Maker Manifesto

Our generation is one of a kind; a vast majority of people are makers with an active mind set. In order to keep that alive we have to promote making to others, opening their eyes to the endless possibilities. To me I will always thrive to seek new things, exploring everything the world has to offer. There are multiple key elements to successfully making and creating something. One is not required to have a skill in that area, but to learn off of others, taking in some of that skill and applying it to themselves. Having many opportunities to gain new skills such as a large number of communities, allows someone to easily find an interest. Nowadays with internet and social media, a pool of shared ideas, methods, techniques and processes is accessed with just a few clicks. This is defiantly a tool that we should take advantage of, because a few years back communities were primarily local, disallowing a numerous of ideas to come together. I think it is an advantage for groups to come together creating many possibilities to inspire positive change through action and making, becoming a powerful tool.  Even though not everything is going to be perfectly made, failure will try to knock you down. The problem with most people is that they are scared of failing. When failure tries to knock you down, push it back and show that you have the will to keep pushing until it becomes successful. Failure does not mean stop trying, for me it means to push harder and harder to prove that I can create and continue my plans… Wow there was a vicious helmet to helmet hit in the NY Giants vs. Washington Redskins game… Makers are the future for anything and everything. There are many positive outcomes of making, self-esteem and self-worth is key along with self-discipline. Some of these aspects create a better person who will thrive for further knowledge gaining self-assurance in the future, creating a comfortable boundary to make mistakes and move on.   

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