Great idea, Chef! One step ahead of the game, as always.

Hmm... I don't think I need anything but I can help with blogging, poker tuition, and drinking starbucks!

chefkeem wrote:

Rock_The_Ice wrote:

Great idea, Chef! One step ahead of the game, as always.

Hmm... I don't think I need anything but I can help with blogging, poker tuition, and drinking starbucks!

I need help with quitting Starbucks! 

Then we have a perfect solution... I'll drink your Starbucks!

Rock_The_Ice wrote:

chefkeem wrote:

Rock_The_Ice wrote:

Great idea, Chef! One step ahead of the game, as always.

Hmm... I don't think I need anything but I can help with blogging, poker tuition, and drinking starbucks!

I need help with quitting Starbucks! 

Then we have a perfect solution... I'll drink your Starbucks!

Ahem -- send me the Starbucks Chef!  Can't get enough ... Starbucks that is.

Spook wrote:

Actually I find asking for help a tad bit difficult. It depends though in certain things it doesn't bother me but in others it does.

I'm with spooks thinking, personal things are the ones I don't like sharing but dont mind coming in here for eg and asking about a 'squidoo' problem but even with that I like to try and suss it out first. As for the concept I think it is a great idea for services like the ones you mention chef, car maintenance and alike. I am an apprentice trained electrician although I am not up to date at present with the required qualifacations for testing because I now, and for the past 8 years, have done what they call underground cable jointing which there would be no call for (at least I think not) within this concept. As for electrics I could possibly advise but again with the geographical locations of squidoo'ers the regs and wiring formats will vary country to country. My other hobbies don't really add up to anything resembling some kind of service.


As for other ideas I would throw in that I not bad at general DIY and I live in Nottinghamshire in the UK, and other ones could maybe include gardening, decorating, window cleaning, maybe a lens to promote local charity events where as a group it would be possible to 'get the word out'

It would be nice to see this evolve

Checking back with the original "Help Exchange" blog post, I found this interesting statement in one of the comments:

"When we remain so “Self-Sufficient"  we cut ourselves off from what we’re really longing for - to belong - and we won’t ever feel we belong til we’re willing to show we’re vulnerable. Funny how that works."

Thanks for all your comments, so far. Great start - oneskms and ArtSiren! 

Feel free to write a blurb on what you need help with and what you are willing to offer in return.

Last edited by chefkeem (12/13/2008 6:27 pm)

Chef, this is a great thread!

1.   AJ, my heart is with you. Thanks for opening up and making it ok.  That is the first step

2.  What I need is a group or person to help me get going promoting what I have.  I have some great stuff telling me how to do it, but need the support and kick in the butt to do it.  Someone either to help me figure it out, to give me kicks in the butt.

3.  What I would really like is a small group or even a partner who wants to learn the same things so we can figure it out together!!!!

(AJ?)

AJ, maybe not to the same extent as yourself but we are also feeling the pinch and I wish you the best in your future and admire your ‘courage’ in speaking out.
Looking at your posts above and reading your bio and lenses you seem to enjoy, and show, making well presented writing. This is only an idea but I also see your are a mum of 4, now I have a lens surrounding the Ugenia Lavender books, written by Gerri halliwell, I am unsure but maybe you have these books at home and I could really do with a short review of each book for my lens of lets say around 300 words each (I have even posted at dp looking for this information)
I am really at a loss as to what I could offer in return but even a payment could be disscussed if you feel that wouldn't spoil the purpose of this thread.

Chef, could I ask if your any closer to making a lens on this just yet, my thinking is when (if) this thread starts to pile on the posts it would be a shame for someone 'opening' up for their post to be lost in the disscussion, what I mean is if someone posts asking for help at the top of page 3 and then we have a dozen offers of help for a post from page 2 the possibility is that the latter request will be overlooked.
I agree also that "What's not o.k. is asking for financial contributions alone, or advertising goods and services for sale. We would quickly become a place crowded with classifieds."

oneskms wrote:

Chef, could I ask if your any closer to making a lens on this just yet, my thinking is when (if) this thread starts to pile on the posts it would be a shame for someone 'opening' up for their post to be lost in the disscussion, what I mean is if someone posts asking for help at the top of page 3 and then we have a dozen offers of help for a post from page 2 the possibility is that the latter request will be overlooked.
I agree also that "What's not o.k. is asking for financial contributions alone, or advertising goods and services for sale. We would quickly become a place crowded with classifieds."

I'm still toying around with possible lens concepts. We do have a bit more time as this thread develops at a fairly slow pace.

Maybe I could feature the "asking lensmasters" together with a blurb on the gist of their needs. It's probably a good idea to collect this info on a lens as it tends to get diluted by the volume of comments here. Good thinking, oneskms!    I might get started this afternoon.

oneskms wrote:

One thought Chef might be a seperate guest book module for each request as you can reply I believe. To stop the lens getting too big maybe delete the module once the problem is solved. You could control 'spam' by having to approve the text.
Just trying to give you ideas

I haven't thought of that - sound like a great idea, Steve! I'll definitely consider it.

chefkeem wrote:

oneskms wrote:

I am really at a loss as to what I could offer in return but even a payment could be discussed if you feel that wouldn't spoil the purpose of this thread.

It's definitely o.k. to ask for help and offer monetary compensation in return.

What's not o.k. is asking for financial contributions alone, or advertising goods and services for sale. We would quickly become a place crowded with classifieds.

Ideally, this thread will emphasize three points:

1. The courage to ask for help

2. Discovery of our own strengths and talents (helps with self-esteem in difficult situations)

3. Building a creative and caring community (Aah - a tribe!) 

Hello chefkeem
Just a newbie popping in to say hi.  Usually I just read stuff in the forum but not now I'm trying particpate. Here are my responses.

1) I need lots of help or any advice on squidoo (I only discovered the HealthCheck button yesterday) Geesh!
2) I am a good proofreader, speller, page layout critic  ( I think)
3) Maybe ......um a separate forum?

WindyWinters

I'm probably one of the people mixing then and than up... Please tell me where I do...

I tutor too: math, chemistry and science in general. Due to my being a registered teacher of those subjects. But do any of your kids live in Leiden, the Netherlands?