A Journey of a Thousand Miles With a Step into Hive || My Introductory Post.
Hello Hive Community, Itβs feels good to be here after myriads of encouragement from one of my brothers from another mother, @olujay. Thank you, brother, for introducing me to this great platform.
Iβm glad I was able to gather the courage to come out here to put my creativity to the great people of Hive. I believe strongly that this is an opportunity for me to grow, network, and interact with the Hive community.
My name is ToluwanimiGold. I was born on the 26th of November, not too many years ago. I hail from the Western side of Nigeria, particularly Ogun State. I am the first of three given to my parents.
A few things about me:
β’ God is my anchor. I am enthralled by the things of God.
β’ Iβm an entrepreneur. I make lovely picture and art frames.
β’ I am a tech enthusiast. Anything futuristic intrigues me.
β’ I am a lover of video games. football games, especially. Playing video games is one of my hobbies that I can do all day long without getting tired,Lol.
β’ I am a proponent of financial literacy.
β’ I have a good sense of humor and Iβm a collected person.
MY EDUCATIONAL STATUS
Iβm an undergraduate at the Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta (FUNAAB). Iβm currently in my penultimate year, studying Home Science and Management.
As the custom is, we do observe a six-month internship training during the second half of our penultimate year so as to have practical knowledge of what weβve been taught since our first year in school.
I completed the first half of my penultimate year, which ended on the 13th of February,2022. I commenced my internship training program on the 4th of April, which I completed on the 5th of September,2022.
WHY JOIN HIVE?
I was captivated by the idea of a platform that could help people become the best versions of themselves while also connecting them with others who share their values.
I joined HIVE so I could share with the world my gifts and give to humanity through this great platform.
Also, to network with great minds and communities that will inspire and motivate me.
In my subsequent posts, Iβll be sharing my creations and inspirations on Hive.
HOW DID I JOIN HIVE?
As I stated earlier in this post, Hive was introduced to me by @olujay during one of our numerous conversations, sometimes around August this year.
If I could remember vividly, we were talking about how a lot of people do not usually engage on original and valuable posts but would rather engage and spend their time on posts that wouldnβt add value to their lives, all in the name of catching "Cruise".
Then he mentioned a great platform, HIVE, which has been helping him grow by giving him the opportunity to share his gifts with the world and network with people and communities who have greatly inspired and motivated him!
Thereafter, he began to educate me on how the whole hive ecosystem operates. The whole system really intrigued me so much that I was really anxious to become a member of the Hive Community.
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It would be an act of ingratitude if I failed to appreciate the efforts of the leaders of the @hive-bootcamp cohort , @starstrings01, @olujay and @monioluwa.
They did a really great job, giving us series of intensive lectures for more than a week via the Google meet app on how the Hive ecosystem operates.
We were lectured on the following topics:
β’ Introduction to Hive.
β’ Knowing your Niche and Finding the
Right Communities.
β’ Hive Stance on Plagiarism.
β’ Setting up your Hive Account.
β’ Learning how to format your Post
using Markdowns.
β’ Exploring 3Speak.
These were the topics that we imbibed inside of us for more than a week to get ourselves ready for our journey on the HIVE platform.
MY EVERYDAY JOB
In 2020, during the COVID-19 outbreak, everyone was ordered to stay at home in order to slow the spread of the fatal virus.
My mother operates a nursery and elementary school, and my father is an high school principal. Both of my parents are employed in the field of education.
My parents were therefore running out of money five months into the general lockdown because we had been living off of their savings since the lockdown started.
Being the advocate for financial literacy that I am, I started to consider methods to financially support my parents one fateful evening. Then, after spending the entire night thinking things through, I decided to build photo and art frames to sell and turn a profit.
I've produced a ton of frames over the past two years, and here are a handful of them;
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Before you go, a little piece of me to you.
 One of my Colleagues and I during my IT. |  Here goes a picture of me during my IT.βΊοΈ |
CONCLUSION
I am ecstatic to be here on Hive, so I look forward to meeting you, dear reader. If you're reading this, I'm sure you have a few things to tell me about your experience. Kindly share with them if you please.
