It ain't meant to be easy

[wiss19]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

Destiny does play its role, that's for sure, but that doesn't mean that one should just sit back and say I will let my destiny play out since I won't get anything if I'm not destined to get it, but that isn't true, hard work and prayers can actually make one's destiny changed, so it's always about hard work and dedication.

[Noson]

What a timely post!

For a newbie like me who's still trying to settle down and make a meaningful impact here, this was highly inspiring to read!

Well, one thing I have come to understand is, consistency is a by-product of discipline. Thus, staying consistent with a goal requires strong mental affirmation of consistent commitment, otherwise nothing meaningful can be achieved.

It's not been easy for me to earn merit here and I'm not sure how it works. Sometimes I ask, do I have to make meaningful posts first to earn merits OR can I earn merits from meaningful contributions?... I don't have an answer to this yet. However, I have been patient enough to stay consistent recently while hoping that with time I will grow!

This is also an encouragement to all newbies reading this, if we stay committed, learn the process, and show up consistently, we will grow eventually.

[KingsDen]

If you previously made an investment in Bitcoin and you lost, it doesn't mean you should give up on Bitcoin; learn from it and re-evaluate your decision.

This is exactly my case and why I became interested in bitcoin. I have heard about bitcoin and read about it but I didn't have that close friend that will lead me to it. I never had the guys to make move myself. Even if I did, I would have ended up in one of those exchanges that winded up.

But 2020, I was scammed. But it wasn't through bitcoin but I made the payment with bitcoin. And that was my first bitcoin transaction. After I discovered it was a scam, that was when I made up my mind to understand this bitcoin I used to make  scam payment. I didn't just give up but I studied the bitcoin and later landed in this forum.

So don't think Bitcoin and Bitcointalk are any different from life.
You may look at a forum member with legendary rank and you want to achieve that, it's good that that motivates you, but you have to know that they didn't just achieve that overnight. They learned, grew, improved themselves, and improved others to get to that level.

I remembered when I prayed and wished to be a snr member. But see me today, just a few counts of merits I'll be a legendary member.

[tjtonmoy]

Hard work is the key to success. Those who are god-gifted people, need to work hard too in order to achieve success in life. There are no exceptions. Give it time and have patience while doing hard work. One day success will come knocking at your door. Life is a journey and the road is full of ups and downs. Those who are able to endure such things and move forward are the ones who are successful.
Once you create a good reputation, the journey will be a bit easier. But before that, you need to keep holding on to your life. One can achieve success at an early age meanwhile others will need to work till old age to become successful. That's how life works and everything around us. Life is full of opportunities if you are capable. Make yourself capable and wait for that opportunity. Never give up. That's the key. If you fail is one, there will be other ways to achieve success. All you need to do is try.

[Bloodseekers]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

Destiny does play its role, that's for sure, but that doesn't mean that one should just sit back and say I will let my destiny play out since I won't get anything if I'm not destined to get it, but that isn't true, hard work and prayers can actually make one's destiny changed, so it's always about hard work and dedication.

Yes, you are right, in achieving success, of course we have to make a persistent struggle to achieve it. On our way to success, of course we have many challenges and this will be a lesson for if we have achieved that success. As you said it is very true that destiny does play its role, but without us taking any action against ourselves it is just a very stupid action.

[Davidvictorson]

We all wish life was easier, but it's not so we've got to make do with what we have.

Jim Rohn said, do not wish that it were easier wish that you were better. This is where most people including myself get it wrong. Life cannot be easier. We rather have to get better, stronger, and smarter.

The degree you want, the career you want, and the business you dream to have won't come easy. I'm of the notion that life doesn't want you to succeed. If you run away from every obstacle then you will never achieve your goal.

No. Life is actually indifferent. But what I would tell you is that the law of attraction works. The Universe answers to the law of attract. And just like the author of one book I read said, whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

So don't think Bitcoin and Bitcointalk are any different from life.
You may look at a forum member with legendary rank and you want to achieve that, it's good that that motivates you, but you have to know that they didn't just achieve that overnight. They learned, grew, improved themselves, and improved others to get to that level.
Whatever you want, work hard and smart for it because it won't be handed to you on a platter.

What I know or have observed about the forum is that just as in the crypto world where we have whales and rest of them, there is a hierarchical structure in this forum. Also, there is a free entry to the top if you work hard and contribute positively to the forum's growth. Nobody is going to stop you. Rather you will be helped along the way to the top. I hope this made some sense.

