These "waves" can be ridden on or simply laughed at depending on the mood of my brain at the moment. But if one starts to drag oneself down too much because of the circumstances everything stops and that's a really unproductive mode to be in.

Many want a smooth ride while surfers are looking for ever larger waves that test their skills.

I personally work as an entrepreneur with my own company which means I have to have the right mindset all the time when in comes to building the income. Having the courage to make moves in life and then trusting your own ideas until the point where you have to make a move again :)

I do the same and have to keep adjusting in various ways daily, including taking a full-time second job working for a boss. It opens some new doors I wouldn't have access to otherwise :)

It's good to join the game at a low point so you learn how to grind - then you hopefully get your award at some point.

The ups are few and far between but the climb is happening on Steem and the whole industry.