The document contains reviews and experiences from various users of the website Horsesmouth. It summarizes that Horsesmouth provides an anonymous online platform for people to seek and provide advice on both personal and professional matters. Users appreciate being able to get perspectives from a diverse range of people, and find the experience rewarding both for those seeking and providing help and guidance.
The document provides a 90-day guide for finding a romantic partner using insights from Match.com's 10 years of experience and millions of matches. It begins with focusing on self-knowledge through analyzing past relationships, understanding what worked and didn't work, and learning how to break bad dating habits. The guide then helps the reader determine what they want in a partner and relationship to identify matches and avoid repeating past mistakes.
The document discusses building a public persona to help one's career. It notes that having some online presence through platforms like blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn allows people to learn about you before meeting and gives you more credibility in job interviews. The document then shares the author's experience gradually building their profile over years through minimal efforts like blogging, attending meetups, speaking at conferences, and connecting with others online and in person. Maintaining an online presence is presented as a low-effort way to positively impact one's career.
Reboot Podcast #33 - Do I Even Have A Superpower?- with Kent Cavender-Baresrebootio
Have you ever asked yourself the question: I wonder if we'd be better off with someone else in my role?
In this podcast, a listener, Kent Cavender-Bares from Rowbots comes to Jerry with a question a similar question about his superpower: "What if my deep integrity, my commitment to simply telling how it is, is the reason we’re unable to fundraise? Do I even have a Superpower? Wouldn’t Rowbots, be further along if someone else was leading?" Jerry and Kent explore the double edge of a superpower, and how the path through his challenges may lie in a new set of questions: How can I be even more like Kent? How can I embrace my superpower? How can I believe in myself? And why is that so damned important?
Reboot Podcast #32 - Invest in Being Yourself - with Bryce Roberts and Chris ...rebootio
Bryce Roberts founded a venture capital firm called O'Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures 10 years ago. He later started an initiative called Indie VC to provide funding to entrepreneurs in a way that allowed them to build long-term, durable businesses aligned with their values rather than focusing on short-term milestones. This came after Bryce realized he was trying to fit the standard VC mold rather than being authentic to himself. Similarly, Chris Marks founded Blue Note Ventures with a focus on authentic leadership after conversations with Jerry Colonna led him to realize he didn't want to just do another standard VC fund. Both Bryce and Chris aimed to do venture capital differently by encouraging entrepreneurs to be true to themselves rather than conform to
The document discusses the results of focus group research and a survey conducted to inform a music video project. The focus group found that people prefer narratives in music videos to understand what is happening. Both the focus group and survey found no strong preference between black and white or color for flashbacks, but the focus group provided more context. The survey had more male than expected respondents given the intended female target audience.
The document discusses the design elements of a DVD cover and magazine advertisement for an up-and-coming female artist. It describes the main image, special features listing, track list, color themes, production logos, and use of images from the DVD cover in the magazine advert to promote what is included. The goal was to introduce her music style in a simple and consistent design that reflected her R&B genre without overly bold or complicated elements.
The document provides a 90-day guide for finding a romantic partner using insights from Match.com's 10 years of experience and millions of matches. It begins with focusing on self-knowledge through analyzing past relationships, understanding what worked and didn't work, and learning how to break bad dating habits. The guide then helps the reader determine what they want in a partner and relationship to identify matches and avoid repeating past mistakes.
The document discusses building a public persona to help one's career. It notes that having some online presence through platforms like blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn allows people to learn about you before meeting and gives you more credibility in job interviews. The document then shares the author's experience gradually building their profile over years through minimal efforts like blogging, attending meetups, speaking at conferences, and connecting with others online and in person. Maintaining an online presence is presented as a low-effort way to positively impact one's career.
Reboot Podcast #33 - Do I Even Have A Superpower?- with Kent Cavender-Baresrebootio
Have you ever asked yourself the question: I wonder if we'd be better off with someone else in my role?
