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July is already here. Half the year went by very swiftly. Time is waiting for no-one. It was high time for me to write a HPUD post. 

This is my first HPUD post! Yay!! I guess this is as good a time as any to start the tradition. Every month I planned to do the HPUD but never got around to it. Now 6 months have passed in 2023 and here I am. I was never inclined to do a HPUD post on the first of the month because I felt as though I can power up any time. However, in the spirit of HPUD - I will start to do it on the first of the month as well. Afterall, I have already done my first LPUD. 

**I just powered up 100 Hives.**
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**Setting SMART goals and measurement**
Although my Hive birthday indicates that I have been around since 2017 - I have been away for at least 2 years. Then when I am here, I blogged sporadically. Things can only get better. The platform has changed a lot since I started and my personal life as well. My offline life was and still is too demanding. However things I am managing things a bit better and I can spend a bit more online. In my offline life, I value the importance of goal setting - therefore it is time to set some Hive goals as well. 

I think everyone is familiar with the meaning of SMART - so I will not bore you. When one sets SMART goals - there is a guide to measure against.  
There are so many quotes on measuring things but these are 2 of my favorites:
>What gets measured gets done, what gets measured and fed back gets done well, what gets rewarded gets repeated. - John E. Jones 

>Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can't measure something, you can't understand it. If you can't understand it, you can't control it. If you can't control it, you can't improve it. - H. James Harrington

**Being SMART about it**
Having goals and checking my statistics will shine a light on how things are - versus where I want to be. This will keep me focused and encourage me thus helping me to grow while managing my time. Afterall, if I set goals, I will now know where I want to go. If I know where I want to go - I can measure where I am at periodically. I can see then see whether it was realistic and achievable during the time frame I set myself. If it was not - then I can always adjust my goals to be SMART-er.

**This is my current HP:**
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**This is my rewards for the month of June:**

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I earned 148.65 HP in the month of June. That might not look very impressive but as I mentioned I wrote when I could. 
With the support of amazing curation communities and everyone visiting my blog, I aim for a minimum of 7,500 HP by the end of the year. That is approximately 320 HP per month. 

I am grateful that I have never needed to power down since starting on this platform. I hope to keep it that way until I can achieve higher heights. However, I will not get ahead of myself. 😀 I plan to power up 100 Hive monthly as well. So fingers crossed. This is here as a record of my goals/plans. 

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Happy #HPUD day everyone! 
Best wishes to everyone for a glorious, rewarding, happy and successful Month!
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In the spirit of HPUD day, @slothbuzz wants to share extra "buzz" - so fitting for the HIVE!! 
Everyone's helping each other daily with growing their HP. We help each other with our goals. Thanks in advance.

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The photos are my own