Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking, and the Value of Vulnerability

I didn’t want to let this week elapse without sharing this amazing TED talk (which quite a few of you have also sent me links to). Musician Amanda Palmer speaks beautifully about the power of asking for things – which, given recent discussion here, went straight to my heart.

I love Amanda’s take on generousity and reciprocal giving – so hopeful and inspiring. I took away many important ideas from this talk – my favorite of which is: Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. We can see each other more clearly in our vulnerabilities.

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Kim wrote a great post about this video, which you might want to read.

…And with that, I hope you have a splendid, creative weekend!

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6 comments to Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking, and the Value of Vulnerability

Verte Adelie

March 8, 2013 at 9:36 am · Reply

Great talk, in the same vein as the article she had written a few years ago (“Why I’m not afraid to take your money”, or something like that). That picture of her crowd surfing? It’s been on my inspiration board for more than a year, all the other pictures changed, but not this one. :)
Juliane

March 8, 2013 at 11:59 am · Reply

I just deleted my comment on your Facebook page because I had written that a friend of mine just sent me the link to this video and I thought you would like it because of your recent posts about re-calculating/ sustainability.

I didn´t know that you had written a blog post about it earlier today and I felt slightly embarrassed that I hadn´t noticed that when I posted my comment on your FB page – it clearly shows how much time I spend behind my sewing machine and how little time I spend online ;-)

Thank you for sharing, Diane!
- Diane
  
  March 8, 2013 at 1:26 pm · Reply
  
  I totally vote for you being behind that sewing machine, Julianne! :-) No worries at all – I do believe that links to this video are being shared all over the place by us creatives right now. Thank you for thinking to share it with me!
Truly Myrtle

March 8, 2013 at 12:54 pm · Reply

I haven’t watched this yet – but I’m reminded of an interview I watched recently on the Good Life Project with Brene Brown. It’s so true. There’s so much to be gained from being honest with yourself and others. I found her very inspiring from a personal and professional perspective.
Tilly

March 9, 2013 at 6:22 am · Reply

Thanks for sharing this, Diane, it really resonates with me.
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March 27, 2013 at 8:08 am · Reply

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