Empower people

[Deleted78083]

In his book "Zero to one", Peter Thiel explains that technologies that win are tech that empower people, not tech that replace them, and that one should therefore focus on helping and empowering people as a mission. I found that interesting and have been acting to empower people at my own scale ever since I read this book.

Fast forward to today, this morning precisely, when I showed a friend a new article I wrote on my blog and she showed me in exchange a painting she did. I was impressed, I didn't know she painted. Of course, my first thought was "you should sell your art". "What, she answered, people only want digital now. Nobody buys actual paintings nowadays". I told her she shouldn't say idiocies and asked if she knew Etsy. She didn't. Two hours later, she had an account and as I was bidding her good luck, I decided I'd be her first buyer.

She thought I was making fun of her at first. I wasn't. Hours later, I was the proud owner of a giraffe that sticks its tongue out. She couldn't believe she had actually sold one of her paintings, and kept on saying "wow, this is crazy".

God knows what will happen, but I was happy I had helped her, she was glad to see that her work could be worth money and whoever will buy her paintings will be glad to.

Empower people.

M.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

You helped a friend. More than that, you helped her shatter a limiting belief. Great work.

 

[Andy Black]

In his book "Zero to one", Peter Thiel explains that technologies that win are tech that empower people, not tech that replace them, and that one should therefore focus on helping and empowering people as a mission. I found that interesting and have been acting to empower people at my own scale ever since I read this book.

Fast forward to today, this morning precisely, when I showed a friend a new article I wrote on my blog and she showed me in exchange a painting she did. I was impressed, I didn't know she painted. Of course, my first thought was "you should sell your art". "What, she answered, people only want digital now. Nobody buys actual paintings nowadays". I told her she shouldn't say idiocies and asked if she knew Etsy. She didn't. Two hours later, she had an account and as I was bidding her good luck, I decided I'd be her first buyer.

She thought I was making fun of her at first. I wasn't. Hours later, I was the proud owner of a giraffe that sticks its tongue out. She couldn't believe she had actually sold one of her paintings, and kept on saying "wow, this is crazy".

God knows what will happen, but I was happy I had helped her, she was glad to see that her work could be worth money and whoever will buy her paintings will be glad to.

Empower people.

M.

Good for you! And very good point. Don’t just help people, empower them.

PS: I removed your first sentence. It reads much better without you putting yourself down. Don’t be embarrassed to post something empowering.

 

[Deleted78083]

PS: I removed your first sentence. It reads much better without you putting yourself down. Don’t be embarrassed to post something empowering.

Ok, thank you : )

I just don't want to appear as an arrogant person drawing lessons out of his own actions, nor do I like writing posts with "me, me, me". But I thought this one was worth it.

 

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[Raul V.]

In his book "Zero to one", Peter Thiel explains that technologies that win are tech that empower people, not tech that replace them, and that one should therefore focus on helping and empowering people as a mission. I found that interesting and have been acting to empower people at my own scale ever since I read this book.

Fast forward to today, this morning precisely, when I showed a friend a new article I wrote on my blog and she showed me in exchange a painting she did. I was impressed, I didn't know she painted. Of course, my first thought was "you should sell your art". "What, she answered, people only want digital now. Nobody buys actual paintings nowadays". I told her she shouldn't say idiocies and asked if she knew Etsy. She didn't. Two hours later, she had an account and as I was bidding her good luck, I decided I'd be her first buyer.

She thought I was making fun of her at first. I wasn't. Hours later, I was the proud owner of a giraffe that sticks its tongue out. She couldn't believe she had actually sold one of her paintings, and kept on saying "wow, this is crazy".

God knows what will happen, but I was happy I had helped her, she was glad to see that her work could be worth money and whoever will buy her paintings will be glad to.

Empower people.

M.

FREAKING AWESOME