BE A PROBLEM SOLVER, NOT A PROBLEM IDENTIFIER.

Earlier in my hive journey, I was a poet of some sort. I wrote a good poem--I think I did. However, that did not translate into anything meaningful for me.

I love poetry but I also needed to make some money. Unfortunately, passion doesn’t pay my bills. I understand that this statement might not sit well with a lot of people--purists, but it was my reality at that point.

At first, I was pissed about all the shit posting on the blockchain. I felt I deserved more than most people who were literally shit posting the blockchain to the ground. However, I realized that those things were beyond my control, and being fixated on them will only ruin my experience.

At some point, the upvote started coming (because I was consistent irrespective of my grievances). Shit posting did not matter much because at least someone was recognizing the effort I was putting into creating something valuable.

In retrospect, I will say we are more comfortable with things we deem bad when they profit us. It takes a lot of integrity to stand and uphold your values when a bad system favours you and your agenda.

Now back to the initial topic. The point I have been trying to make is that we should tackle problems from a different perspective--a better one, so we can truly live a better and fuller life.

It is quite easy to spot problems and proffer solutions. However it a totally different ball game when it comes to taking actionable steps that would bring about the change we want to see.

For most of us, we don’t see ourselves as problem solvers. We delegate that responsibility to someone else, which in most cases is unknown.

‘Something has to be done about this issue.’

‘The society/government should do something.’

It told an ingenious inventor to come up with bitcoin/blockchain technology and today we are profiting from this technology. Before that, we had people who would discuss issues about the corruption system but never came close to proffering a solution that worked.

You can only be allotted resources if you actually solve problems. At some point, I used to complain about poor engagement on my post. I felt I was entitled to comments and positive feedbacks because I thought I created quality posts.

Rather than moan about it more, I decided to take a step and be the change I wanted. So I started engaging and that has opened more doors for me than I could have imagined. I began to see opportunities I was once oblivious to.

I saw a problem and decided to fix it in my little way. The other problem with most people is that they want to change things on a macro level with their micro tools.

You cannot think about reforming a system when you do not have a platform or voice. It is like a redfish or minnow clamouring for change on this blockchain.

Do you have skin in the game?

What is your impact on the blockchain?

Why should anyone listen to you?

Yes, your opinion is valid but it is not important in the grand scheme of things because at the end of the day this is a stake-based platform. In a nutshell, dont try to be a bigger fish than you are.

I hope this post helps change your attitude and approach to some of the problems in your life. I hope you begin to seek solutions and implementing them. And I hope you take responsibility for your life and actions. cheers!