It's Not Goodbye...
December 17th, 2017.
That was the date everything changed for me on my journey in crypto. I'm pretty sure I've gone over the story for years now, but when I discovered this blockchain, it literally saved my life. It gave me hope. After the downfall of my PayPal account, my business was on life support. I was looking for a way out of the pitfall I was in, and this blockchain and crypto as a whole was the way I could see out of the mess.
I have dedicated my life over the past 6 plus years to this blockchain.
Everything!
Financial ruin, family stress, health issues, you name it....I literally lived through it all while posting about it on chain. This blockchain was my outlet to share my thoughts, my passions and hopefully bring my online business here. To show the world, how great we had it!
I was dedicated. I could not see a world without Hive. And honestly, I still think this is the greatest blockchain on the planet.
But life has a funny way of working out...
I think the old saying is, God laughs at your plans. And He sure did laugh at mine...
You may have noticed, I hit another milestone tonight....Once again, my Hive Power surpassed 100,000!
This is actually the second time this has happened, and the last time around I powered down because life got in the way of my dreams lol The greatest thing about this blockchain is that you put in the effort here, while it may take a while, you can be rewarded for your hard work and dedication.
But you'll notice something as well, if you look a little bit further in my account...
A second power down has begun.
Now don't worry lol I'm not leaving in the sense of powering down all my Hive and taking off. Nah I'll still be around, but it a much different light.
You see, I just got hired this week to my dream job.
This is something I had no idea I would even be qualified for, but on Monday I stepped into an office for an organization I'm a part of, and secured pretty much....The perfect job.
And because of this job, my priorities changed in an instant!
So here's what I had to do this week:
I left the @town-hall witness team simply because I won't be around as much. These guys are the cream of the crop and I will support them forever. But it wasn't fair for them to have me sitting around on the team, as I won't be around as often.
I also let Khal and Eric know that I would leave the $LEO team as well. Again, it's not fair for them to wait around for me to complete work that who knows when I would get around to. I'm obviously still very excited about LEO and that doesn't change, but officially I'm just a Lion now :)
The #leolive show will have to be put on pause. Again, the time I will be dedicating to this job just won't give me much time to focus on the live show.
The Crypto Maniacs Podcast will have a different time slot and I let Task know that I'm not exactly sure when during the week / nights I'll be able to get back on a schedule. I'll know more next week.
And I'm pretty much going to be stopping my focus on crypto. I will continue to use Hive and LEO specifically for my blog and social media engagement, but I have to be honest with myself. My heart and my passion is simply no longer in crypto, or in online business.
So if you see Jongo around a little less now....It's not because I'm bitter or rage quitting or anything like that. I just have something I have to focus on now going forward that's my true passion. It's a job I never thought existed, but it's been something I have been praying for, over the past few years.
God may laugh at our plans, but believe me....He has His own plans for us, and it's pretty amazing how things all work out when you have faith and stay the course!!
I'll share my journey with you all going forward, if you'll let me :)
So it's not good bye, far from it!
Just let me know, I love and appreciate you all. And I don't think I would have survived the past 6 years without you!
Posted Using InLeo Alpha
Real life priorities take precedence. Good luck with your new job!
Thanks man! Appreciate all your support!!
You and Task have been my inspiration in Hive in terms of being consistent and grinding my way through success. While I'm still far from my life goals, I always remember you guys when I need to grind it out in whatever I do. Good luck!
I hope I showed this blockchain, that any one can succeed!! Appreciate the kind words, so honored to hear it!
What is this perfect job if you don't might sharing, I am curious :D
Working for my church. Combining my love for driving, books and the bible.
Ohh, neat :D
Congrats on the new job - thats huge news!
Thank you so much!
Congrats mate! Nice read your story. I am going to achieve 2750 HP soon as well, poor me :)
I think (and hope) I showed anyone over the years, that you can start with nothing and build this stuff up!
Real life matters more but I didn't expect it. I hope that corporate jobs will works out for you. On the Leolive, you mentioned a truck so does your new job require you to drive quite a bit?
In the summer months, yes I'll be driving a lot. But for the next few months, it's in the bookstore and offices.
Bookstore + truck sounds like a combination YOU could hardly resist. :)
lol yea man!
Good luck with your new job and even less we hope to see you stop by to say hello.
Oh I'll be on LEO all the time :)
I'm happy for you, guess a job with a certain salary each month is worth a lot for you when ypu have a family to feed and a house yo take care of.
I hope to keep seing you around on threads and that you keep sharing your adventures!
P.S does this mean that trucker jongo is back as a nickname?
Yeah but not a trucking job in the traditional sense. I'll be driving a truck in the summer to various events around western canada, but driving is only a small part of the job.
Partly trucking Jongo doesn't sound as good 😂
Jokes aside congratulations to the job!
It's good to know you are still around, and also good to know how hive came to your rescue. I can also say that hive is one of the best things that ever happened to me. And I'm going to stick around for a long time. I congratulate you on amassing that amount of Hp, I guess it takes a lot of effort and hardwork to achieve that. Please do remain on the blockchain, you have a lot of positive inputs to make. Thanks for writing and have a great day.
keep showing up, every day, it all works out!
