My Entry for LADIES OF HIVE Community Contest 264 | ✨🎵 What dream did you achieve that your younger self would be proud of?

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❤️ Ladies of Hive Community Contest 264 – Ein Traum, auf den mein jüngeres Ich stolz wäre
Hallo ihr Lieben! 😊
Ich hoffe, es geht euch gut. Ich nutze diese wunderbare Ladies of Hive-Community viel zu selten, und es wird Zeit mal etwas zu posten – denn das aktuelle Thema passt genau in meine aktuelle Lebensphase.
Der laufende Contest fragt:
✨ “What dream did you achieve that your younger self would be proud of?” ✨
Und als ich das gelesen habe, dachte ich sofort: Das bin ich. Genau jetzt. Genau mein letztes Jahr.
🎵 Mein lebenslanger Traum: Musik machen – und wirklich davon leben
Seit über zehn Jahren arbeite ich konsequent an meiner Musik. Neben meiner Angestellten-Tätigkeit habe ich mir Schritt für Schritt ein zweites Standbein aufgebaut, obwohl ich oft das Gefühl hatte, zu schlecht zu sein, zu krank, zu langsam – oder einfach “nicht genug”.
Aber ich habe nie aufgehört. Dank meines eigenen Ehrgeizes, und auch dank meinen Freunden, die mich sehr unterstützt haben. Und vor allem meine Freundin.
Vor fünf Jahren bekam ich die Möglichkeit, bei dem Label Panda Beats einzusteigen und dort copyright-freie Musik für Streamer und Creator zu produzieren. Das hat meine Musikkarriere komplett verändert.
In den letzten Monaten ist etwas passiert, womit ich selbst kaum gerechnet hätte:
- mein Account hatte über 80.000 monatliche Hörer auf Spotify
- fast 10 Millionen Gesamtstreams
- konstante Einnahmen, die jeden Monat wachsen
Mittlerweile habe ich mehr als 100 Tracks produziert und verschiedene Genres mit unterschiedlichen Artist Names veröffentlicht. Raven, BeaTraxx und Binaural Concept. (Die letzten Jahre habe ich mich nur auf BeaTraxx konzentriert, jetzt ist es mal wieder Zeit für Raven) Für mein jüngeres Ich wäre das unvorstellbar gewesen.
Ich war früher viel zu unsicher, um wirklich an mich zu glauben – durch Angststörungen, Borderline, Depressionen, ADHS und die chronische Erschöpfung (ME/CFS) habe ich mich oft klein und wertlos gefühlt, und einfach immer erschöpft und ängstlich. Musik war mein Traum, aber gleichzeitig mein größter Angsttrigger. Ich dachte: Ich werde es eh nie schaffen, wieso also überhaupt versuchen?
Und jetzt bin ich hier.


🎨 Immer mehr Selbstständigkeit – und plötzlich ein echter Business-Aufwind
Neben der Musik baue ich seit zwei Jahren auch meine Selbstständigkeit im Bereich Grafikdesign auf.
Die letzten drei Monate waren unglaublich – ein richtiger Boost:
- Mehr Kunden, als ich gleichzeitig annehmen kann
- Aufträge von Firmen und Projekten auf Hive
- unter anderem das Merch-/Grafikdesign für die Hive-Conference in Dortmund
- durchgehend so viel Arbeit, dass ich jetzt ernsthaft darüber nachdenke, meine Angestellten-Tätigkeit zu reduzieren
Ich merke:
Das ist kein Hobby mehr. Das ist ein echtes Business.
Und genau davon habe ich mein ganzes Leben lang geträumt.

🥁 Dazu kommt: Live-Musik!
Ich spiele Schlagzeug – und hatte dieses Jahr mehrere Live-Auftritte mit meiner Band.
Dass ich damit Geld verdiene, ist einfach das schönste Gefühl der Welt.
Musik produzieren, Live spielen, im Label arbeiten, Grafikdesign machen …
ich habe mir mein eigenes kreatives Ökosystem gebaut.
Mein jüngeres Ich wäre vor Stolz geplatzt.




