![years-experience-apostrophes.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/cryptoandcoffee/23tvryTnyQBbnsAidLoP9psz2xNdZdNb3Qs88ybYMHfFSDZGPG3A62S4AW9mH8trsyREd.jpg)

[source](https://kris-spisak.com/apostrophes-years-of-experience-years-experience/)

**Something I didn't know before is that only 2% of battles were ever won through direct attack and the 98% were won through attrition by out lasting  their enemy.**






> Lengthen your timeline...It always takes longer than you think it’s going to take. That’s Hofstadter’s law. And even when you take the law into account, you’re still surprised. — Ryan Holiday



There are no guarantees on anything in life so you have to increase the odds in your favor to be successful. The one way you can do that is by playing the long game as everyday you are active on Hive is another day you are moving towards achieving your goals. You just have to find a way to stick it out to prevail and once you do that you will find success.

When Harrison Ford moved to Hollywood he found another career being carpentry to keep him in the game. Thousands of others wanted fame and riches but were playing the short game and eventually left whilst Harrison stuck it out waiting for a break which eventually came.  

What we are doing on Hive is very similar as by not using our stake the stake is growing organically and we are ensuring the overall success. Not to mention it is a fun place to be so it is not like you aren't enjoying yourself. This is by far the easiest and hardest option for so many to understand as it takes  a very long time to get to grips with.

If you arrive in crypto with premeditated ideas of riches then you have already failed until you change your thinking and strategy. The longer you are on Hive the easier it does become as your stake has grown and automatically through compounding speeds up the growth process.

Hive is like winning your own personal battle and in the beginning is an endurance test as growing and starting out is seriously tough. Very few people start out and make a huge hit as firstly the community has to get to know what type of person you are as you cannot grow on your own. Individualism does not work here as you need the support of others and building a following takes months and years to establish.


The sooner you understand this idea of prevailing over others by using time the better your odds are for succeeding in anything you take on. People tend to give up way too easily as everything that has any sort of value takes time and effort to achieve.

If you look around at the users you know who joined at a similar time as you there is a only small percentage left who are consistently here on a regular basis. They have the same characteristic traits as what you have and are here for the long haul. Everyone is different and why only a percentage will remain active for years as they don't have the will power that it takes and those are the ones will stumble and fumble through life. 

being on Hive for 2 years will turn into 5 as you are here for good whether you like it or not as Hive becomes a way of life more for the social aspect. Enjoying Hive is of paramount importance as when you enjoy something that you do you tend to be more successful achieving way more than you could ever imagine. Going long is only a mindset which will ultimately become a money printer and why time guarantees success. 

Posted Using [LeoFinance Alpha](https://leofinance.io/@cryptoandcoffee/guaranteeing-success-on-hive)