[dothebeats]

So don't think Bitcoin and Bitcointalk are any different from life.
You may look at a forum member with legendary rank and you want to achieve that, it's good that that motivates you, but you have to know that they didn't just achieve that overnight. They learned, grew, improved themselves, and improved others to get to that level.
Whatever you want, work hard and smart for it because it won't be handed to you on a platter.

What I know or have observed about the forum is that just as in the crypto world where we have whales and rest of them, there is a hierarchical structure in this forum. Also, there is a free entry to the top if you work hard and contribute positively to the forum's growth. Nobody is going to stop you. Rather you will be helped along the way to the top. I hope this made some sense.

There will always be a system of hierarchy everywhere. Now, it can be taken in a positive way wherein people will be able to work hard to achieve a higher position in the hierarchy or they can take it in a negative way wherein they believe there is a barrier between the different levels in the hierarchy which pushes for inequality. Personally, I take it the same way yous stated, I use it as a way for people of a higher level than I am to guide me and to learn from them. I take them as an example.

[CarnagexD]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

Destiny does play its role, that's for sure, but that doesn't mean that one should just sit back and say I will let my destiny play out since I won't get anything if I'm not destined to get it, but that isn't true, hard work and prayers can actually make one's destiny changed, so it's always about hard work and dedication.

You are the product of your past decisions. We create our own destiny and future by acting upon those. It's not about where are you at now in your life, or how many bitcoins are you currently holding. It's all about how are you working hard towards your goals. And for most of us, the end goal is to give back to people and help. However, we cannot help anyone if we don't help ourselves first.

As much as there is nothing free in this world, all of those things that we want must be worked hard first.

[eightdots]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

Destiny does play its role, that's for sure, but that doesn't mean that one should just sit back and say I will let my destiny play out since I won't get anything if I'm not destined to get it, but that isn't true, hard work and prayers can actually make one's destiny changed, so it's always about hard work and dedication.

You are the product of your past decisions. We create our own destiny and future by acting upon those. It's not about where are you at now in your life, or how many bitcoins are you currently holding. It's all about how are you working hard towards your goals. And for most of us, the end goal is to give back to people and help. However, we cannot help anyone if we don't help ourselves first.

As much as there is nothing free in this world, all of those things that we want must be worked hard first.

We cannot achieve anything without effort. If we make an effort, we must raise the quality of our effort. Every day should be better than the day before. We must first improve ourselves and then be useful to our family and environment. Nothing is easy. Seeing people around me striving to achieve some of their goals motivates me. I also try to make good things happen. Lots of people here are also trying.

We must gain our economic freedom and positively affect our environment in this sense. Of course there is destiny. We are the ones who determine the direction of our destiny. Our choices and efforts lead us to where we want to be.

[Cling18]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

Destiny does play its role, that's for sure, but that doesn't mean that one should just sit back and say I will let my destiny play out since I won't get anything if I'm not destined to get it, but that isn't true, hard work and prayers can actually make one's destiny changed, so it's always about hard work and dedication.

You are the product of your past decisions. We create our own destiny and future by acting upon those. It's not about where are you at now in your life, or how many bitcoins are you currently holding. It's all about how are you working hard towards your goals. And for most of us, the end goal is to give back to people and help. However, we cannot help anyone if we don't help ourselves first.

As much as there is nothing free in this world, all of those things that we want must be worked hard first.

We cannot achieve anything without effort. If we make an effort, we must raise the quality of our effort. Every day should be better than the day before. We must first improve ourselves and then be useful to our family and environment. Nothing is easy. Seeing people around me striving to achieve some of their goals motivates me. I also try to make good things happen. Lots of people here are also trying.

We must gain our economic freedom and positively affect our environment in this sense. Of course there is destiny. We are the ones who determine the direction of our destiny. Our choices and efforts lead us to where we want to be.

We can't get everything we want instantly without exerting an effort. Everything has to be worked hard for. We will go through a lot before achieving what we want but it will all be worth it. Hard work always pays off so we need to double our effort to achieve what we want. There's no shortcut to everything.
We might say that we were born poor or we were born without too much opportunities but it is us who could change our fate. We can always make things better no matter how hard life is.
Life is what we make it and we can't just always complain about it if we aren't doing something to make our lives better.