In this podcast, a listener, Kent Cavender-Bares from Rowbots comes to Jerry with a question a similar question about his superpower: "What if my deep integrity, my commitment to simply telling how it is, is the reason we’re unable to fundraise? Do I even have a Superpower? Wouldn’t Rowbots, be further along if someone else was leading?" Jerry and Kent explore the double edge of a superpower, and how the path through his challenges may lie in a new set of questions: How can I be even more like Kent? How can I embrace my superpower? How can I believe in myself? And why is that so damned important?
Reboot Podcast #32 - Invest in Being Yourself - with Bryce Roberts and Chris ...rebootio
Bryce Roberts founded a venture capital firm called O'Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures 10 years ago. He later started an initiative called Indie VC to provide funding to entrepreneurs in a way that allowed them to build long-term, durable businesses aligned with their values rather than focusing on short-term milestones. This came after Bryce realized he was trying to fit the standard VC mold rather than being authentic to himself. Similarly, Chris Marks founded Blue Note Ventures with a focus on authentic leadership after conversations with Jerry Colonna led him to realize he didn't want to just do another standard VC fund. Both Bryce and Chris aimed to do venture capital differently by encouraging entrepreneurs to be true to themselves rather than conform to
The document discusses the results of focus group research and a survey conducted to inform a music video project. The focus group found that people prefer narratives in music videos to understand what is happening. Both the focus group and survey found no strong preference between black and white or color for flashbacks, but the focus group provided more context. The survey had more male than expected respondents given the intended female target audience.
The document discusses the design elements of a DVD cover and magazine advertisement for an up-and-coming female artist. It describes the main image, special features listing, track list, color themes, production logos, and use of images from the DVD cover in the magazine advert to promote what is included. The goal was to introduce her music style in a simple and consistent design that reflected her R&B genre without overly bold or complicated elements.
The document discusses research conducted to inform the creation of an R&B music video, including a survey and focus group. The focus group found that people prefer music videos with clear narratives that help viewers understand what is happening. They also preferred videos that cut to the beat to engage audiences. While the survey showed little preference between black and white and color, the focus group provided more context that black and white could represent flashbacks more clearly depending on the storyline. The research also showed the target audience prefers multiple locations in a video and that a narrative is important for clarity.
Somerset College is launching an e-learning competition to encourage the development and sharing of digital educational resources among teachers. The competition aims to raise the profile of e-learning at the school and promote continual professional development. Teachers are invited to create an original e-learning resource for their students, such as games, quizzes or videos, by October 21st for evaluation. Shortlisted entries will be tested by students and the top twenty creators will present to a panel including senior leadership for prizes.
This document discusses user experience design and innovation. It covers several key points:
- Innovation comes from understanding user needs and creating products/services that users love and are passionate about.
- All industries are service industries - solving users' problems.
- Users should be involved in the design process and help create solutions.
- Experience prototypes should be used to communicate and test ideas with users.
- Innovative processes come from spotting opportunities, empathizing with users, co-creating with users, unleashing cross-disciplinary ideas, exciting users through prototypes, and creating value.
This document discusses responsive web design (RWD) in 3 paragraphs or less:
RWD focuses on flexible layouts, flexible media, and media queries to automatically adjust web content for different screen sizes. Key aspects of RWD include considering the audience and prioritizing important content, designing for cross-device experiences with breakpoints, and implementing techniques like flexible grids and images, viewport settings, and media queries using ems for flexible scaling. RWD requires a content-first and mobile-first approach to ensure usability across devices by focusing on the core user experience.
Google is a major web search engine that was incorporated in 1998 and has expanded to offer many additional services beyond search like Gmail, Google Maps, and Google+. It aims to provide open access to information for all and takes steps to expand access through tools like translation services and accessibility features for impaired users. However, it also faces issues around censorship demands, copyright disputes, and ensuring it does not become too dominant in online information access and services.
