Many congratulations on the achievement! 🐋🏆🐳
In fact, everything you list to get you to where you are is essential. Hard work, dedication, engagement, patience, persistence and retribution!
All these qualities and virtues I could see in many of the most influential members of this non-centralized community, who participated in one way or another, in my very first HF in Amsterdam!
I was impressed, and I told you at the time, with your availability, simplicity and willingness to share even with the smallest plankton that I was at that time (and you said it that "no matter if you are a plancton... EVERYONE CONTS ON HIVE 😊)!
I identify a lot with what you say about the comfort zone, because "by nature" I am a more reserved person, but the fact that it forces me to leave the comfort zone is making me a better version of myself.
I hope to see you on another HF (I'm hoping I can participate in HF8...). Let's see if availability and location help me!
A big hug! 🍀