It started with something like luck, @HODL. In the aftermath of the block size war, the number begain to head up towards 18k. A guy on the radio in Dallas started talking about it. I wanted to hear about the Cowboys. I heard about bitcoin instead. Over on Facebook, my cousin started talking about crypto. My wife follows him and started paying attention. Then in Dec. 2017, I went to buy a new video card at Frys. No can do. All out of stock. Shitcoin miners were buying them all up. I texted my cousin to see if this thing was legit. He said yes, and I set up my first bitcoin wallet. That sounds a lot like either luck or Providence. After that, it was up to me. That's when the universe stops talking and you start acting. Everything else that came after has been a ton of hard work and perseverance. But I can't claim that it started because I was smart and intuitive. My experience with bitcoin began because it was repeatedly tossed at my feet. I just happened to be curious about what it was.
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NOSTR Series # 3 “You Got Lucky”
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uncleJim21 4 months ago
You make your own luck I think it cuts both ways: If you're losing look inside If you're winning acknowledge your blessings Stay humble Stack sats
I purposefully didn’t put much effort into the first of these vlogs because it’s most important to just start and figure it out as you go.
Absolutely I’m a big believer in showing up and intentionally sucking at first. Gets you over the hurdle of perfectionism and lets you actually start improving.
Very similar story here. The search for what’s true in this world leads us to many unexpected places.