El documento discute la importancia de considerar más que solo el colesterol LDL al evaluar el riesgo cardiovascular. Factores como los triglicéridos elevados, el colesterol HDL bajo y el colesterol no-HDL son también importantes. Aunque las estatinas han demostrado reducir el riesgo cardiovascular en un 30-40%, un porcentaje significativo de pacientes todavía presentan un riesgo residual. Los fibratos han demostrado ser útiles para reducir los triglicéridos y mejorar otros marcadores de lípidos, lo que puede ayud
Wes Chapman on owning your power no matter what life throws at you.
http://rachelrofe.com/wes-chapman-on-owning-your-power-no-matter-what-life-throws-at-you
The document provides advice on how to gain confidence and take control of one's life through self-reflection, personal responsibility, and taking action. It encourages the reader to honestly assess what they want for themselves, overcome fears by facing them directly, and reject the expectations of others in favor of living freely according to their own values and desires. The overall message is about empowering the reader to sculpt their life as they choose rather than feeling limited by outside influences.
Jasmine Mitcham is a student at St. John's University studying psychology and television/film who hopes to earn a PhD in psychology. She describes herself as bright, intelligent, and a forward thinker. By age 21 she aims to graduate college, and by 28 hopes to be married with children while continuing her education. At 35 she wants her PhD and to work as a child psychologist while making documentaries. Her long term goals include owning a home near water, being established in her career, writing a book, and retiring from psychology at 56 to travel and spend time with family.
This document is an introduction to a book that aims to teach men how to be successful with women. It discusses how all men have the innate ability to attract women but some learn skills that others don't. The introduction explains that the author is an expert on relationships, psychology and attraction, having studied these topics extensively and worked as a dating coach. It states that mastering the skills in this book will improve all areas of one's life involving social interaction. The key message is that knowledge alone is not power - one must apply what they learn to see real benefits. The introduction stresses identifying one's goals and motivations for learning in order to stay focused on applying the lessons.
Transgender youth may feel confused or unsure about their gender identity. This brochure provides information to help transgender youth understand themselves and what options they have. It defines different terms like transgender and transitioning. It discusses topics like coming out, medical transitioning, relationships, and health. The brochure aims to help transgender youth feel normal and learn to accept themselves. It also provides resources for support.
This document summarizes the key points from a book about achieving one's dreams and vision. It discusses how the author struggled at first to pursue his vision of helping youth despite facing discouragement from friends and family. He failed in his early attempts but learned from his mistakes and adopted new strategies like organizing soccer tournaments to engage youth. The author encourages readers to take action on their dreams today rather than waiting, as vision without action will not lead to success. Starting small and learning from failures are important steps to achieving one's goals.
What if you could become a master of seduction and attract the women you've always wanted?
This is not just another book about dating, flirting and meeting women.
It answers the questions that men have had about what women want since the dawn of civilization. It contains simple and proven dating game techniques that allow you to hack into a woman's mind and attract her with a power that you've always had, but never realized.
Whether you are looking for a girlfriend, or want to get out of the "friend zone"; whether you want to get your ex back, or discover the secrets behind one-night-stands, this "dating book for smart guys with a dry spell" is a guide to mastering the art of attraction and seduction.
From the first moment you meet a woman's eyes, to starting a conversation with her, to getting to know each other, to exciting nights in the bedroom, to exotic adventures with the woman you love, Neil Strauss' Stylelife Academy's #1 dating coach Byron Seingalt teaches you all things romantic, and it all works. Remember, you don't need money, looks, or fame to succeed with women. All you need is an understanding of how the game of attraction and seduction works. It's the small steps and simple changes that produce huge results.
Here's what you will learn:
Learn how to gain unstoppable confidence with the "Heroic Mind Shaping Exercise" that helps overcome any anxiety with women and also helps in other parts of your life.
Easily spot and reverse your anti-seductive and unattractive qualities and turn them into "attraction magnets."
Approach and talk to women in an authentic way while building attraction through your seductive identity without changing who you are as a person.
Learn how to use dating apps and websites to contact and attract women without being ignored or rejected.
Never run out of things to say when you're in conversation with even the highest caliber women.
An (almost) bullet-proof technique to get a date with a woman without worrying about her flaking.
Learn how to compliment a woman in a way that makes her heart melt.
Apply the 3 keys of attraction and seduction so that women see your romantic side without being cheesy.
Use the "First Kiss Technique" to sweep a woman off her feet and make her swoon.
Learn how to navigate the "Love Roadmap" from kissing to complete arousal.
Become the most interesting guy that other men want to be and women want to fall in love with.
And that's just the beginning...
