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do you have a drill? If so, you probably use it for a few minutes each month and then it spends the rest of the time in a cupboard. And what about your neighbor? He probably has one in his shed too. While we dont actually want a drill. We just want a hole in the wall when we need one! How much stuff have we collected over the years that we dont actually need? Because of the arrival of the internet and social networks, its increasingly easy to bring together supply and demand, and need and solution. Ebay has been helping for years to ensure things you no longer need can be sold relatively easily: what used to be physical is now possible virtually. recently we have seen lots of smart initiatives turn up like share purchasing, service exchange and dare-to-ask. Asking used to be stupid. Asking used to mean you couldnt handle things yourself and you were showing your weakness. durftevragen (Ed. dare-to-ask) (with live events, on Facebook, #dtv on Twitter and even as a book) is making asking cool again. Nowadays asking for feedback is increasingly seen as strength. And to make it even better: as it turns out, most people really like helping others! recently, I arrived early one morning at Schiphol from Curacao. I hadnt been able to organize a taxi from station Breukelen to Nyenrode. From the train I placed an appeal on Twitter and Facebook: who can give me a lift? When I arrived in Breukelen, a friendly unknown person was waiting for me, and he very kindly
EsthER JacoBs (19890074) is also known as thE no ExcusEs lady. shE givEs motivational spEEchEs and woRkshops aBout thinking diffEREntly and REalizing youR dREams. in hER Books shE dEscRiBEs hER own pRocEss of falling down and gEtting up again, givEs pRactical tips and shows that anythings possiBlE. EsthER livEs a dREam lifE hERsElf: shE only woRks a fEw months Each yEaR and dividEs
Photo: Anne Lakeman
hER timE BEtwEEn cuRaao (whERE hER wRong man livEs) and amstERdam. www.EsthERJacoBs.info
what do you have to lose as far as service or knowledge sharing are concerned? you have two ideas afterwards, or may even have created a new idea.
drove my things and me to Nyenrode. It made us both very happy! Whether its finding a lift from A to B, help with your bookkeeping, organizing a Flashmob or a cleanup campaign for rubbish across the country: likeminded souls will always
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