[mirakal]

There are no shortcuts in life. If you want to be in a better position, then work for it until you succeed. Success may not happen overnight, but once you are working on it, things will definitely fall on its right place. That’s why in every endeavor that fails, in every business that ends up being bankrupt, in every goal that has not reached, learn not to quit. Though we don’t hold the future, but if you keep setting the things right, if you stick with its basic rules, if you keep being patient all the time, then everything will be smooth sailing along the way. Just learn not to give up, and keep motivating yourself, in the end success will eventually come your way.

[letteredhub]

We all wish life was easier, but it's not so we've got to make do with what we have.

The degree you want, the career you want, and the business you dream to have won't come easy. I'm of the notion that life doesn't want you to succeed. If you run away from every obstacle then you will never achieve your goal.

I keep seeing forum members make complaints about not getting merits and all. It will be very hypocritical of me to say we shouldn't care about merit and ranking up, but your desire to rank up should lead you in the right direction.
The goal is to learn and grow, then make meaningful contributions that can grow other forum members. It's not going to be easy, and it will take time, but it will be worth it in the end.

This doesn't only apply to the forum but to every aspect of life.
Take a business for example.
The goal of a business is to make a profit but you can't make a profit if certain things are not done right. If you just pursue profit without thinking about other factors, your business will fail.
If your product/service is top-notch, your marketing, packaging, and distribution are done right along with other factors, you will make a profit.
The same thing applies to every aspect of life. A degree, career, or anything at all.

If your first encounter with crypto was a scam altcoin, it doesn't mean you should wash your hand off of crypto. If you're still interested in it, learn from that bad situation and gain more experience from it.

If you previously made an investment in Bitcoin and you lost, it doesn't mean you should give up on Bitcoin; learn from it and re-evaluate your decision.

So don't think Bitcoin and Bitcointalk are any different from life.
You may look at a forum member with legendary rank and you want to achieve that, it's good that that motivates you, but you have to know that they didn't just achieve that overnight. They learned, grew, improved themselves, and improved others to get to that level.
Whatever you want, work hard and smart for it because it won't be handed to you on a platter.

Generally, nothing good in life comes easy you have to pay a price for whatever kind of situation, condition or position you want to attain in life. Doing the extraordinary in your line of business, or even in the forum puts you closers to your desired expectations in life.  In the forum for instance, for you to grow in ranks you must learn and grow yourself as a person in knowledge and that knowledge would in turn reflect in your discussions in the forum determining your merit attractions by the quality of what you give out.

Same with business, some people are not growing in their line of business because they are redundant with old knowledge of what they knew before starting the business, while their counterparts in same business have gone ahead of them paying for advance courses training and learning about the new innovations and techniques that have evolved about their business, they now put in all these new acquired knowledge into their business causing it to attract more customers and growth. The simple thing about growing in life is doing what others are afraid or procrastinating to do, that's what distinguishes your levels of successes.

[uchegod-21]

There are no shortcuts in life. If you want to be in a better position, then work for it until you succeed. Success may not happen overnight, but once you are working on it, things will definitely fall on its right place. That’s why in every endeavor that fails, in every business that ends up being bankrupt, in every goal that has not reached, learn not to quit. Though we don’t hold the future, but if you keep setting the things right, if you stick with its basic rules, if you keep being patient all the time, then everything will be smooth sailing along the way. Just learn not to give up, and keep motivating yourself, in the end success will eventually come your way.

Sometimes it is advisable not to follow the rule of life so strictly. We have to be flexible and adaptive in whatever that is happening in our environment. If we decide to read the rule of life verbatim and follow it we could at a point see ourselves suffering unnecessarily, for instance, you have encouraged everyone to work hard as the only way to be successful, but then some people are not working hard, but they are smart enough to be successful.

Another advice you aid is that we should not quit no matter how tough it is, but most times it is advisable to quit and start again because if you are on the wrong lane and don't quit the end may be bad. The life does not necessarily have a hard rule to follow.

[tread93]

A lot of what you said probably resonates with a lot of the folks on here, including me. This is so true that things in this life do not come easy, hard work is the work of kings! You have to work like your life depends on it and you have to tolerate all the negative bs and mitigate it, deflect it, deny it and press on and continue striving for greatness. There is no other way. There is no shortcut, even if you wish that there was. There is only trial and error. Quitting we have all faced to some extent and we know the feeling of how shitty that is, be bullish. Manifest it! Be like Bitcoin and surprise the hell out of anyone who never believed in you.