Priorities can shift when we least expect it. God always has the best plan for us and when it materialize into our reality, we have to prioritize it and get going. Good luck man on this new journey of yours :)
I'm excited for the change in lifestyle now. mid-40's is never too young to re-invent yourself lol
100k HP is a really defekt stake, Jon! Congratulations! 🙌🏻
I am currently working on the 10k HP. Will probably reach that end of this year.
Slow and steady! It works!
All the best Jongo.
Looking forward to hearing more about life once you're into the groove :)
Thank you sir, appreciate it!!
Oh that's bittersweet man! Will definitely miss seeing you around a lot but it definitely sounds like it's for a great reason and you sound super happy and fulfilled so I'm very happy for you and looking forward to hearing about your new journey
I am pinching myself man. This is something I never thought in a million years I would be able to get as a job.
Man I'm so happy for you on getting job.. priorities comes first and I'm sure You'll make the best out of it.
Honestly people like you're inspiring plenty of Hivers both in hive and in real life.. looking forward to be with you on this new journey as a reader and Fren.
Many more years to come!!!
Hopefully I inspired people and showed them that anything is possible on chain. Just keep showing up!
Yeah man, that's the spirit!!
Do we ever get to find out what the job is? I'm super excited for you. Will miss seeing you around as much though. Congrats on the milestone (again) as well!
LOL It's quite the 'job'....So I'm managing the book ministry for my church, which includes driving a semi around Western Canada to various events and towns, selling books, bibles and more literature.
But when I'm not driving, I'm basically helping to run a bookstore.
That's pretty awesome! That definitely sounds like a dream job for you! Especially knowing how much you like to drive. Add to that you get to be a steward for your church and it is even better. Congrats!
Thanks man. Yeah I can't believe it. Not in a million years did I think I'd get something like this. And the pay isn't too bad either lol
That's awesome! Just remember 10% is The Lords! :)
ha ha ha ha ha yeah man, the church is paying me so....I can not pay lololol
:)
Congrats it's nice to have work you can relate to and enjoy. Seems a shame to PD after hitting that milestone though, especially when Hive's going down...
Yeah it's not a full power down. It's just to support my family over the next few weeks until the pay checks start rolling in. I always pick the 'best' times to power down LOL
Congratulations on this new job
Thank you kindly!
I guess I will have to use one of my wise quotes here; 'tough decision breeds men----dani-asi'. We'll be missing you presence here, but I know before you choose that job over hive platform it must have been worth it. I wish you all the best. Always show up for your old time friends, wishing you success, progress and a happy life.
Thanks very much! Oh I'll be around, just not as much. And my content will be a wee bit different too going forward lol
Good luck with your new job.
!PIZZA
Thank you sir!
$PIZZA slices delivered:
@edgerik(1/15) tipped @jongolson
Man wish you all the best and I am glad you found your dream job and are doing something that makes you happy. This is the way!
It's crazy! I'm beyond excited
Congratulations to you on having 100,000 HP and congratulations on your new job
Your dedication to this blockchain is really amazing
It's been my entire life for the past 6 years. What a journey it's been.
Congratulations @jongolson! You received a personal badge!
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out our last posts:
Goodbye fren, missing you already, see you around
Oh I'm still around ;)
Look... I know a little about what you said and between comings and goings it's practically impossible to stay away from here for long.
I'm very happy to know that you got your dream job and that's quite a commendable thing to celebrate. Congratulations friend and I wish you and your family all the best.
See you next time and come back soon to tell us everything is ok.
Thanks so much, I'll be sure to let the world know!
I'm with you. I found my dream job April 10, 2023 - didn't know it existed either, and yes, God walked me right into it. It took me until about last month to miss this place so much that I came back. I wish you the best, and am so happy you have found "it".
Thanks so much, can't wait until Monday for my first day!
They say you learn something new every day and today I learned that male adult film stars apparently have offices?? Who knew. Congrats buddy.
ha ha ha ha ha ha thank you kindly!
I have nothing but respect for you, good ser. Take that shit and run with it. Chase your passion. You will always be a part of Town Hall.
Super excited to hear you doing stuff with books. Maybe we can do some IRL business! I sold $7k in used books last month, about 60% religion
Oh man, that gets me thinking lol
Wife is going to dive in for sure. She's really excited to look into the book selling.
sounds like you'll have an advantage!
I am really happy for you concerning your new job. It is worth celebrating
Hello jongolson!
It's nice to let you know that your article will take 7th place.
Your post is among 15 Best articles voted 7 days ago by the @hive-lu | King Lucoin Curator by nuthman
You receive 🎖 1.3 unique LUBEST tokens as a reward. You can support Lu world and your curator, then he and you will receive 10x more of the winning token. There is a buyout offer waiting for him on the stock exchange. All you need to do is reblog Daily Report 196 with your winnings.
Buy Lu on the Hive-Engine exchange | World of Lu created by szejq
STOPor to resume write a wordSTARTHuge congratulations on getting this opportunity Jongo! Sounds like you're going to fill your heart with activities that bring joy to you, your family and the amazing folks you surround yourself with. I totally understand if you're around a little less. Please never forget the people you have inspired. I'm one of them. I started my 8-year Hive Goals plan in September 2022 because of you.
Thanks so much for the kind words sir :) Appreciate them very much. And honored to hear my crazy journey inspired ya' on chain!!!