Sustainable and resilient community in Chile
Hello Everyone, I feel something terrible is coming upon us, by terrible I mean political and financial chaos in all fronts, mild at first and then at full force.
After exploring central and south America for 30 years I decided to start a community in Chile for many reasons, you can read about it on my web page:
http://www.pencahue.com
At first I was trying to do it alone, but then I realized 6 powerful reasons not to do it alone:
1. Collective wisdom. No one person ever has all of the answers, and regardless of the amount of Google you may have, consulting with experts is always going to give you better information.
2. Pushing our limits. When working alone, it’s oftentimes too easy to give up when things get hard. By surrounding yourself with others working toward a similar goal or objective, you’ll get motivation, support, and friendly competition to push yourself just a bit further than you would have done on your own.
3. Support and belief. Some days those big goals just seem impossible. On those days when you most want to give up, you need to lean on your community the most. They believe in you—probably more than you belief in yourself.
4. New ideas. I truly believe that when you are working within a community of like-minded people that the wisdom of crowds is considerably greater than any one person working alone. Our divergent world views and lenses mean that we all approach the exact same problem slightly differently.
5. Borrowed motivation. Even on those days when your belief in yourself isn’t waning, doing what needs to get done can seem overwhelming. Look around your community and be inspired!
6. Accountability. If you’re a responsible person, you may not want to admit to people you care about who are pulling for you that something didn’t get done. There’s nothing like having to be accountable to others to up your game.
"Allowing others to help is hard", but it ultimately raises everyone’s game, and suddenly that summit isn’t nearly so far off.
So, I invite everyone to consider a plan B, together we can build a sustainable -resilient community and be ready when needed, if not now, when?
After exploring central and south America for 30 years I decided to start a community in Chile for many reasons, you can read about it on my web page:
http://www.pencahue.com
At first I was trying to do it alone, but then I realized 6 powerful reasons not to do it alone:
1. Collective wisdom. No one person ever has all of the answers, and regardless of the amount of Google you may have, consulting with experts is always going to give you better information.
2. Pushing our limits. When working alone, it’s oftentimes too easy to give up when things get hard. By surrounding yourself with others working toward a similar goal or objective, you’ll get motivation, support, and friendly competition to push yourself just a bit further than you would have done on your own.
3. Support and belief. Some days those big goals just seem impossible. On those days when you most want to give up, you need to lean on your community the most. They believe in you—probably more than you belief in yourself.
4. New ideas. I truly believe that when you are working within a community of like-minded people that the wisdom of crowds is considerably greater than any one person working alone. Our divergent world views and lenses mean that we all approach the exact same problem slightly differently.
5. Borrowed motivation. Even on those days when your belief in yourself isn’t waning, doing what needs to get done can seem overwhelming. Look around your community and be inspired!
6. Accountability. If you’re a responsible person, you may not want to admit to people you care about who are pulling for you that something didn’t get done. There’s nothing like having to be accountable to others to up your game.
"Allowing others to help is hard", but it ultimately raises everyone’s game, and suddenly that summit isn’t nearly so far off.
So, I invite everyone to consider a plan B, together we can build a sustainable -resilient community and be ready when needed, if not now, when?
Read the TOU. An occasional update on your work is fine, but not-very-subtle advertising it here every day is not.