2022 In Retrospect...👌

_{Jorge Cachambi}

2022 has indeed been a great year for me, as a matter of fact, it is one of the best years of my life because it is in this year alone that I have had the most achievements so far. And this is not something I am saying lightly, seeing as I know very well just how tough the year has been.

There is nothing quite as bad as working your butt off to make a name for yourself and then having that painful feeling that life is just lurking around the corner and looking to thwart your plans. This was just how it was for me many times this year. There were so many plans that I had that didn’t go through, there were the ones I actually started but could not continue due to one reason or the other. And then, there were the ones that I actually saw through to the end and succeeded at.

Nothing worthwhile comes easy, that is something I have come to learn about life so far. There has to be challenge, there has to be pain and hard work, or else the good things we have will lack value to us. It is the effort we put into the things we do that makes success so much sweeter and enjoyable.

And I, like every other person, have quite some major achievements in this year alone. Some of them were the ones I would not even have considered last year. I started this year looking to explore more professional options as a writer. I didn’t just want to be ghostwriting, there were so many things I could do, and I was willing to use this year to do that. And to an extent, I succeeded.

_{Matthias Groeneveld}

This year, enrolled in digital classes and was able to get certified. I am now a Professional Manuscript Editor and also a Professional Book Project Consultant. These were two of my first projects of the year, at the time, it was not easy. Due to financial constraints and the time factor, but I was able to see it through. And now, it is all paying off. I am now trying to build a brand around the name Bruno Kema.

Another thing I wanted to use this year to focus on was improving my writing craft. I wanted to be more versatile, not just limiting myself to fiction. I started trying out articles, writing on anything that caught my fancy. Even if it was just a thought I felt was worth sharing on my blog. As at this time last year, it was not something I could do easily. I started off slowly, tasking myself each day to write more and more articles. And now, I have gotten so good at it. The words just flow out of my head and into my screen so fluidly it’s as if I am thinking them into existence. And for this writing, I have come a long way indeed from where I was back in January.

During this year, the Hive blockchain became more than just a blogging platform for me. It became a home, and I was able to get to meet so many new people. I made so many new friends and learned so much. I was also able to up my engagement game and learn more about how to navigate the intricacies of the blockchain. I am ending this year in a better position on Hive than when I met it, and I count that as an achievement as well.

And then, one more thing I had planned to do this year that I am happy to have achieved is breaking off and being on my own. It always gets to that stage when a person would have to leave their comfort zone and make their own way so they will be able to clearly decide the path their life would go. For me, that year was this 2022. And I am glad I was able to see it through. With the way things are these days, being independent is scary because the bills alone will be enough to bury and suffocate you.

_{Ketut Subiyanto}

There are so many things I wanted to do, but I didn’t really succeed at them. For instance, I planned to increase my followers on the blockchain, but I didn’t have much headway there. I just could not focus on that due to so many projects I was taking on at the time. But now, it is one of my projects for next year. And it won’t just be on Hive, my other social media handles as well, I want to boost them all.

It will take a lot of work, I am sure, but it’s not impossible. I have already shown myself that I am willing to do what is necessary to get the results I want, as long as it’s legitimate. So, I will definitely grow in this digital space.

Many more things I could not accomplish this year, and with less than three days till it ends, I don’t think there is much that can be achieved. As I once said, the end of the year is not a deadline for achievements. The ones we could not do this year, we move on and keep pushing next year. And that is what I am planning to do. I will continue the fight next year. And I am sure I will get them all done this time around.

So many things have happened, and so many lessons learned. I know myself better now, and I know what I am capable of. There have been mistakes, but there are zero regrets. I learn the lesson I need and I move on, it’s always better that way.

There are still so many things to be done, and so much to be achieved, and I am sure that the coming year will give me all the opportunities I need to be able to bring them all to life. And when we get there, you can bet that you all will be the first to hear all about it.

That’s a given.

_{Andrea Piacquadio}

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below, I would love to know what you are thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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_{This post is inspired by the second topic of the week which is End Of The Year. Feel free to take part.}