This document is an interview with Nisha Ayub, a 37-year-old transgender activist from Malaysia. She discusses her journey of self-discovery and coming to understand her identity. As a child, she felt different from her family and more comfortable portraying herself as feminine. Though she faced challenges with isolation and discrimination, meeting other transgender people helped her understand who she is. Now, through her advocacy work, she hopes to promote greater acceptance and equal rights for the transgender community.
The document discusses the importance of empowering women and realizing one's own potential. It describes the author's experience of feeling ordinary in university after being a star in her community, but finding confidence through making friends with accomplished women. The author realized her own potential through internships and career experiences where she met influential women and men, and saw that celebrities are normal people who seize opportunities. The conclusion emphasizes surrounding oneself with people who support personal growth and finding greatness within to take advantage of current opportunities and societal support for women's empowerment.
Freemasonry is a fraternal organization for men that focuses on moral and philosophical teachings. To join, a man must be at least 18, believe in a supreme being, ask to join of his own free will, and have the time and means to participate in lodge activities. Freemasonry uses symbols and rituals related to building to convey moral lessons of brotherly love, relief, and truth. While not a religion, it is religious in nature and requires a belief in God, promoting tolerance of all faiths.
This document discusses ways to build community connections in Homer, Alaska. It provides quotes from community members about how they feel connected through activities like volunteering, attending events, spending time with friends, and taking care of themselves. The document suggests attending community classes, performances, fundraisers and keeping informed about local events as ways to become involved and meet others. Building relationships takes effort but can be done by visiting familiar places and taking time to talk with others. Self-care activities like walks, hobbies, and spiritual practices help people feel grounded and able to connect with their community.
The document discusses research conducted to inform the creation of an R&B music video, including a survey and focus group. The focus group found that people prefer music videos with clear narratives that help viewers understand what is happening. They also preferred videos that cut to the beat to engage audiences. While the survey showed little preference between black and white and color, the focus group provided more context that black and white could represent flashbacks more clearly depending on the storyline. The research also showed the target audience prefers multiple locations in a video and that a narrative is important for clarity.
Somerset College is launching an e-learning competition to encourage the development and sharing of digital educational resources among teachers. The competition aims to raise the profile of e-learning at the school and promote continual professional development. Teachers are invited to create an original e-learning resource for their students, such as games, quizzes or videos, by October 21st for evaluation. Shortlisted entries will be tested by students and the top twenty creators will present to a panel including senior leadership for prizes.
This document discusses user experience design and innovation. It covers several key points:
- Innovation comes from understanding user needs and creating products/services that users love and are passionate about.
- All industries are service industries - solving users' problems.
- Users should be involved in the design process and help create solutions.
- Experience prototypes should be used to communicate and test ideas with users.
- Innovative processes come from spotting opportunities, empathizing with users, co-creating with users, unleashing cross-disciplinary ideas, exciting users through prototypes, and creating value.
This document discusses responsive web design (RWD) in 3 paragraphs or less:
RWD focuses on flexible layouts, flexible media, and media queries to automatically adjust web content for different screen sizes. Key aspects of RWD include considering the audience and prioritizing important content, designing for cross-device experiences with breakpoints, and implementing techniques like flexible grids and images, viewport settings, and media queries using ems for flexible scaling. RWD requires a content-first and mobile-first approach to ensure usability across devices by focusing on the core user experience.
Google is a major web search engine that was incorporated in 1998 and has expanded to offer many additional services beyond search like Gmail, Google Maps, and Google+. It aims to provide open access to information for all and takes steps to expand access through tools like translation services and accessibility features for impaired users. However, it also faces issues around censorship demands, copyright disputes, and ensuring it does not become too dominant in online information access and services.
