positive... especially as newcomers we can sometimes focus too much on the numbers instead of the bigger picture π±
It feels like gamification has been turning lives upside down, sideways and inside out π Just a few years ago if you let's say failed at something, it was just "bad luck". Now you get a shiny badge called "Smile and Bear It" and 10 experience points for resilience! π
I'm grateful that Hive Town brought you here. One of the things I love most about games like this is how they seamlessly blend community interaction with gameplay, instead of gaming for the sake of gaming alone. @rozioo's Hive Town helps people discover posts, connect with one another, and meet fellow Hivers they might never have come across otherwise.
Again, thank you so much for cheering me on #HivePUD. Do return for your "Early Supporter" badge when I finally make it to my next HPUD milestone! ππππ±
You got this!
Just keep plodding/racing/falling forward
delete where applicableand let it happen.Keep writing as though you are smiling when you write, that is key in my humble opinion (and I really am humble, I am the humblest! I have never encountered anyone more humble than I!!!)
Just one thing... You may have a problem with badge obsession π You should maybe get a little help with that, then you could earn the 'healed badge!'.
Keep going, keep it fun,, keep being awesome! Happy weekend π
Update: @bulkovam, I paid out 0.304 HIVE and 0.000 HBD to reward 1 comments in this discussion thread.