Can't Not Do

Can't Not Do

The Compelling Social Drive that Changes Our World

Shoemaker, Paul

John Wiley & Sons Inc

07/2015

224

Dura

Inglês

9781119131595

15 a 20 dias

With so many social challenges facing our world, trying to effect change feels daunting. The problems are complex, the politics murky, and the players innumerable. Yet, every day there are regular heroes making a significant impact on our most intractable social issues.
Prologue: The Power of Can t Not Do xi Introduction: Why Our Social Drives Matter More Now Multipliers 1 PART I FINDING YOUR FOCUS 13 Chapter 1 David Risher, the Lost Key, and Eradicating Illiteracy: Are You a Determined Optimist? 15 What s the Point? 19 Haven t Had That Aha Moment? 23 This Work Does Not Have to Be an Epic Endeavor 27 So What s Mine? 29 Optimism + Determination 31 = Grit 34 Chapter 2 Lisa Chin Is Not Doing This to Be Happy: Who Are You at Your Core? 37 What s the Point? 40 A Cause Connected to Your Core for Someone Else 42 The Right Time and Place 45 Putting Optimism to Work: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10 49 Chapter 3 Eleuthera Lisch, Stepping Out from Behind the Fourth Wall: Are You Willing to Go to Hard Places? 53 What s the Point? 56 Some Hard Places Aren t Places 59 What If You Have to Leave a Hard Place? 62 Failure Never Feels Good to Anyone, Including Me 64 Finding Meaning in a Hard Place 66 PART II HOW YOU DO THIS WORK WELL 69 Chapter 4 Jeff Tollefson, Losing It All and Becoming Richer: Are You Ready to Be Humble and Humbled? 71 What s the Point? 75 Power (and Humility?) in Philanthropy 77 Humility Has Power 81 Your Mindset 84 Level 5 Leaders and Humility 85 My Own Lesson in Humility 86 Even the Great Are Humbled 88 Chapter 5 Lori, I Got Married a Little Too Early to the Right Woman: Can You Actively Listen? 91 Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 91 What s the Point? 93 Levels of Listening, Where Are You? 96 You Hear Interesting Things When You Listen 97 Chapter 6 Suzi Levine, Learning When Not to Raise Her Hand: Do You Believe 1 + 1 = 3? 103 What s the Point? 106 1 + 1 = 3 with Connectors 108 Learning to Connect 109 Pacing the Floor Like an Expectant Father 111 Director or Connector? 114 PART III BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR YOUR WORLD AND YOU 117 Chapter 7 Heidi Breeze-Harris, a Sick Pregnant Lady with an Idea: What Is Your Can t Not Do? 119 What s the Point? 124 A Different Kind of Career Dedicated to Can t Not Do 125 Can t Not Do for Others 126 Can t Not Do Takes Time, A Long Time 129 What Is It in Your Life That You Can t Not Do? 130 Chapter 8 Why Your Social Drives Matter More Now: The Equation 133 The Equation 135 What s Possible 137 Conclusion Surrendering to the Intention 141 A Meaningful versus a Happy Life 142 Start the Journey 146 My Family, Where It All Starts ... and Ends 146 APPENDIX INTRODUCTION 149 Appendix 1 20 Questions for a Personal Checklist: Finding Your Focus 151 Appendix 2 20 Suggestions for a Personal Checklist: How You Do This Work Well 157 Appendix 3 Which Stories Fit You Best? 161 Appendix 4 Additional Resources for Getting Started: SVP Stuff, Books, Websites, and Blogs 163 Appendix 5 Chapter-by-Chapter Summary 167 Notes 175 About the Author 181 Acknowledgments 183 Index 187
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