El documento discute la importancia de considerar más que solo el colesterol LDL al evaluar el riesgo cardiovascular. Factores como los triglicéridos elevados, el colesterol HDL bajo y el colesterol no-HDL son también importantes. Aunque las estatinas han demostrado reducir el riesgo cardiovascular en un 30-40%, un porcentaje significativo de pacientes todavía presentan un riesgo residual. Los fibratos han demostrado ser útiles para reducir los triglicéridos y mejorar otros marcadores de lípidos, lo que puede ayud
Wes Chapman on owning your power no matter what life throws at you.
http://rachelrofe.com/wes-chapman-on-owning-your-power-no-matter-what-life-throws-at-you
The document provides advice on how to gain confidence and take control of one's life through self-reflection, personal responsibility, and taking action. It encourages the reader to honestly assess what they want for themselves, overcome fears by facing them directly, and reject the expectations of others in favor of living freely according to their own values and desires. The overall message is about empowering the reader to sculpt their life as they choose rather than feeling limited by outside influences.
Jasmine Mitcham is a student at St. John's University studying psychology and television/film who hopes to earn a PhD in psychology. She describes herself as bright, intelligent, and a forward thinker. By age 21 she aims to graduate college, and by 28 hopes to be married with children while continuing her education. At 35 she wants her PhD and to work as a child psychologist while making documentaries. Her long term goals include owning a home near water, being established in her career, writing a book, and retiring from psychology at 56 to travel and spend time with family.
This document is an introduction to a book that aims to teach men how to be successful with women. It discusses how all men have the innate ability to attract women but some learn skills that others don't. The introduction explains that the author is an expert on relationships, psychology and attraction, having studied these topics extensively and worked as a dating coach. It states that mastering the skills in this book will improve all areas of one's life involving social interaction. The key message is that knowledge alone is not power - one must apply what they learn to see real benefits. The introduction stresses identifying one's goals and motivations for learning in order to stay focused on applying the lessons.
Transgender youth may feel confused or unsure about their gender identity. This brochure provides information to help transgender youth understand themselves and what options they have. It defines different terms like transgender and transitioning. It discusses topics like coming out, medical transitioning, relationships, and health. The brochure aims to help transgender youth feel normal and learn to accept themselves. It also provides resources for support.
This document summarizes the key points from a book about achieving one's dreams and vision. It discusses how the author struggled at first to pursue his vision of helping youth despite facing discouragement from friends and family. He failed in his early attempts but learned from his mistakes and adopted new strategies like organizing soccer tournaments to engage youth. The author encourages readers to take action on their dreams today rather than waiting, as vision without action will not lead to success. Starting small and learning from failures are important steps to achieving one's goals.
What if you could become a master of seduction and attract the women you've always wanted?
This is not just another book about dating, flirting and meeting women.
It answers the questions that men have had about what women want since the dawn of civilization. It contains simple and proven dating game techniques that allow you to hack into a woman's mind and attract her with a power that you've always had, but never realized.
Whether you are looking for a girlfriend, or want to get out of the "friend zone"; whether you want to get your ex back, or discover the secrets behind one-night-stands, this "dating book for smart guys with a dry spell" is a guide to mastering the art of attraction and seduction.
From the first moment you meet a woman's eyes, to starting a conversation with her, to getting to know each other, to exciting nights in the bedroom, to exotic adventures with the woman you love, Neil Strauss' Stylelife Academy's #1 dating coach Byron Seingalt teaches you all things romantic, and it all works. Remember, you don't need money, looks, or fame to succeed with women. All you need is an understanding of how the game of attraction and seduction works. It's the small steps and simple changes that produce huge results.
Here's what you will learn:
Learn how to gain unstoppable confidence with the "Heroic Mind Shaping Exercise" that helps overcome any anxiety with women and also helps in other parts of your life.
Easily spot and reverse your anti-seductive and unattractive qualities and turn them into "attraction magnets."
Approach and talk to women in an authentic way while building attraction through your seductive identity without changing who you are as a person.
Learn how to use dating apps and websites to contact and attract women without being ignored or rejected.
Never run out of things to say when you're in conversation with even the highest caliber women.
An (almost) bullet-proof technique to get a date with a woman without worrying about her flaking.
Learn how to compliment a woman in a way that makes her heart melt.
Apply the 3 keys of attraction and seduction so that women see your romantic side without being cheesy.
Use the "First Kiss Technique" to sweep a woman off her feet and make her swoon.
Learn how to navigate the "Love Roadmap" from kissing to complete arousal.