💛 Trotz Krankheit. Trotz Angst. Trotz Chaos.
Die letzten vier Monate waren wahnsinnig anstrengend.
Meine Krankheiten machen das Leben sehr viel schwerer als bei anderen – ME/CFS, Borderline, Angst, Depressionen, ADHS … alles zusammen ist oft eine tägliche Herausforderung.
Aber trotz allem habe ich mich durchgebissen.
Ich habe aufgebaut, durchgezogen, weitergemacht.
Und endlich zahlt es sich aus.
Ich bin erschöpft, ja – aber ich bin auch wahnsinnig glücklich, weil ich zum ersten Mal fühle, dass mein Weg wirklich funktioniert. Ich muss ab jetzt etwas langsamer machen, und werde die Winterzeit vor allem zum Erholen und Entspannen nutzen. Aber nächstes Jahr geht es dann wieder voller Motivation weiter!
🏡 Und meine großen Träume?
Mein jüngeres Ich hätte niemals geglaubt, dass ich einmal an diesen Punkt komme –
aber mein heutiges Ich glaubt endlich an seine Zukunft. Ich wollte schon als Kind Musiker sein, und hatte immer große Träume und Pläne, diese haben sich nie verändert. Nur dachte ich mein Leben lang, dass ich das niemals schaffen werde, weil ich durch meine Krankheit immer kaum Geld hatte, weil es mir sehr schwer fällt in einem Angestellten-Job mit festen Arbeitszeiten und anderen Limitierungen zu arbeiten. Aber die aktuelle Situation gibt mir wieder die Möglichkeit an meine Träume zu glauben!
Meine großen Träume sind immer noch dieselben wie eh und je:
- ein eigenes Haus
- ein richtig geiles, professionelles Musikstudio
- ein eigener Proberaum
- ein Sportwagen (ja, das klingt vielleicht albern, aber er gehört einfach zu meinem Lebensziel dazu 😄)
- und vor allem: komplett selbstständig leben, frei, kreativ, unabhängig
Ein Haus zu kaufen ist in Deutschland aktuell extrem teuer – aber ich will daran glauben, dass es irgendwann möglich ist.
Und zum ersten Mal fühlt es sich nicht mehr wie ein unrealistischer Fantasie-Traum an, sondern wie ein langfristiges Ziel, auf das ich wirklich zugehe.
🙌 Die Hive-Community hat dabei eine große Rolle gespielt
Die Unterstützung, die ich hier bekomme – sei es für meine Musik, meine Posts oder meine Projekte – hat mir so sehr geholfen.
Ich habe hier echte Fans, echte Freunde, echte Motivation gefunden.
Hive hat einen großen Anteil daran, dass sich mein Traum gerade erfüllt.
Dafür bin ich unglaublich dankbar, und ich hoffe dass es noch lange so weiter geht!
Danke an alle, die mich hier seit Jahren unterstützen! ❤️
✨ Fazit
Was würde mein jüngeres Ich sagen?
Vielleicht:
"Du hast es wirklich geschafft. Du hast dir dein eigenes Leben aufgebaut, genau so, wie du es dir immer gewünscht hast – und sogar noch mehr."
Und genau deshalb mache ich bei diesem Contest mit.
Es ist der perfekte Moment, um zu sagen:
Ich bin stolz auf das, was ich geschafft habe und wie ich meine Persönlichkeit entwickelt habe. Dass ich aus mir raus gehe, dass ich selbstbewusster werde und an mich glaube. Und auch an das, was noch kommt. 💛
Vielen Dank für´s Lesen!
Bis bald!
RAVEN 🐦


