Tag: community

Building something

Posted on by philipdodson

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If you want to build something, something that will last, something sustainable, meaningful, purposeful and soulfull, then there are two things to consider.

One, build it on values, a common cause and something that inspires purpose and connection.

Two, be patient and allow time for the community to bond together and share.

Successful enitities need communities of loyal advocates to connect with each other and to share their experiences of whatever you have started to build. They will help build a following for your cause.

Great works take time to create and time to be appreciated. You need a cause and a loyal following.

Don’t sacrifice what your dream really stands for in order to get short-term trinkets.

Another day in paradise

Posted on by philipdodson

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Day two in Bali, a place that many would consider as paradise, but what is paradise?

Well, the dictionary would tell you it’s an idyllic place or state.

For the visitors to Bali, it may well be that, however, for some of the local Indonesians, it could be, and is, the very opposite as they work surrounded by the wealthy tourists.

The trick in life is to build a life that is ideal, not just for a few days or weeks when we jet off somewhere, but all the time. However, you need a certain amount of freedom to be able to do that.

In addition, it is to strive to add our bit back to the community and others, so that everyone may be able to have something, not just a tiny elite.

If the handful of top just 60-70 uber wealthy people, who have the same equivalent wealth as 1/2 of the world’s population (3.8 billion), were to share, then it could be paradise for many, many more. If we stopped that tiny 1% hoarding all the wealth, power and resources, paradise could be extended to all.

Paradise does not have to be big cars, fancy houses, and trinkets. Paradise for many in the world would be freedom from economic slavery, freedom from poverty, and choice as to how they live theirs lives.

We all need to do our bit to help create an alternative world, a paradise for all, in other words, freedom for all to choose how to live and not as slaves to someone else’s paradise.