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Shortly after I started it, I knew this book would change my perspective. My tendency towards extreme independence and self-reliance is a lonely one. Reading this book I fell in love with Amanda Palmer and her communication style and since she is nearly the same age, it felt like falling through an alternative universe where I was an artist on the east coast instead of an activist in the midwest. She is the definition of transparent and acknowledges the pain that vulnerability brings. But she also points out that only by being vulnerable do we allow ourselves to become close to others and this is what brings about community. This is such a revolutionary message for me and goes against my habits and tendencies.
One of my favorite parts was when she talks about crowd funding and she points out that it isn't trying to get money from strangers, it is about trying to build resources from YOUR crowd. If you don't have a crowd that supports you, your fundraising efforts won't be a success.
None of this is rocket science but Palmer put it together into an autobiographical story complete with music (I highly recommend listening to the audio version) that showed more than told her tale on this and made me cry along with her suffering and swell with pride through her successes. Now I just need to figure out what do with what I've learned...
One of my favorite parts was when she talks about crowd funding and she points out that it isn't trying to get money from strangers, it is about trying to build resources from YOUR crowd. If you don't have a crowd that supports you, your fundraising efforts won't be a success.
None of this is rocket science but Palmer put it together into an autobiographical story complete with music (I highly recommend listening to the audio version) that showed more than told her tale on this and made me cry along with her suffering and swell with pride through her successes. Now I just need to figure out what do with what I've learned...