❤️ Ladies of Hive Community Contest 264th EDITION– A dream my younger self would be proud of
Hello lovely people! 😊
I hope you’re all doing well. I use this wonderful Ladies of Hive community far too rarely, and it’s definitely time to post something – because the current topic fits my life situation perfectly right now.
The current contest asks:
✨ “What dream did you achieve that your younger self would be proud of?” ✨
And when I read that, I immediately thought: That’s me. Right now. Exactly my last year.
🎵 My lifelong dream: Making music – and truly living from it
I’ve been working consistently on my music for over ten years. Alongside my salaried job, I’ve been building up a second source of income step by step, even though I often felt too bad, too sick, too slow – or simply “not enough”.
But I never stopped. Thanks to my own ambition, and also thanks to my friends who supported me a lot – and above all, my girlfriend.
Five years ago, I got the chance to join the label Panda Beats and produce copyright-free music there for streamers and creators. That completely changed my music career.
In the last few months, something has happened that I honestly didn’t expect at all:
- my account had over 80,000 monthly listeners on Spotify
- almost 10 million total streams
- steady income that keeps growing every month
By now, I’ve produced more than 100 tracks and released different genres under different artist names:
Raven,
BeaTraxx and
Binaural Concept.
(Over the last years I mainly focused on BeaTraxx – now it’s time for Raven again.)
For my younger self, all of this would have been unimaginable.
Back then, I was way too insecure to truly believe in myself – because of anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, depression, ADHD and chronic exhaustion (ME/CFS), I often felt small and worthless, and just constantly tired and anxious. Music was my dream, but at the same time my biggest trigger. I thought: I’ll never make it anyway, so why even try?
And now here I am.


🎨 More and more self-employment – and suddenly a real business boost
Besides music, I’ve been building my self-employment in graphic design for the past two years.
The last three months have been incredible – a real boost:
- more clients than I can handle at the same time
- contracts from companies and projects on Hive
- among other things, the merch/graphic design for the Hive Conference in Dortmund
- so much work that I’m now seriously thinking about reducing my salaried position
I can feel it:
This is no longer a hobby. This is a real business.
And that’s exactly what I’ve been dreaming of my whole life.

🥁 And on top of that: Live music!
I play drums – and this year I had several live performances with my band.
The fact that I actually earn money with that is simply the best feeling in the world.
Producing music, playing live, working with a label, doing graphic design…
I’ve created my own little creative ecosystem.
My younger self would have burst with pride.




💛 Despite illness. Despite fear. Despite chaos.
The last four months have been incredibly exhausting.
My illnesses make life much harder than it is for many others – ME/CFS, borderline, anxiety, depression, ADHD … all of it together is often a daily challenge.
But despite everything, I pushed through.
I built things up, I kept going, I didn’t stop.
And finally, it’s paying off.
I am exhausted, yes – but I’m also incredibly happy, because for the first time, I truly feel that my path is working.
From now on, I need to slow down a bit and will mainly use the winter to rest and recover. But next year, I’ll continue again with full motivation!
🏡 And what about my big dreams?
My younger self would never have believed that I would one day reach this point –
but my current self finally believes in its own future.
I wanted to be a musician ever since I was a child, and I always had big dreams and plans – those dreams never really changed. I just always thought I would never achieve them, because my illness meant I barely had any money, and it’s very hard for me to function in a classic 9-to-5 job with fixed working hours and a lot of limitations.
But the situation I’m in now allows me to believe in my dreams again!
My big dreams are still the same as always:
- my own house
- a really awesome, professional music studio
- my own rehearsal room
- a sports car (yes, that might sound silly, but it has always been part of my life goals 😄)
- and most of all: being fully self-employed, living freely, creatively and independently
Buying a house in Germany is extremely expensive at the moment – but I want to believe that it will be possible someday.
And for the first time, it doesn’t feel like some unrealistic fantasy anymore, but like a long-term goal that I’m genuinely moving towards.
🙌 The Hive community has played a huge role in this
The support I get here – whether it’s for my music, my posts or my projects – has helped me so much.
I’ve found real fans here, real friends, real motivation.
Hive has played a big part in making this dream come true.
I’m incredibly grateful for that, and I hope it will continue for a long time to come!
Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me here for years! ❤️
✨ Conclusion
What would my younger self say?
Maybe something like:
“You really did it. You built your own life, exactly the way you always wanted it to be – and even more.”
And that’s exactly why I’m joining this contest.
It’s the perfect moment to say:
I am proud of what I’ve achieved and how my personality has developed.
That I’m opening up more, becoming more confident and starting to believe in myself.
And also in everything that is still to come. 💛
Thank you so much for reading!
See you soon!
RAVEN 🐦