Become the most interesting guy that other men want to be and women want to fall in love with.
And that's just the beginning...
This document is an interview with Nisha Ayub, a 37-year-old transgender activist from Malaysia. She discusses her journey of self-discovery and coming to understand her identity. As a child, she felt different from her family and more comfortable portraying herself as feminine. Though she faced challenges with isolation and discrimination, meeting other transgender people helped her understand who she is. Now, through her advocacy work, she hopes to promote greater acceptance and equal rights for the transgender community.
The document discusses the importance of empowering women and realizing one's own potential. It describes the author's experience of feeling ordinary in university after being a star in her community, but finding confidence through making friends with accomplished women. The author realized her own potential through internships and career experiences where she met influential women and men, and saw that celebrities are normal people who seize opportunities. The conclusion emphasizes surrounding oneself with people who support personal growth and finding greatness within to take advantage of current opportunities and societal support for women's empowerment.
Freemasonry is a fraternal organization for men that focuses on moral and philosophical teachings. To join, a man must be at least 18, believe in a supreme being, ask to join of his own free will, and have the time and means to participate in lodge activities. Freemasonry uses symbols and rituals related to building to convey moral lessons of brotherly love, relief, and truth. While not a religion, it is religious in nature and requires a belief in God, promoting tolerance of all faiths.
This document discusses ways to build community connections in Homer, Alaska. It provides quotes from community members about how they feel connected through activities like volunteering, attending events, spending time with friends, and taking care of themselves. The document suggests attending community classes, performances, fundraisers and keeping informed about local events as ways to become involved and meet others. Building relationships takes effort but can be done by visiting familiar places and taking time to talk with others. Self-care activities like walks, hobbies, and spiritual practices help people feel grounded and able to connect with their community.
This chapter features bios and responses to questions from 37 women about their relationships and experiences with intimacy, sexuality, and love. The women represented a wide range of ages, identities, backgrounds and relationship experiences, including those who love men and women. Following the bios, the chapter shares selected responses from 15 questions asked to each woman about topics like what they look for in relationships, how they define and express intimacy, the impact of children and abuse on relationships, and how ideas of ideal relationships are shaped by media portrayals.
Inside this eBook, you will discover the topics about what women want, attraction, becoming more attractive to women, where to meet women and how to meet women.
1. I think horses mouth is an excellent idea, being able to remain anonymous and only reply if you want to and seek advice at your pace. Male, aged 35.
2. In real life, people don’t expose their vulnerabilities at all, But the thing about Horsesmouth is that everybody’s vulnerable. Because of that, I think you get to build quite genuine friendships, from the heart. Female, aged 20.
3. I’ve developed my skills on horsesmouth, in the sense that I am not restricting myself. I’m thinking more ‘outside of the box’. Female, aged 37.
4. Someone had actually said “YOU look like a good match for me, would you help me out?” That’s been quite a lovely exchange. Female, aged 39.
5. I've been working with social networking sites for over 10 years and you definitely have filled a niche and have a really new take on what it's about with givers gaining. Male, aged 49.
6. I felt it was a useful medium to provide mentoring, from a different perspective really, other than somebody directly involved in your life. Female, aged 53.
7. It’s been a really positive experience of…being able to contribute, being able to explore my wisdom and just being able to support someone. Female, aged 39.
8. On Horsesmouth, you don’t get a load of advertising stuff, you don’t get pictures of your mate on their gap year. It’s great that when you log in, there are no news feeds, and you do what you want. Male, aged 21.
9. I think the publishable aspects of the website are very good ideas… people can find hope and inspiration from something as simple as a quote or story. Female, aged 17.
10. I have had two very positive experiences where I do feel that I made a difference to the person asking for help. Their thankyou's were quite heart warming! Female, aged 38.
11. I went onto it and got hooked basically, and have been posting ever since! Female, aged 59.
12. I think that the anonymity of horsesmouth is a great strength as it does allow people to be honest about their problems or feelings. Female, aged 38.
13. The great thing about Horsesmouth is that people give what they want rather than them being paid to give or overstretching them. Mutual support, with no particular emphasis on power imbalance. Male, aged 29.
