I know that am not up to a year here, but I deem it necessary to give this piece of advise to my fellow newbies,
Let me use this medium to rekindle our hope, beginners that are yet to achieve there goals here, I want you to know that your future here is in your own hands, make your time here count, discovering your purpose of being here and working tirelessly to achieving your goals will set you on a high ground, believe in yourself, think positively, you might no be where you are suppose to be, because of your unrealized repeated mistakes or your inability to learn from established members, bitcointalk forum is a large community that has every knowledge and information that will be helpful to us, in it, so choose where you think that fits you, gather more knowledge and ideas so that most of your contribution here will be a solution to members problem.
See every obstacle that you encounter in this forum as the process of success, the strongest may survive, but it is the passionate and the knowledgeable one's that can solve individual and the entire forum problems that will thrive.
For you to achieve your desired goals in this forum, you have to be resolute and determined to make all these things written below to be part of you and your daily activity.
1.SACRIFICE
2.CONSISTENCY
3.SELF-CONFIDENCE
4.HARD-WORK
5.PATIENCE
Sacrifice: it is good to sacrifice your present pleasure for the future, as far as bitcoin talk forum and real life is concern, you must sacrifice your time, because it gives you opportunity to learn and relearn in other to make your views and ideas count, achieving success involves giving up your immediate gratification.
Consistency : always do what you know how to do, even though you are not doing it right, try to make improvement and continue, repeatedly acting towards your goals or dreams increases your chances of achieving your expected outcomes. Don't allow any distractions because it can ruin your ability if getting to your destination, note, out of sight is out of mind, make sure you stick around.
Self- confidence: self esteem is a good tool in fighting inferiority complex, even if you are not much informed about a particular stuff, don't be shy to ask question, everyone was once a novice and I believe people are ready to help because of the synergy that exist here. Believe that you can do it, your opinion count sooner or later, your confidence gives you the boldness and energy to counter uncertainty with a positive mindset.
Hard work: be passionate because your extreme hunger for knowledge and new ideas, will strengthen you and bring out the best in you, persistent effort and determination is what you need to be elevated both in forum and real life, so do greater more than what is expected of you, because a greater effort in the right direction gives birth to a rapid growth and overwhelming result, little effort generates average result, so the choice is yours, but choose wisely.
Patience: success does not come easily, you must go through difficult and challenging times, this will enable you to focus on your vision, no matter what you encounter here just be resilient and steadfast, don't be discouraged with criticism you may face, just see it as part of the process and you can learn from it too, just be yourself and remain on your mission track believe me we will all triumph.