Social Experiments

Changing Normal

• Soulful
• Courageous
• Spine Tingling

What is ChangingNormal.com?

ChangingNormal.com is a soulful, courageous adventure into the world of global social redesign. Within it, is a labyrinth of challenges and rewards that will collectively move us toward the changing of normal.

Join me on this spine tingling journey into the creation of a future as an evolved humanity. It's objective is to build a community of innovators and designers of all kinds and across all domains of community development and world culture.

The outcome is the manifestation of a 'global wisdom culture' made up of people who are engaged in design and innovation, and change and transformation. There are already 350 of us at http://ChangingNormal.com - Come join us!

Why is investing in this project important?

For many years, I have placed a watchful eye on the evolution of change. My conclusion is that change does not occur as much as we'd like. What happens more often than not is our vision, which is a change in the way something is perceived and created, moves toward implementation and then falls into old ways of doing things. Thus, the vision collapses on itself as it becomes a part of an old paradigm for implementing it. Our desire to manifest the vision becomes a struggle as the change process we use is rarely able to break out of the old system's box. That's why, "Change happens when we change the way we change." (How's that for a head full to think about !LOL!)

I have learned so many things on this journey based on guiding questions: Why does 'normal' have such a hold on us as a humanity? And - When it's time to change, how do we do it without annihilation? One primary aspect that has come to me is encompassed by the subjects of mythology and decision-making. Strange combination right? Well, not really.

Myth is not a negative nor a positive thing, rather, it is neutral. It underlies the way we are as a culture, no mater what society you live in. Most are unconscious of its presence. Thus, decisions that we make individually and collectively are directly rooted within the myths of our culture systems. When awakened of its existence, especially when it is a myth that no longer serves, it becomes a threat that many will even kill for, just to keep it alive.

In times of great change, as we are in now, it is clear that addressing cultural mythologies is an essential ingredient into creating real change. To address this issue, it becomes apparent that our method for learning (being educated) also no longer serves us. We are moving from a linear individuated education institution into a dynamic collective learning system, which is a vital piece to the 'changing normal' formula.

ChangingNormal.com is not just a social philosophy, although it is so important to begin with one. Changing Normal also holds a plan of action that can be directly applied to the transformation of things needing change. Things such as education, energy, food, governance, money, and so on. Imagine participating in a world gathering of passionate knowledgable people that form a wisdom culture, who collectively and consciously design a healthy vital exciting new world – one that works for all!

I have a formula for getting this effort launched.

Do you want to help? Can you feel comfortable spending your money on changing normal and risking it on a huge vision? I for one believe it's the only way out of the destructive world we live in, and move into one that is of our desire. We have to get far enough above what is happening to see how we need to think and then act BIG in order to migrate into a new way of being on this sacred planet of ours, called Earth. Einstein once said: "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." This is so apropos to the workings of ChangingNormal.com.

How will your investment will be spent?

ChangingNormal.com is a complex project that will take a couple years to build sustaining momentum. Thus, any additional funds that I gather will be invested toward a second, third, and fourth six-month periods of development.

To give you perspective on my situation with money, I describe the following: I've noticed that most of us who have insights, visions, innovations, and inventions to bring forward, rarely have any money. We are so often living on the edge of an economic system that has failed so many of us. I'm telling you up front that I am one of these people. I have zero savings, and living far too close to the edge. I'm a single dad and don't even know how I'm going to pay rent this month to keep a roof over my 11 year old boys head.

Many like me are challenged to get 'normal' jobs (of which I constantly try to find), as they delude me. Most likely due to my broad/wide spectrum of knowledge, where hirers want narrow deep knowledge, and my attention on creating a better world.

Thus, I share my expenses with you in full transparency in hopes that I draw you 'in' rather away from the ChangingNormal.com project. I truly hope that you will not only help to fund this effort but also be an avid member of this 'spine tingling' project as well.

If we are to move large projects like this off the ground, I believe it is essential that those of you doing the funding be open to a portion of your investment going toward sustaining the innovators. 99.9% of us visionaries and innovators will easily and whole-heartedly spend 100 hours a week on our projects, if only we could give it that time rather than chasing the holy dollar by traditional get-a-job means.

Monthly Project Expenses: $3,585 (as per below) = $21,510 for 6 months, includes Vic's living expenses (Rent, Food, Car, Insurance, etc.), and ChangingNormal.com project development expenses (online community infrastructure, website redesign, collaboration tools, informational and training videos, regular podcasts, facilitated workshops, volunteer team management, ongoing promotions and funding developments, community management).

To make the ChangingNormal.com project work ...

• I envision receiving funds from 430 investors at $50 each, or 215 investors at $100 each.

With this money, I plan to create a matching funds system, and will also seek grants that can support the longer term efforts of the ChangingNormal.com project.

If you invest in the ChangingNormal.com project, I promise to give my 'all' with passion, perseverance, and diligence. There is nothing that I want more than to be a part of transforming our old ways of being that allow us to truly build a world that works for our children and our children's children. What else is there?!

What do you receive for your involvement? 

All investors can participate in the co-designing of ChangingNormal's logo image that will go onto promotional items such as mugs or t-shirts. You will receive one of these promo-items as a thank you gift for your investment. Additionally, you will be enrolled in ChangingNormal.com's "Golden Members" charter group, representing the alchemical changing of lead into gold, symbolizing change into a new normal - a new way of being.

Want to learn more?

For more information, go to Changing Normal's present website at ChangingNormal.com and watch my video interview. The site needs lot of work, but take a look around and see what resonates for you.

Want to have a conversation with Vic?

To reach me for a conversation, you can email me, call me at (831) 454-8046, or Skype me at 'vicdesotelle'. You can also learn more about me via my blog site at http://VicDesotelle.com .

Join me on this wonderful venture in Changing Normal!

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A NOTE REGARDING ROCKETHUB: RocketHub is not an investment or charity. It is an exchange: funds from fans for rewards from me. It's an All & More funding mechanism: if I don't reach my financial goal I get to keep what I raise. But if I do reach my goal, I get access to exciting opportunities.