14. It’s the fact that I can choose when I am available. That kind of thing is important. Female, aged 39.
15. I think Horsesmouth is safe, it’s one-to-one, it’s more grown-up. Whether you’re 17 or 80, you feel safe on it, and you know it’s being monitored. Female, aged 41.
16. Horsesmouth is a more human thing People are better than machines at thinking “what she wants is actually this , not that. People are just able to explain the nuances. Female, aged 39.
17. I think the publishable aspects of the website are good, because I think they can show the calibre and depth of a mentor. The site is about the relationships between people, actually making a connection. Female, aged 59.
18. The thing I like about Horsesmouth is that I can log into it, and I can be done in about 10 minutes. It falls into your day without taking it over. Male, aged 21.
19. The way you have physical, practical, emotional and spiritual stuff all within the same site; it’s actually very well run. Female, aged 59.
20. I think it’s good that on Horsesmouth, the majority of people that you are asking for advice have experienced it in some way themselves. Experience is the best teacher, I find. Female, aged 36.
21. The difference with Horsesmouth is that it enables you to make sometimes negative experiences very positive. There aren’t really words to identify how vital that is. Female, aged 20.
22. It’s not going to take over your life, you’re not going to wake up in the morning and think ‘I must check my Horsesmouth!’ … you just dip into it when you want to... It’s nice. Male, aged 21.
23. It’s a great way of double-checking that actually I can provide people with information, so I guess you’d call that confidence building. Female, aged 39.
24. I was just amazed by the response that I got to responses that I gave to other people. Female, aged 59.
25. I have been using Horsesmouth as therapy, but not as a traditional therapy, more as just a way of looking very positively at life experiences that otherwise wouldn’t be positively looked at. Female, aged 20.
26. One of the things that I really like is the look of the site. I think it’s very friendly and inviting Female, aged 39.
27. It’s quite nice to have a library of comfort so other people can refer to that as well. I found that very useful. Female, aged 20.
28. The stories are really interesting, especially when some people post on it difficult times they’ve had at work, dealing with difficult situations. Male, aged 21.
29. Facebook is fun, whereas Horsemouth is almost a bit of a spiritual thing, or if you don’t believe in spirituality, then a healthy thing, a mentally healthy thing. I think that’s where the real major difference is. Female, aged 20.
30. It was just the right timing and I realized that my experience in life, and wisdom, was actually of use to other people. Female, aged 59.
31. I think horsesmouth is very unique. You can just turn on your computer when it suits you and you get to reach out to people Female, aged 37.
32. I have given advice to someone who was much older than me, and that was the funny thing because I think everyone assumes that wisdom comes with age. Female, aged 20.
33. To be able to sit at your desk and be in touch with experts, or people who have ‘done it’ or ‘done something similar’, is really useful. Male, aged 21.
34. Horsesmouth is better than real life mentoring, because you can say what you like and they don’t know who you are or what you look like. You’ll get a nice honest response. Female, aged 41.
35. Horsesmouth cuts away all the rubbish that can be there when you are talking to someone – all the stereotypes. Male, aged 29.
36. There is something about the anonymity of horsesmouth… there is something about being able to share a problem or a question with the wider world that allows you to not feel foolish. Female, aged 39.
37. Horsesmouth is like having access to lots of good friends. Good friends who will listen and try to help in any way they can. Female, aged 17.
38. All I wanted was support. Sometimes you can’t turn to friends and family for that. Horsesmouth is there for immediate support. Female, aged 20.
39. If you have Facebook up on your screen at work, you’re not really doing work are you, you’re just time wasting, whereas if you’ve got horsesmouth up, it’s useful. Male, aged 21.
40. I think it’s just so lovely that people are prepared to put themselves out there and donate their own time to helping people. Female, aged 36.
41. I think it just shows how much kindness there is out there. Female, aged 20.
42. There are a lot of people out there that are really isolated from society and from life in general. Horsesmouth is a way of bringing people together, to help them solve their problems or just to talk. Female, aged 26.
43. You can get advice from people of different ages and backgrounds, not just from one person that might not have experienced what you are going through. Female, aged 17.
