"Consistency is the key to success"--that’s what we’ve been told and is something that we genuinely believe in—working hard to achieve our dreams and doing anything to attain them. But it’s very, very hard.
Staying consistent is super hard, especially when things don’t go your way.
Knowing the importance of consistency is like knowing that working out is essential, yet we don’t do it regularly.
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I’ve struggled with staying consistent for a long time now; I realized that I am impatient and want results as fast as possible.
To succeed here on Hive, I know that I must do my absolute best to put out content regularly, engage with others, and read posts every day. While I engage and read posts regularly, I don’t publish articles regularly.
It’s not because I don’t want to; it’s because I can’t.
These past days, I’ve lost myself. I don’t know what to write anymore. I would have lists of the topics I’d write about in the past, but now, I’ve lost my fire once again.
My head is on a loop. My brain is always tired, and I rarely get enough sleep every day. I sleep late, wake up early, and am drained.
I’ve been struggling with topics for quite a while now, so I thought, what about I write about it.
This post highlights the importance of consistency in our pursuit of success, but this also highlights how hard it is to do.
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Sometimes I just like to lie in bed and do nothing. I feel guilty and am always compelled to do something productive in the day, engage with people, and write articles. But it’s just hard.
I know that I am not alone in this; staying consistent on one avenue is already hard enough; how much more when you have five other avenues to focus on?
I’ve read my past engagements with Hivers in the comments section; I’ve put out a response that mentions that one should not feel pressured to write something every day but just rather wait for their passion to come back again.
I should also follow my advice and not guilt myself to write something every day, but instead write something that genuinely interests and resonates with me.
I’ve been very pleased with my Hive journey so far; my mentors, the friends I’ve made especially from the amazing people of the @hivecebubloggers community, the communities I’ve visited and engaged with have been very fun.
I’m also very proud of my engagement. This is something that I’ve focused on after reading the newbie tips on Hive and always emphasizing engagement. I’ve made over 1100 posts in 4 months.
I know this will do me good in the future. I will be back better, stronger, and more consistent than ever.
I wish you all an advanced Happy New Year!