Sorry for missing Monday’s post! My trusty old mac finally gave up on me and I have to rush out to get a shiny new MacBookPro…. Sad spending money but the machine is awesome! Anyway onto the post!
Most people who read this blog have some good blogging knowledge and can do their bit to customize and market blogs and web pages. Some of you are even great copywriters, designers and more.
We have all aquired an excellent skill set from our online endeavors, stuff that many people have absolutely no idea about.
So what are we to do with this knowledge and skill?
The first thing I use my skills for is making me money, working online has become my full time job and I am very grateful for this. I am one of the lucky few. However making money is something I do mostly out of necessity. To be honest if I didn’t need money it’s unlikely that I would be working so hard to make any, that’s just me as I am not after riches or a life of absolute luxury.
One thing that is important as a goal for my life is to feel that I have given something of worth back to this harsh and hard world. Things just are not nice out there, wars, recessions and death of all kinds everywhere. I’m not saying I hate life or anything just that it’s not all pretty. The millions of awesome people out there need to be given props too, they make the good part of this world even more awesome.
Ok, enough of that blabber, i’ll get to the point.
I (we) have skills that are hard to get a hold of. My money making side of things is laid out as well as it can be so if I want to give something back to the world I figured it would be good to offer some of my skills.
Last week I went to a Camel Market here in Egypt with an Egyptian group called SPARE (Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt). The idea was to go and film and document some of the unneeded abuse that is happening to the poor camels so that it could be made into a bigger public issue.
Animals Rights is by no means top priority for most Egyptians but it’s something I care greatly for. SPARE are also in dire need of increasing their web presence, especially when it comes to appealing to young Egyptians…. So this is where I thought I could come in.
None of the members of SPARE know anything about Social Media or Blogging so I agreed to offer my services to help them build a blog, a Youtube presence and more.
So lucky me, I found a way to use my skills for good, help acheive some personal goals and my Karma.
What Am I Trying To Say?
I am not saying you all have to volunteer free services to a local charity, but if you want to then just do it!
You can use your skills in many ways, just be creative. For example your mum, dad, aunt, dog, cat may have wanted a blog for a while. Find the time and help them set one up, show them the ropes. If a friend is low on money, help them make an adsense blog, possibilities are endless.
All I am saying is take stock of the awesome things you have and then make sure you don’t keep it all to yourself, your Karma will thank you!
Thanks To Ruth (Web Career Girl) who’s post “What Are Your Personal Goals” inspired this post.
Aw I’m glad I inspired the post
I have to say that ‘using my powers for good’ is ultimately a goal of mine too. In the past I have spent time volunteering in an Oxfam shop and at a museum and a history society (since I did my degree in history and am really interested in it).
Where I volunteered at the history centre I felt like there is SO MUCH important local history (spanning way back to the Romans and further), but the council don’t give any importance to it. I helped the centre set up a simple blog and facebook group and I hope that it starts to get the word out. It felt good doing that – and sometimes you don’t realise how something so simple to you can be worth so much to someone else.
I still want to spend my time in more charities like Oxfam though. When I worked there I was just sorting clothes and working on the tills etc. – very boring but then you’d get some great conversations with people, and I always felt really good about spending my time there.
I feel like I don’t have the time right now, but one of my ultimate work goals is to have enough free time to volunteer. I would recommend it to anyone – really helps develop you as a person. I am sure what you are doing is an extremely worthwhile job, especially because it will open your eyes to experience what’s going on first-hand. And it will help to spread the word throughout Egypt.
Great post!
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Hey Ruth,
Thank you so much for your reply…. Time is our enemy and something I working hard to get more of. In the meantime I have less than ever!
Wow, main thing is helping others with your skills. Yeah it’s really worth making things that requires your skills.
Thanks for this post, it’s motivating!
No problem, thanks for commenting.
We should all put on our cape and mask, every once in a while. Sometimes simple education, creating awareness is all that is needed but…the ultimate is taking it to the next level and offering something without getting anything in return but the satisfaction that you have made a difference.
The satirist, Leo Roesten once said
“The purpose of life is to matter – to count, to stand for something, to have it make some difference that we lived at all.”
What better when then to offer the skills you have helping others. Not just your time or money.
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Stephen that is an excellent quote. Thank you very much.
Great post Forrest. I definitely agree that we need to give back where we can. Internet marketing skills are a blessing to have. Not everyone has such great opportunities.
I’m glad to hear that you’re an animal lover too. That is a wonderful cause to get behind. While animal rights is a big cause in the western world, many less developed countries simply do not know any better. Nobody has ever really stressed the importance of treating animals humanely.
Hey thanks so much for your comment.
The main attitude here is why would you help an animal when there are so many people who need help first…. However treating animals a bit better costs nothing.
The west is plagued with just as many animal rights issues, I think, but as it’s a taboo to treat an animal bad they are hidden away a lot more. However there are more laws to deal with it when it is found.
Also a lot of the poor here really don’t have much going for them and an animal is the least of their worries!
nice article.from since i am child i use to dream as a super hero and my powers are using for good in different ways.
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Forest, My first time here and I must say that this post was so inspiring that I think you may have set a fad in motion. Thanks so much for making us realize that we all have so much to offer the community, family, or even help the world!! That might sound huge but it only starts with one and then so on & so on. Thanks for the extra push that we may all need. Great blog and post. jj
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Thank you so much for the comment. Makes me extremely happy that I wrote this post.
Please, please tell me what you do with the inspiration.
thanks for the great post. you are right we need to be creative.
No probs, thanks.
jj-momscashblog, Honestly this is the best reply in this thread.. Few people have different feelings.They dont inspire if someone helps them.. Everything should come from childhood itself. Parents and relatives should force inspire him in everystage..
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I agree, we all need encouragement. It’s harder to find in adulthood but is possibly!
Whenever I can I always try to help out others with the skills and knowledge that I have, sometimes I even go out of my way to help others, but I find it that in he end, it all does come back to you =D
Till then,
Jean
I agree…. that’s Karma
I always believe in using my abilities for Good, very nice and encouraging post.
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Thanks
Great article
Thanks.
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Using own powers for anything good is a great thing. sometimes we feel so exhausted after the tough day at work or facing problems at home that it feels almost impossible to do anything for someone else. And that is still possible. I would say even more – doing something for another human being could be great for ourselves. Not only that the good thing was done, but also our humor could be increased and life could look just better.
Thanks Pen Tablets…. The endorphins and feel good vibes you get from helping are priceless.
thats a useful article, nice picutre by the way lol, if i had powers that i could use for good then god knows what id do and how id use them. i guess your learning curve are your powers and if used rite then thats the key to sucess.
Hey thanks for your comment.