Micropatronage & an iphone, why?

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend an amazing event called Trampoline, which, in summary was a physical space that was created for the meeting of great minds, where people were encouraged to share ideas & develop thoughts.

In a 5min “lighting talk” toward to end of the day, Ross Hill, founder of The Hive, discussed his concept of micropatronage, which is pretty much a really cool way for us to fund each other to do really cool stuff.

I have borrowed Ross’s idea to raise funds for my much-needed iphone.

So, why do I need an iphone & what “good” would it bring to the world?

I have recently left my full time job to pursue work that I love. See, I have a driving passion and belief in the concept that we should all do work we love.

Having worked for 5+ years in recruitment, HR & management consultancy, I saw far too many people that hated their work. We spend 80% of our lives at work, and it frustrates me that people persist in jobs, in companies, in career directions etc that they don’t love.

I have spent a lot of my time researching and developing ideas around empowering people to (1) identify what is the work that they love and (2) to start doing work they love today.
At the moment, I am looking at the internet, and specifically social media. as a tool to distribute my ideas, knowledge and thoughts in this space.

To me, an iphone is essential part of me spreading this message, an iphone is a tool required for me to access social media channels that will amplify my message and encourage and influence people to do work they love.

My goal is to help people, in return, I am asking for a little help from others.

(amount is in USD as chipin is a US tool. AUD amount is $929)