I want to do more than “wish you the best” in our brand-spanking new 2011. (smile) I have an idea for you … Click to continue »
Enliven Yourself
How to Get Results From What You’re Learning
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Here’s a quick tip you can use to turn all your learning experiences into action-learning that gets concrete results. Click to continue »
Marcela Reminds Us: Whatever It Takes to Get the Learning
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Here’s why I love folks like Marcela — always learning, in order to give more. And doing whatever it takes to get that learning. Click to continue »
Care and Feeding of You (and the ‘Second-Hand Recession Syndrome’)
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Lately I’ve been thinking: I gotta take care of you. (Well, mostly by encouraging you to take care of yourself.) And last week I got to thinking even more about this, when an old friend told me he’d given up his gym membership … Click to continue »
How to Go Farther by Staying Where You’re At
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Lately I’ve been yakking about our energy to achieve what might seem impossible. So what I’m going to say about feeling “stuck” may surprise you. Click to continue »
What Do You Do That Grows Your Energy? (Here’s What Your Friends Said)
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A few days ago I asked the folks I’m in touch with regularly: If we’re going to do big things — make big contributions — it’s a fundamental question: What contributes to our ooomph? What keeps us going? The replies were so energizing, I put together a sample from our friends around the world. Click to continue »
How I’ve Nourished My Own Quest
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In my last few notes to you, I’ve been urging you to take time for yourself — time away from the urgency of the moment, to reconnect with your core interests. Those quick acts are more vital to your quest than anything else you can do. At least that’s what my contrarian life has taught me. Click to continue »
It’s Easy to Get a Meeting With the One Person Who’s Key to Your Future
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Start by first listening to yourself. Even before the usual question, what calls to be done? Click to continue »
Why Seeing Strengths is at the Core of Achieving the "Impossible"
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Let’s turn back to the “impossible” theme — and see how important it is to start with strengths when aspirations are high. Click to continue »
How to Start, or Boost, Your Pursuit of the Impossible
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When I asked earlier this week whether folks were pursuing what seems impossible, one person wrote back: “I used to think that tackling the impossible just takes convincing people how great the need is, how big the problem.” Whoa! That can work. But there’s a more powerful way … Click to continue »
In the pages of What Kind of World Do You Want? you’ll find proven ways to enliven civic life, ignite confidence, and inspire people to act.
Jim’s ideas have opened up a world of possibility beyond anything I had ever considered.
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