Let me start off by saying:

This is not the most eloquent, alpha giving, blockchain breathing web3 mirror post.

I am not the most web3 savvy individual. But I’ve been learning a lot.

But for those that know me, you know that I am a true community oriented person. That’s part of what I bring to web3. I love and care deeply for people. I am an advocate for mental and emotional wellness. And overall, I not only want people to have healthy and thriving careers but I want people to be healthy and thriving internally.

I see the latter as more important.

Many of us juggle different responsibilities. We are parents, partners, caregivers, children of parents, siblings and so much more on top of being creators. One thing I’ve learned about being in web3 is that it moves very quickly. It can be difficult to really keep up with all of it.

I remember coming into the space and some of the bigger platforms like Zora didn’t have the ability for creators to mint editions and then – BOOM – a couple months later several accessible platforms including Zora made it easy for users to do so.

Many of us may feel the need to be tapped into Twitter Spaces as much as possible for research purposes, learning what’s new and showing up for other people. You also might even work for one of the current web3 platforms as a community manager, developer or you may have another essential position. And in addition to the PFP project you might be slowly building, you might be working on music for your next Sound.xyz drop simultaneously; and let’s not forget the marketing you have to put into all of this.

It can be a bit a lot to keep up with. But I’d like to ask:

Are you taking breaks?

Are you getting the rest your body deserves?

Do you have anyone checking in on you to make sure you’re okay?

Do you check on friends and/or co-workers who are creatives in the space as well?

We’ve all heard the phrase “we’re so early” and that should be a big clue to how niche and small web3 really is compared to those who haven’t been on-boarded. As I’m typing this, I’m thinking about the small team at Catalog Works - which is one of the premiere platforms for music NFTs - and how they are still cycling through applications to onboard artists waiting to mint. They had the brilliant idea to reach out to the community to have them onboard artists who have been willing and waiting to be on the platform…they’re practicing accountability. I can imagine this takes a bit of the pressure off of them overall as a company. Having to manage the daily tasks, community events, Twitter spaces, managing discords, onboarding artists and more is plenty to do. But reaching out to get a helping hand is not only displaying community but internally healthy for the company as a whole.

One of the essential parts of a true thriving community is accountability. Of course it has its different segments and categories but I believe mental and emotional wellness accountability is for the greater good of web3. We really need each other. Beyond the bids, beyond the mints, beyond the protocols, beyond showing up…we have to hold each other accountable when it comes to our overall wellness. Without wellness we aren’t functioning to our best abilities and when that happens, there will be certain places in our lives that suffer.

“Don’t do a lot of asking…I just wanted you to check on me”

Check. On. People.

My friend and Master Jedi in web3, Iman Europe, holds a Sound Circle Twitter Spaces every month to give the community space to speak, share thoughts, music and more. However, on a few occasions she’s opened the space for people to check on them and create a safe space for people to share their hearts.

It’s very genuine, intentional, and people appreciate it. They leave thinking about the current state of their mind, heart and spirit; and maybe even how they can better it.

Sometimes I set aside time during random days in the month to just call people who have been on my heart and mind to just see how they’re doing. Give them space to share their heart , listen closely and maybe even ask them “how can I help you?”

And then sometimes? A simple…”hey how are you doing?” text in the morning to politely interrupt someone's day is good, too.

These are just a few but practical and accessible ways to do it.

As much as we love the thought of being real life superheroes -- we aren’t. We aren’t invincible, we don’t have super speed and we can’t rapidly heal our wounds.

We are more than PFPs, more than ENS and wallet addresses and more than creatives.

We are complex humans who were built to need one another.

And last time I checked? There is no A.I. protocol that runs the blockchain. It’s ran by us. But in order for it to last and thrive at its best?

We need to be well.