I totally agree with the quote of teaching a man to fish he'll feed himself a lifetime.
But even though I too have been trying to influence others, I found out one crucial thing.
One must be desperate enough to be innovative in order to move forward.
I like to simply say that because this actually drives the intention of one's heart according to their mind.
If they are on "survival mode", eventually how much you Try to train them they eventually will still looking back for more handout tips, especially the quality of their content varies.
And that is where I believe your coaching skills come in, instead of mentoring and feeding them daily doses of tips, you eventually allow them to take on.
You had 3 wonderful apprentices who took ownership on their steem blockchain responsibly and that is very crucial to growth.
Now I hope that the next phase of the blockchain will continue to grow in Venezuela, take hold on the appreciation that the value of STEEM (despite of its volatility) has a fair chance to be their stable coin; and that there will be opportunities that old survival habits like agriculture and commerce will one again take heart in every citizens hearts there to build something that no one can break.
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