Make a plan. Do the work.

in Self Improvement21 days ago (edited)

Whatever it is you want to achieve... If you want to make a sculpture, learn a skill, build a house or start a business... All you have to do is do the work. Stay consistent and do the work for a long time and you'll get it.

Set up a schedule.

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Stick to your schedule regardless of your motivation.

Your motivation to do the work can be up one day and down the next, so don't let your goal depend on your motivation.

Don't negotiate with yourself.

"Maybe I'll just take the day off today and do a little more work tomorrow."

Don't do it.

It's a trap.

Do the work.

Every little bit counts.

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There's an awesome Ted Talk by Stephen Duneier where he very eloquently describes the effect that discipline has on ANY goal. If you have a few minutes, I highly recommend you watch it and get inspired: here

Get rid of distractions

Social media

I'm of the opinion that the biggest distraction we face today is social media.
It's brain draining, attention hogging invention engineered to keep you away from doing actual work.

Our parents and grandparents got through life just fine without checking 6 social media apps all day.

DMs are a distraction.

I only really use instant messages with my work team and close family members. Notifications are off and everybody else must wait.

Why am I talking about this?

One of the main reasons I'm writing this post is because on September 10th, 2022 I set a very specific Hive Power goal for myself and I'm holding myself accountable. The plan is to have reached 200,000 Hive Power by October 2029 or around 236,530 Hive Power on December 31, 2029.

Today is not an official update of my journey, but I'll give you the stats. Today is day 1102/2671 my progress is 41.26% and I'm -19.59% from my target.
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The reasons for doing this are

Being part of a parallel communication and value exchange protocol

In the Hive ecosystem, everybody has a vote; Everybody. Some with small stake have a small vote and some with huge stake have a large vote. I believe it's imperative that there's a large number of middle-class users that vote for witnesses, DHF proposals and participate in curation.

Financial

Hive is still maturing as an ecosystem and is incredibly undervalued. I'm happy to earn and buy as much $HIVE as I can right now because I think a fair price for the token is somewhere between $2 and $20, but definitely not $0.20.

I told you so

Yep. I will come back to this post in 2030 and show you exactly what can be achieved if you make a plan and do the work.

Have an awesome Sunday!

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5 years, 2 months, 15 days. Work your way backwards from any goal, and you'll get there! If you don't, you need to change your strategy, ask for help, or simply work harder.

I'll still be here (unless I tragically die, or get hit by a bus, or something...) so I look forward to seeing what this place is like by then :)

I'm hoping we'll both be here in 5 years, 2 months and 14 days. I'm seeing new improvements, integrations and tools pop up all the time. The web3 landscape is evolving right before our eyes.

Please don't get hit by a bus.

I'll try not to. :)

A good plan is half of the Job we say here.

The other half is

Do the work

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Yeah. Nike uses that Slogan: Just do it!

I like this energy.
I'll lock in this week to make better animated videos and also finish my web app for my school project

That's awesome! You'll surely finish both. I hope you reach your goal for the week and set new ones to also crush them out.

Thank you so much
I love the art you used btw, it's awesome

Thanks, I try to keep it consistent with the avatar I use for my YouTube channel and website. They are still in early stages, but you're welcome to subscribe:

I am a Web developer, and a Chess Wizard in my leisure 🧙🏼‍♂️
I recently started creating animated explainer videos, you can check out my video, it about 2 mins short

https://ecency.com/hive-177682/@justola1/zzvpfchlnr?referral=justola1

Definitley

I have subscribed.
I saw your videos. You promote Dash in a clear way 💯

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