Welcome aboard and wish you an easy journey on the Hive blockchain and communities from here like Leo Finance. Be real, post content specific to targeted communities and I am sure you will do great! We all have started from nothing and climbed the rights from here.
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I sincerely appreciate the friendly welcome.
That will definitely be on my mind.
I think we missed your relationship statusππ just kidding though.
Welcome to Hive. I have ghost-heard a few things about Olujay our music king. So I bet you are in safe hands and won't likely run into trouble while on your stay here.
And you have already found the hive bootcamp program, much better.
All you gotta do is be yourself, be original and try as much to enjoy your journey here tech enthusiast
Welcome onboard π
you don see fine boy.. you dey blush! by the way he is single, if we aren't kidding!..
Stringsππππ no dey open nyansh.
Lower your voice small lol
@starstrings01 why you cast this update nahπ©π©. Something we just wanted to keep low-key π
You no well. You and who with yeye update?
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Lol π
Indeed, @olujay and @hive-bootcamp have really fed me with almost all the Doβs and Donβts of Hive, so I shouldnβt encounter any problems.
I appreciate the kind welcome, and I thank you. That's something I'll be sure to remember.
Welcome to Hive,
Best wishes for your Hive journey. Explore all the community, Find out which community can help you to grow. Then start blogging on the specific topic.
I genuinely appreciate the warm welcome.
Thank you for the heads up. I'll make sure to bear it in mind.
Hey brother! I am glad you have began your journey today... I am sure you would do well here and I make a bet on that. Keep being original and follow those articles you have digested. Then everything would work out in the end... stay blessed brother..
Welcome to Hive World!
My Broo!
I greatly appreciate your never-ending wise counsel and inspiring words!
I appreciate you for always being there for me.
I'll be sure to take those directives to heart.
Guy... Welcome onboard!
Be original brother.
We love you!
Thank you so much Boss. @obaro
I really appreciate π
No dey whine young Comrade!
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Abeg o
The pleasure is mine brother!
Welcome to hive dear. Youβre definitely going to enjoy your hive journey. Nice personality youβve got also your frame looks lovely π
I genuinely appreciate the friendly welcome.
You also have a wonderful personality βΊοΈ.
On my upcoming posts, you can expect to see more beautiful frames.
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Hello @t-gold! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome!
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide should be helpful to you, as it is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works. For instance, there's a post in the collection called 3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive that you might find helpful.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
I'm sure @olujay, @starstrings01, and @monioluwa will continue to help you as you begin your Hive journey, but if you have any questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
I appreciate the kind welcome, and I thank you.
I'll make sure to carefully review all the connections that will facilitate my navigation through Hive.
You are finally a part of this amazing space. I am really glad you summoned the courage to try out something new and exciting. Many people are often scared of the unknown and therefore forfeit potential greatness.
There's a lot Hive can help you explore your potential. With persisitence, consistency, and resilience, you are bound to thrive. You just have to keep "growth" at the forefront of your mindset.
You have been through the @hive-bootcamp program, and you did really well. I have no doubt that you will do really well on Hive.
Welcome to the hive, brother!
Dear Brother!
I genuinely appreciate your never-ending advice and your perseverance in supporting me.
I'll undoubtedly keep "Growth" in mind as I move further in the hive.
I appreciate your constant concern for me.
Welcome to hive
Thank you.
Haha Olujay is an excellent writer, and whoever he onboards, Iβm sure will be quite the writer themselves, and youβre already proving that with your intro post.
I donβt know what it is about the place, but I like Abeokuta despite the fact that Iβve never been there before. Maybe itβs the countless times Iβve read about starstrings visiting there. I imagine itβll be a very nice place.
Have fun here man:) Welcome!
I appreciate the compliments.
Without a doubt, Abeokuta is a truly wonderful location.
A future visit is something you could do.
I hope so. Iβd love to see the beauties of Nigeria.
You took the jump and became a Hiver just now, so CONGRATS, be ready for a lot of reading and writing fun.
I just saw your new message in my bot feed! So I came by to say : Hi and Welcome to you new addiction. Your passions, funny or dead serious rants, brain waves and - or thoughts put into writing and a hive blog is a new way of living, but if you have questions let us on hive know. There are many hivers that will help if you ask in comments or in discord! Terminal is the biggest one for new comers.