[freedomgo]

Life is hard and tough, but you’re bound to live your life the way you make it. If you keep on working for its progress despite how many times you have fallen, you will eventually create positive results in life. But if you get scared and fearful and become less motivated each time you fall, you will never be successful with your life. Life is hard and has definitely a lot of risks to take, that’s why you need to be brave and be more motivated to keep on moving forward, no matter how rocky or shaky the path that you’re going to take.

[Gozie51]

Whatever you want, work hard and smart for it because it won't be handed to you on a platter.

I like that part of working smart because many people are still thinking and believing in the old ways of having to live life and make ends meet. They believe for you to succeed you have to have alot of energy to do physical jobs, no , because things have changed and we also need to change and adapt to that changed environment. The COVID-19 showed alot of example on how possible the internet could be explored and from then many businesses have moved offices to online and new business opportunities are opening up daily.

Working smart is not to invest without proper research to avoid being scammed because if you are scammed then it discourages you and draws you back. So be smart to take right business decisions that can increase your financial status.

[Rockstarguy]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

In life their is  nothing good that comes easily, everything good their must be sacrifice that needs to be paid to achieve it. Sometimes in life, life gives luck that we don't really work so much on achieving things but this only happens in life once in a while.  Hardwork really pays  honestly, life has already been designed that we must strive to get  good achievements because it can't just come easily without any form of work.  I believe if we must get to the to achieve greatness work needs to be done , it is just worse without applying any work and waiting for things to be achieved without any work.

[Marvell1]

Good points. Achievements are not easy to get, that is the reason why they are called achievements because you work hard to achieve them. Your goals in life are achievements that you need to work for constantly until you finally achieve them. Some people manage to get everything without doing anything, and that raises the question that whether achieving everything you want and wish for is only dependent on hard work or whether you also need luck for that.

In life their is  nothing good that comes easily, everything good their must be sacrifice that needs to be paid to achieve it. Sometimes in life, life gives luck that we don't really work so much on achieving things but this only happens in life once in a while.  Hardwork really pays  honestly, life has already been designed that we must strive to get  good achievements because it can't just come easily without any form of work.  I believe if we must get to the to achieve greatness work needs to be done , it is just worse without applying any work and waiting for things to be achieved without any work.

Exactly, to succeed we need trade-offs, I have not seen anyone succeed without trade-offs. But one thing I have to admit, luck also plays a big part in any success. I mean, effort and trade-offs will lead to success, but without luck, no matter how hard you try, it will be very difficult to succeed. That is why we often see some people who are very talented but cannot succeed. But saying that does not mean that we will wait for luck to come and then act, because luck only comes in the process of our efforts and efforts in life, luck does not come naturally.

[CageMabok]

Yes, you are right, in achieving success, of course we have to make a persistent struggle to achieve it. On our way to success, of course we have many challenges and this will be a lesson for if we have achieved that success. As you said it is very true that destiny does play its role, but without us taking any action against ourselves it is just a very stupid action.

Destiny is not something to think about because all human beings must try to change themselves to be better and more successful so that there is no word for anyone to blame about their own destiny. Although there are people who say not everyone is destined to be rich or poor in this world, but as long as we want to try hard enough.

I think the success will always be there and the results can also be quite balanced with what we have struggled for before. So there is no reason not to act if we want to be more successful in life through the business we love. And I also quite agree with your statement that people who always expect success but don't take any action are very stupid people.

[isaac_clarke22]

So don't think Bitcoin and Bitcointalk are any different from life.
You may look at a forum member with legendary rank and you want to achieve that, it's good that that motivates you, but you have to know that they didn't just achieve that overnight. They learned, grew, improved themselves, and improved others to get to that level.
Whatever you want, work hard and smart for it because it won't be handed to you on a platter.

Well there are different takes from different people from this. Some would just continue to persist doing the same thing over and over again thinking that just by consistency would lead to success.

Not sure why would you link the forum to this as the rank doesn't even matter and it does not certainly tell the whole story of how much you know about Bitcoin. Some legendary members there are just plainly ranked before the merit system was implemented in the forum.

Exactly, to succeed we need trade-offs, I have not seen anyone succeed without trade-offs. But one thing I have to admit, luck also plays a big part in any success. I mean, effort and trade-offs will lead to success, but without luck, no matter how hard you try, it will be very difficult to succeed. That is why we often see some people who are very talented but cannot succeed. But saying that does not mean that we will wait for luck to come and then act, because luck only comes in the process of our efforts and efforts in life, luck does not come naturally.

People with great luck still succeed with no trade-offs. Just imagine being born inside a rich family.