Category: Simbiotic Stories

Simbiotic Stories are real anecdotes told by you and other Simbi community members. In addition to recounting their favorite, most symbiotic deals and experiences, our members tell us their inspiration for joining Simbi, the abundance they’ve given and received, and their vision of Simbi’s future. You’ll also find plenty of valuable, helpful tips in many of these wonderful stories. The submissions we receive are so genuine, uplifting, and heartwarming — we fully recommend reading them!

Tell us about your Simbi deals and experiences with other members. If your story is published, we’ll credit your account with 150 simbi. Submit your entries by starting a conversation with us via this link.

Carleigh: “My Dream Exchange!”

August 9, 2017 October 5, 2017 Simbiotic Stories itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment

The following story is written by Carleigh Kaiser, a member from Winchester, VA. Carleigh is a free spirited young adult, a constant spiritual seeker, constant learner, and a modern hippie at heart. She continues to explore, nurture, and share her unique giftings in the hope of building up others and making the world a better place.

I’ve always had a knack for exchanges. I had been waiting patiently to make my dream exchange.

So, when I discovered Simbi, you can only imagine how excited I was.

For years, I had been looking for these sorts of communities, but I never found one where I felt like I really fit in. Finally, Simbi gave me the chance to talk to different people from all over the world.

Needless to say, I started offering services right away-I almost used up all my simbi within a week! My boyfriend made fun of me for checking my phone every five minutes for a new deal.

“You won’t understand until you try it!” After hearing me talk about Simbi so much, he decided to give it a go. After making his first deal, he was hooked.

Not long after, my one of my biggest dreams came true! A massage therapist popped up in my search, offering her services. I immediately reached out and made a deal for both my boyfriend and me to get massages in exchange for my Creative Solutions consulting services. We got our massages the next week, and it was the most relaxing experience of my life!

Simbi is more than just exchanging services. I offer light language sessions, which are hard to get paid for in money. On Simbi, my sessions are in high demand. In giving and receiving services, I’ve found myself becoming more and more inspired by the positivity that the Simbi users offer.

When I use Simbi, I realize that so many of the most helpful, life-changing gifts and services on the site don’t have a pricetag in dollars. Simbi is full of both practical and creative services. And it’s already happening! One day, I hope to see people doing more of what they love and less of what they have to do. Little by little, exchange after exchange, our world will become much fairer.

There will always be more than enough to go around, because everyone has something to offer!

Thank you, Simbi!

–Carleigh Kaiser

Simbiotic Stories are real anecdotes told by you and other Simbi community members. Tell us about your Simbi deals and experiences with other members. If your story is published, we’ll credit your account with 150 simbi. Submit your entries by starting a conversation with us via this link.

Tyler-“A Little Goes a Long Way”

July 25, 2017 August 3, 2017 Simbiotic Stories itemprop="discussionURL"2 Comments

The following story is written by Tyler Beavers, a member from Chatsworth, GA. Tyler is art savvy and loves to create. He is currently working on a business at the young age of 19.

Hey!

My name is Beavers. Tyler Beavers. (Haha, had to insert a Bond joke)!

So there I was. On my laptop, scrolling through Facebook as usual. Suddenly, a post came up- a rhino with a little bird sitting on it. Above, letters spelled out “Simbi.”

My curiosity piqued, I decided to click on the rhino. After clicking through Simbi’s site, I created my bio and started offering services. After a week, I was hooked.

What really draws me to Simbi is the concept of the Simbi badge. Earning my badges one by one really connected me to the Simbi community. I didn’t feel like I was mindlessly going through meaningless transactions. When you earn a badge, it’s not because of a single service or single interaction you’ve had with someone. A badge is received only after a cumulation of a number of efforts. I learned that small things added up into big results. Each service I provided led to a different experience, and the badges reminded me how far I’d come on my Simbi journey.

For me personally, Simbi helped me get my business on its feet. What once started as a pipeline dream slowly came into focus. All the ideas that had collected dust were now in action- and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!

I want to give back as much as I possibly can to help each person find their place among so many talented people. I’ve come to realize that we aren’t just users, we’re givers, too.

–Tyler Beavers

Saylor- “Passion With A Purpose”

July 18, 2017 August 15, 2017 Simbiotic Stories itemprop="discussionURL"One Comment

Because I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, I knew from personal experience how difficult it was to get a business on the radar. If I wanted my crafts featured, I had to pay for a stand at a fair or an art show. Simbi gave me a platform to create art and find my voice without any financial limits.

Jake: “How Simbi Helped Me Rebuild My Life”

July 11, 2017 August 3, 2017 Simbiotic Stories itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment

The following story is written by Jake Johnson, a member from Fort Smith, AR. Jake describes himself as a “Jake” of all trades and loves sharing knowledge.

My family has it pretty rough this past year and a half.

We ended up losing everything.

Slowly, bit by bit, Simbi helped me rebuild my life.

I’ve been able to provide my son with more than just the basics in life, but there were still some pieces missing. With Simbi I am able to trade my talents and passions and meet incredibly talented artists. Now, I am filling up the holes with beautiful art and inspiring people. He has a new dreamcatcher in the mail, which he will be using for his therapy. And I have made a wonderful new friend.

None of this would have been possible without Simbi.

Having had so much success just within my first month of using the Simbi service, I have now grown and am offering more than five separate services. Throughout my journey exploring Simbi, I’ve realized that you need to give back a little something. I was inspired by so many others who were offering services and the payment was simply, “pay it forward.”

That mentality, that one can share without reciprocation, other than knowing that they’ve helped someone else along life’s road that pushed me to offer services just to “pay it forward.” You see, I was using those services, and like everything else on Simbi, they were great.

Now, it is my turn to give back and pay it forward. A little bit of my time, a few nights a week, and my world collides with so many other wonderful people’s worlds. Our minds meet, and in a single moment, our personal spheres truly become one. Simbi fills me the hope that knowledge, experience, and wisdom do not come with a price tag and that they are still highly sought after today.

In the end, services like Simbi have their own place in this world. There are so many amazing people out there looking for the right venue to showcase their talents. They found a home in Simbi- but that’s just the beginning. More and more people will find a home in Simbi.

Whether it’s a fleeting thought, a nagging idea, an undiscovered talent, an untempered passion, or a pure drive to share, Simbi welcomes you with open arms.

—Jake