Congratulations on 7 years!
I think mine is 7 years this August.
I find success is being able to give good content to the community, enjoy what you do and be able to make the money along the way as a bonus including what you earn from those earnings!
I have on and off powered down and sold and bought again through thr Hive and HBD or second layer tokens, I find a week and a half onward I can start to really grow again in HP and will be hopefully keeping, the HBD growing throughout the year. Rough times and a lot to get through in my life but I love Hive and the community so much.
We all succeed in our own way.
Agreed, that's a great definition. Enjoyment, yet another form of success.
I don't fault anyone for cashing out their earnings. For some reason it has a bad stigma attached to it but it should be expected. When WEB2 users come knocking that is what the majority of them will be doing. Not to mention the enjoyment of paying for something with blog earnings is much greater than paying with already acquired funds. I experienced such with poker winnings but haven't cashed out Hive yet. Whatever is ailing you in life I hope you overcome it and things pick up for you.
It is expected for sure, people coming for the games will be withdrawing, but when they still stick around and grow as well then it helps see the community keep growing.
Cheers I always keep working on improving personal life issues