44. I have learnt so much from this site, particularly the younger mentors; they have a fresh perspective on life and challenge me. Age is not necessarily wisdom. Male, aged 59.
45. There are loads of people out there wanting a bit of help, and not everyone’s very confident about speaking to people that they don’t know. But over email, and having a secure place to do that, is a lot nicer, it’s a different approach. Female, aged 26 .
46. I think one of the good things about it is that you’re talking to people from all walks of life, so you do get a plethora of information that you wouldn’t necessarily normally get. Female, aged 36.
47. In terms of the groups that I started, a lot of people of various ages have joined, and it’s been really nice to see that flourish! Female, aged 20.
48. Actually looking at what someone has written and really looking, not just seeing what I want to see, and trying my best to support them in any way that I can has actually helped develop my listening skills. Female, aged 37.
49. I have enjoyed mentoring people on the site and find it very rewarding helping people. It's a great website! Male, aged 42.
50. I think it’s quite professional as well as being friendly. It’s professional, but not intimidating. I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable with asking for advice on there. Female, aged 36.
51. Once you take the ego away, sometimes it really helps. That’s the big difference – Facebook is all about ego whereas on Horsesmouth, ego doesn’t exist really. Female, aged 20.
52. Really it’s getting young individuals to think about what they want from their job because currently at schools, they don’t get that support. They’re told what to do rather than helped to decide themselves. Female, aged 26.
53. It encourages you to be a lot more honest. I actually feel that I am more open than I was before. Female, aged 36.
54. It’s very strange to be able to sit at your desk, being able to be in touch with all these people. There would be no other way that I could find them, outside of horsesmouth. Male, aged 21.
55. A lot of the information out there is free and I wouldn’t have known that had it not been for Horsesmouth. Female, aged 36.
56. It been really nice, I have spoken to lovely people on Horsesmouth that are just really grateful, always giving good responses. And that’s what encourages you to continue to mentor people. Female, aged 26.
57. My groups on horsesmouth made me realise that all people really need is somebody else to talk to who has been through the same experience. Female, 20
58. I went on as a mentor to help everybody else, but in a very bizarre way, it’s actually helped me as well. Female, aged 36.
59. It’s not nice to know that someone else has also gone through what you have, but comforting to know that you’re not alone. I think the website is fantastic for that. I’ve never come across anything like that before. Male, aged 52.
60. I think Horsesmouth is better than real life mentoring, because even though it is a complete stranger that you’re speaking to, you can see what they have experienced, you can choose who you have to advise you. Female, aged 36.
61. Most of the people that have sent me emails and things, I don’t think I would meet them on a day-to-day basis. It’s a nice variety . Female, aged 23.
62. It’s a big community and when at some point there is something that I need support on, there are people who could help me. I think that is something that I see as very positive about horsesmouth. Female, aged 37.
63. It’s brilliant because I could quite easily have spent a huge amount of money trying to find out the information I actually got from this man on horsesmouth for free. Female, aged 36.
64. Relationships are the same the world over. It didn’t seem to matter whether she was two generations or three generations below me. People are still going through the same ups and downs. Male, aged 69.
65. It’s nice when other people answer you because you know somebody’s listening. There’s somebody out there, you don’t know who they are or what they look like, but they’re still there. Female, aged 41.
66. It isn’t just your friend telling you things that you needed to hear, it was people who didn’t know you from Adam but were still willing to give you their time and input. Female, 29
67. Not only are you supporting and reaching out to others, you can also get the support back yourself. It works both ways. Female, aged 37.
68. Social services really frighten me. But to be able to talk on the internet and be honest and be truthful and know that somebody is going to reply to you without judging you, not knowing who you are, is the whole point of mentoring I think. Female, aged 41.
69. I have found help myself as well as mentoring others, thank you. Male, aged 37.
70. It feels wonderful to know there are so many good-hearted people out there, willing to spare their time and energy helping others like me. A sincere thank-you to everyone involved in making HorsesMouth such a unique and positive innovation on the Internet. Female, 64.
71. I only joined a few days ago, but I think this site is great. I wish I had seen it 10 years ago. I’ve already told a few friends about it. I’d love to help out in any way I could. Female, 27.
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