Discord is a tip aswell. Itβs where a lot of hivers talk. There is so much so all topics will have a place on the blockchain. The hivinguniverse is so diverse itβs suitable for all of us. And fun!
If you blog on your phone there is a mobile app for blogging called : Ecency
Or join the lovely Ecency discord https://discord.gg/9sn9Vans engagement there is huge.
Good luck to you as the new arrival, may hive become your new life !
We (@ jamerussell and I ) are presenting New comers in Our @Heyhaveyamet blogs almost every day , ( when normal life doesnβt get in the way ) and as I said before there is a Discord called The Terminal for newbies and all the answers to your questions, join in, I am on Hive everyday ! You can always leave a comment.
I hope you get a lot of comments and I hope you enjoy the platform from now on !
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands but also many other hiver bees and have fun here!
Theterminal discord invite
https://discord.gg/gkx8ZnbdKU
Or a vlog to watch
Have fun and happy Hiving!
Why are you so cute? π©
Sorry I'm not always like this but I like to appreciate God's handwork.
Welcome to Hive dear. I am sure that you will enjoy this space because most of us are. Your portraits are lovely too.β€οΈ
I really appreciate the compliments. I could hardly contain my blush βΊοΈ.
Without a doubt, I'm eager to utilize this platform to its fullest.
Thanks a lot. In my upcoming postings, I'll show you even more lovely frames.
Great! I'll be looking forward to them.π Enjoy!
Welcome to Hive @t-gold. I know you will enjoy here as you interact with other people, read their stories, experiences and sharing their thoughts. On the other hand, we will be happy reading your thoughts to be shared with us.
Wow! You're great in making those frames. Keep it up.
Thank you for the kind welcome. I really appreciate.
I will definitely share my thoughts and perceptions in my subsequent posts.
Amazing introduction. Welcome to hive, can wait to see you do amazing things here
Thank you for the warm welcome.
I appreciate your enthusiasm to see me thrive here.
I too can't wait to deploy all of my potentialities.
Welcome on board. I think the one thing that caught my attention is the fact that you are a tech enthusiast. Could you go a little deeper into the specific things about tech you like??
Thank you Mariam.
Like I said previously in this piece, I'm fascinated by everything futuristic.
I adore programming in technology, especially UI and UX. Although I only have a rudimentary understanding of UI/UX, I'm eager to broaden my skills in this area.
Big respect for that. I donβt really get anything about UI/UX. So I really admire people doing it
At the time, I too had no idea what it was, but I just had to put my mind to it because I was so interested in technology.
You'll become an expert at it if you set your mind to it, I guarantee it.
Thank you!
Welcome to Hive Chief. Can see you're already starting to make waves. I think I have to borrow some of your beards and reintroduce here on Hive so that everyone can see that I can be cute too.
Glad we could help you guys. Wish you the very best in your Hive journey.
Lol π
My Boss, thank you very much for the warm welcome.
I truly value the work you put into the cohort and the advice you provided.
You're welcome chief. ππππ
welcome to hive brother I see you have met with great personalities on hive already, and having passed through, the hive bootcamp, I convinced you are ready for the journey ahead. Its a pleasure to have you in our midst welcome once again
Welcome to hive! I wish you a fun and productive adventure in the hive community. Can't wait to read your blogs.
I appreciate your warm welcome.
You can look at my first blog; I think you'd like it. βΊοΈ.
Welcome
Thank you
You are welcome to hive Toluwa, permit me to call you that, hehehe.
I so much enjoyed reading through thos this, I could feel how happy and excited you were writing this, nice work done. @olujay I'm happy you brought Gold to join us here, I really look forward to all the interesting things you have for us Gold π₯°.
Thank you for the warm welcome βΊοΈ.
I really appreciate it.
I too canβt wait to deploy all of my potential here on Hive.
It's my pleasure friend, I look forward to you pouring your heart to giving your best here on Hive just like @olujay π.
You flatter me Hope. Thank you.π
I didn't mean to flatter you, I only wanted you to know π.