LEO Main Goal HalfWay Through! * My Hive Goals (Week 29, 2023)

This is a short sum-up table with the state of my goals in easier TLDR form. The table has only some information, so if you want details, they can be found in the post.

Current State/Other Selection Criterion	Goals Matching the Criterion
Ongoing	5 (HP + HBD Savings, LEO Staked, Comments Made, DEC Saved 2 - Stage 2, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 2)
Completed Main Goals	0
Completed Goals	3 (DEC-B Saved, DEC Saving 2 - Stage 1, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 1)
Main goals	3 (HP + HBD Savings, LEO Staked, Comments Made)
Goals	2 (Cards for Staking on Land, DEC Saved 2)
New Goals	2 (Cards for Staking on Land, DEC Saved 2)
Increased Goals	3 (HBD target for HP+HBD Main Goal - twice, DEC-B Saved)
Decreased Goals	2 (Comments Made, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 1)

I include a link to the initial goal-setting post for 2023, for reference, if needed.

Is a half-reached goal a reason to be happy? Well, if it's a year-long main goal and you are only 3 weeks behind, I think it is. Especially when the market played against easier accumulation in recent months, as the price of LEO grew.

After today's LEO power-up, I remarked I am at exactly 50% of the progress for this year. I started with 10,500 LEO staked, I am now at 16,500 LP and the target which I'll hopefully reach by the year-end is 22,500 LP. 6000 staked this year already, same amount to go.

Another highlight from this Hive goals update is that I've set a mini-goal to make at least 100 comments (including threads) this week. More details on the respective section.

Let's see what has changed since last week regarding my Hive goals.

HIVE Power (HP) + HBD in Savings Main Goal

My staked HIVE reached 32,154 HP this week, and I already have the liquid HIVE for the next HPUD. My savings remained constant at 203 HBD this week, even though I added more liquid HBD from author rewards.

Here's what the evolution of the HP+HBD goal looks like:

^{I'll need to have one of the targets (HBD or HIVE) reached to consider this goal completed.}

^{If a target becomes too easy, I may increase the target, but not forever. Just like the market can play against your targets, they can play in their favor too.}

LEO Staked Main Goal

I staked 230 LEO last week, including over 50 LEO purchased, and reached exactly 16,500 LP.

That's exactly halfway through my yearly goal, about 3 weeks later than I should have reached it. Market conditions (higher LEO price and its implications) contributed to this retard.

Splinterlands Land Expansion Main Focus

Land expansion's main focus extends throughout 2023. Unless I change the strategy, it will be the only main focus / main goal for Splinterlands in 2023. But there will be several 1-3 months goals.

First Land-Related Goal: DEC/DEC-B Saved - Completed

This goal is COMPLETED.

Deadline (passed): When DEC-B offer runs out, either because all were sold out or because the time limit was reached (April 9th).

Target to consider the goal completed: 1.5 mil. DEC-B saved. Done!

DEC Saved 2 Goal - Stage 1 Completed

[COMPLETED] Deadline stage 1: June
Deadline stage 2: August
Deadline stage 3: End of 2023?

Target to consider the goal completed:

• stage 1: 1.2m DEC (COMPLETED)
• stage 2: 2.2 DEC (1m additional DEC)
• stage 3: 5 DEC (2.8m additional DEC)

Current situation: 1.2m DEC (liquid) and 81k DEC x 2 = 162k DEC in SPS:DEC diesel pool.

Note: Taking my time. I'll probably adjust these goals or their deadlines later on.

New Land-Related Goal: Cards for Staking on Land Stage 1 Completed

^{The purpose of this goal is to build the amount of high PP cards I need for staking on my tract.}

^{We will need to fill 5 slots per plot with staked cards, without requiring summoners (that doesn't mean they can't be used as regular cards).}

So, what are the details of this goal?

Deadline:

• [COMPLETED] Stage 1: June 2023
• stage 1.5: August
• stage 2: End of 2023 (this will be a new goal)

The total number of maxed-level* cards needed for staking on land: 500 (5 x 100).

• stage 1: need 120 cards for land by the deadline (decreased from 220) COMPLETED
  • stretch goal: have optimized cards for 24 plots COMPLETED
• stage 1.5: need 220 cards for land by the deadline
• stage 2: have 500 cards for land
  • stretch goal: have optimized cards for 44 plots

(*) any card with at least 1000 PP suitable for the terrain types I own will do (better for better plots); doesn't have to be maxed

Current situation total: 131 / 500 (26.2%)

Current situation stage 2: 11 / 100

Time remaining until Stage 2 deadline: max 2 weeks?

Note: Taking my time. Practically, if I'm a little bit behind my DEC saving goal, I'm ok with this goal. For max-level cards, my DEC could currently support 136 cards at full production capacity, so I'm quite ok with this goal progress, even if it doesn't respect the original deadlines.

Comments Made

Original goal: 18k, REDUCED to 17k, by the end of 2023.

I started this week with a total of 14698 comments made.

Ended the week with 14765 comments made, which brings the number of my comments this week to 67. In a downtrend for the last 6 weeks, and below the average for a while...

I keep saying I need to be more active on Threads to reverse the trend!

Without a push, I feel I'm never going to get back on an uptrend. Here it is: this week I have to make at least 100 comments! Threads, here I come!

I now need an average of 98 comments weekly to reach the goal of 17k.

Weekly Buy - LEO

LEO was a little more affordable in dollar and $HIVE terms this week, so I decided to "HIVE cost optimize" my weekly purchase into LEO.