I am very thankful for everyone who supports me on my journey!!
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It's nice to be able to live your dream , I've had that oonce lost it and never was able to regain it , but atleast i've been there :)
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Oh I am sorry to hear that. Never say never. It´s important to believe in your dreams, that´s the only way to reach them.
nah , these days i enjoy going out and making photos , that is my new passion these days .
Despite all challenges, your dedication, creativity, and perseverance helped you made the right decision! Truly proof that passion and hard work pay off!
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Thank you so much!! =) Yes it´s true! But it´s tough to keep doing it and hanging in there for 10 years without giving up...
WoW i mean it. I don't know you been facing all this difficulties and challenges all this time but the achievements you made is actually amazing. Your goals is high but not so far like a dream more like a race i will call it.. i will watch your progress and try to keep up with the news of your new achievements. Try to rest for 2025 you accomplish so much and is time to enjoy it the 2026 look bright you see.
PS. I like the Band..will you please make a post regarding of this.
Thank you so much!! Yes it´s not always been an easy time, and it´s still like that. I learned to live with the challenges most of the time. But sometimes, I just need a break, from all the work and the appointments and all that.
But it never stopped me from giving up. :D
Yeah I can make a post about my band soon. We had alot of gigs this year.
Thank you too.
Can't wait for more Raven releases! It has been my favourite ones since I bought them some months ago.
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Thank you so much!! =) This year, there was just no time to make Raven music. Because I am very perfectionistic with my music, and these songs are alot more work than making music for Panda Beats. So yeah, I am currently restructuring some things at work and my customers, so hopefully next year will be more time for music again!!
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Thank you!! =)
You're doing amazingly well, and making awesome music ! You've overcome and beaten so many obstacles, I'm so glad to see it's starting to really work.
Any time you doubt yourself, come back and look at this post, and know you can (and will) succeed 😀
Thank you so much!! =)
This is great to read and is the kind of support I need and the kind of support that always kept me going, no matter how hard it has been. And you´re right. This year actually it really feels like I can succeed. Of course there are still alot of days where I think: Ah I will never reach my dreams. But there ARE days where I believe in that I can succeed. :D
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STOPCongratulation my dear friend, you have been so positive about your career in music and that's a great motivation to push up and achieve all your dreams in your musical career. Cheer up my lady.
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Thank you so much!! =) It wasn´t always easy, but I never lost my motivation. And I think this is what pays off now! !BBH
You are doing great, despite the ups and downs, you never gave. You have done for yourself, keep it up .
Thank you so much!! =) I appreciate it!
You are welcome 🙂
Awesome @ravenmus1c , my only claim to music fame is having hung out with various local bands that never amounted to much, dumped a 2,3 timing guitar tech, got assaulted plenty of times so I assaulted back just as many, almost lost my hearing, learned several chords, I still have my dusty old Strat guitar and Peavey Tube amp and some memories. I ended up with 2 kids and a career as a Practical Nurse.
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Thank you! =)
Haha, that doesn´t sound too bad! Maybe someday, you will touch your guitar again, you never know. :D
Music has always been my dream, so I am really happy that I kept doing it, and that it´s now successful.
!LADY