# Power up Day

![20210430_233022.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZ1qZZiz5njY5wcTErEaB8Q3XaRZtz5my8aWxbKXwHPQd/20210430_233022.jpg)

Here we are again, another month, another series of gains across my hive and Leo holdings, as well as other side chains like Sports ⚽️ and Proof of brain 🧠 The beauty of it is you don't have to invest any Fiat, unless you want to accelerate your progress. At times I wish I did just that, as it has been a long journey, but my account is 100% organic growth from nothing, and I've never taken out anything to date. I want my stack to grow and the bigger the stack, the quicker the growth.

It's a complete no brainer for me to power up my Hive and to this day I've never powered any down, not a single Hive. When my HBD rewards mature, I bide my time for a good rate on the internal market and then convert it to Hive and then power it up. Last month I was getting exchange rates in the low 30s, but now low 40s looks like the new level.

Everything I earn here is locked in, compounding my gains. I'd urge you to do the same if your circumstances allow, unless you really need  immediate  access to your unds for emergency reasons. My gains on sidechains are also reinvested by staking everything - for me, this is the intelligent  long play. We are still early in the Cryptocurrency legacy in my opinion. Even if we go into another two year recession, Crypto will come again and the next time, there will be many more folks along for the ride and the wave will be even higher.

# My own wave 
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I now have momentum and I am riding a wave of financial gains and friendships gains. I'm rubbing virtual shoulders with people from the four corners of the world and its a really good way to maintain or improve ones perspective of life.

It's taken some time to get momentum, but I finally have some - April was my best month yet in the Hive eco system and May was fairly similar. I continue to post about beer, food  sport, music, art, technology and lots more in between **I try my best to bring my personality and knowledge to my writing and I've been delighted with the reponse from the community.**

# Last month comparison
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![20210601_152541.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVkGfytB4k4yEbV74TUeuR3HWGigxfugSnhHJi9GV7de2/20210601_152541.jpg)

I was on 923 hive power on May 1st. Now I'm at 1213 hive power one month later and also have 61HBD, which I am waiting for a decent rate on to convert to Hive and then power up. My reputation has grown to 
63.9 as well, up from 62.5 one month ago.

That's an amazing transformation for me and thanks a million for all those who have supported me in my journey so far.

# Thanks to the curators 
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The curators are the life blood of our Hive community. When we take time to contribute to the hive eco systen, it takes hard work and not just from the poster. Of equal or more importance is the hard work and dedication from manual curators like @acidyo, @ocd and others around the world to unearth these posts. Thank you also to  @ewkaw @roadstories @anggreklestari @brumest @ecency @cryptoandcoffee @kaelci and many others for finding some of my posts and the many other posts you guys curate on a daily basis. Thanks a million, I really appreciate it. One last thanks to @curie @curangel and  @sportstalksocial. Your ongoing support is of huge importance to me and many others while we grow.

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# Early adopter
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I have said this before, but I believe that it is worth repeating again. You are an early adopter in a transformative industry. Blockchain is going to be huge. You are here before the masses. You are a visionary. It is only a matter of time before many more look to follow in your footsteps 👣 

Take advantage of your early adopter status. Up your game. Post only quality content. Engage with others on the eco system and watch as you flourish. 

# Power Up Day June 2021
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For the past two months, I have taken part in Hive PUD, and here I am again. It's a good way of showcasing the importance of powering up and staking what you have in the Cyrpto space in order to put your earnings to work and compound with even more earnings.

Another bonus for me is that it gives me a timestamp that i can easily refer back to.

## These were the criteria for Hive PUD:
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• Your reputation must be above 39 and below 70. 

**I meet this one with a reputation of 63.9** 

• Your total Hive Power (before the 1st) must be more than 100 and less than 8000. 

**My total hive power before 1st was 1129 HP** 

• You must power up at least 10 Hive on April 1st. 

**I have just powered up 84 Hive bringing up to 1213 Hive Power overall** 

• You must write a post about your power up on April 1st with the tag #HivePUD (International) or #HPUD (Spanish). 

**This is my post about the power up** 

# Proof
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![Screenshot_20210601-153719_Chrome.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmTSmgD5MVXgyyJ9K2Y7BbhhT48qtPikGbFkfZ1aGFK6h9/Screenshot_20210601-153719_Chrome.jpg)

![Screenshot_20210601-153558_Chrome.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmdqUoUPgfbf8L2EtDjyecDfQVC6m9VDs9qjxRHFCpT9iy/Screenshot_20210601-153558_Chrome.jpg)


![20210601_160231.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPWDnbZk8SmuyzXdLpLj2K6q8ACcXvMVQJgRFW6vQfASC/20210601_160231.jpg)



Thanks to @traciyork for this cool Hive Power Up Day contest and thanks to @streetstyle for the great idea formed way back in 2019! 

*The images used are not my own and the following are the sources:*

https://community.brightspace.com/s/article/Change-Management-Basics-Planning-adoption-milestones-considering-the-Rogers-Adopter-Categories

https://amp.ft.com/content/2a300955-2ba7-4d9c-8d69-14a2ccea1503

# Peace Out
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![Golf](https://cdn-blog.scorum.com/production/ablaze/6bfc141fd0e7222c_800)