While it's easy to focus on those opportunities in crypto that are practically the same as winning the lottery, they are momentary. The fact is, those who make solid gains and significant movement are those who product consistent gains. And, surprisingly, the gains don't need to be huge. They just need to be forward and repetitive. Ideally, with at least some reasonable growth too.
The crypto chase is illusory. Since 2015 until 2020 the chase was for airdrops. Be lucky enough to have that coin, exchange position or similar, and you got a drop when a new side of crypt was created. After 2020, then it was about being on board with the nano-second latest pumpshtick token or the next project. Then it was being on board with the snappiest meme coin. Whatever the chase, it's momentary and only a few actually are able to see a real advantage. The rest fuel the mess, and the masses run like lemmings. Don't feel insulted, I'm often one of those lemmings too. Don't get me wrong, there is some profit to make marginally, but it happens following the point of this article - progressive and consistent performance.
The key with consistency is sticking to it, regardless of your emotions, your desires, or even you own personal benefit sometimes. Wait, did I just say give up gain? Yes, especially if you risk becoming a pig for the slaughter. Consistent performance means objectively finding progress, no matter what the token or coin is, and then letting it go when a certain goal is reached. That also means having no convictions or sense of loyalty to a project or token, no matter how much you want to promise otherwise to your friends or crypto connections.
Some call it discipline. Others call it being a jerk or narcissist. It's none but has the traits of all; you're focused regardless of feelings. Your progress in gain can be a simple as a metric, gain 50% on everything invested. Or it could be an accomplishment; launch three successful projects a year and sell them. Whatever the case, your crypto path is specific and unchanging, even if it seems to others connected, biased or networked. Contacts and people are simply tools to achieve your goals. They are commodities if need be to trade.
The results speak for themselves. Producing a portfolio growth of 10-20% a month begins to become real money very quickly. And, as we all know, the more assets you have to work with, the more you can engage with new opportunities, spreading risk and diversifying output. Real crypto growth is not about the inside track; it's about consistency in results. You can make a lot of friends along the way, but also remember you can end up being someone else's tool as well if you're not careful. Focus, stay true to your goals, and don't get caught up by shiny distractions, no matter how much a project wants "loyalty." There is none in crypto.
