Participating in December HPUD After Missing Two Months

I missed two months participating in the Hive Power Up Day, but now, I'm back to take the challenge of powering up every month. I will also share my journey participating in HPUD in the year 2023.

The December Hive Power Up Day could be the last HPUD for 2023, but I wanted to participate and end my year with a bang despite experiencing some challenges during the past few months.

The first time I participated with the HPUD was way back in June 2023, and I consistently participated from June, July, August, and September but failed in October and November HPUD.

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Participating in the HPUD is more challenging than other Hive users might have thought because you should make extra efforts with some tasks I need to prioritize.

It was also challenging because I wanted to prove that I could power up using the income or rewards I got from the Hive blockchain without spending a dime or getting delegations from somebody already influential in the community.

In my participation with the HPUD, I was recognized as one of the winners in the August HPUD, as confirmed by @traciyork. I was recognized not only once but twice for my participation.

My 2023 HPUD Experience

The first time I participated with the HPUD was last June 2023. I failed to be included in the possible list of winners because I could not meet the criteria and guidelines, but that was an exciting experience.

In my second HPUD participation, the July 2023 HPUD, I prepared a lot to meet the guidelines, and luckily, I was chosen as one of the winners. Last July, I powered up 59.72 HP or an increase of 28.5% HP.

In my third HPUD participation in August, I was once again recognized as one of the winners after powering up 46.74 HP from my previous HP at 321 for an estimated 14.5% HP growth.

I could still participate in the September edition of the HPUD, but only with a minimal HP being powered up. I failed to join for the next two months, but now I'm back and raring to go again.

My Goals of Reaching 2K HP

During my second HPUD participation last July 2023, I declared that I aimed to accumulate at least 2000 HP before the year 2023 ends. Still, the task was daunting for me because I missed a couple of months and have been inactive in the long-form communities, but still, the challenge is up for grabs, and I have at least 30 days to achieve such a goal.

I know I can no longer achieve my goal of getting the 2000 HP, but I will be content with how many HP I can accumulate for the rest of the year.

If I cannot achieve such goals, I have tried my best despite my challenges.

Thank you so much for reading my stories about my experience with HPUD.

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Hi! Everyone, My name is Ed Umbao or @philnews.xyz here on Hive. I am the founder and owner of PhilNews.xyz.

I have been blogging since 2010 when I worked as an OFW in Saudi Arabia. I am an active member of the D.Buzz community since February 2023.