Even when you're not doing something for pay, do something anyway.
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01.20.12Permalink: Startup WeekendSTARTUP WEEKEND: 54 HOURS TO CREATE A COMPANY by: Adrienne Rodney It has been said many times that it is better to create your own job than to find one. If you are unsure how to begin, there is a worldwide community that can help you. In 2011 we attended Startup Weekend three times. Held in just about every metropolitan city in the US and across the globe, Startup Weekend is for entrepreneurs, programmers, designers and other creative types to take an idea and turn it into a business in two-and-a-half days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQloc3sB_Q Startup Weekend is important because it teaches novices and professionals how to ...
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08.04.10Permalink: Here Comes EverybodyHERE COMES EVERYBODY And They're Coming to Teach You Things You Need to Know By: Victoria Goldenberg Could No Shortage of Work (NSoW) have existed 20 years ago? The costs in time, money and labor to gather and direct members and run a publication might not have justified the modest and seemingly unrealistic ends of encouraging people to work for free. But now that the Internet is widely accessible, setting up the NSoW Web site was relatively inexpensive and easy. More important, communities commonly assemble around Web sites without anyone organizing them. The formerly difficult task of finding people and directing them ...
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WATCH THIS VIDEO to hear Daniel Pink describe what motivates people to work. This is what No Shortage of Work is all about.
If you are unemployed, you are autonomous. We help with purpose and mastery. If you are employed, find purpose in helping those who are not. NSoW is not a commercial venture; it is created by people who believe that creating something of intrinsic value is compensation enough. (Note: We are not affiliated with the producers of this video or Daniel Pink.)