What's
this about?
Welcome
to the very first edition
of The Scribbler,  available
only to subscribers
of Outside the Lines. Each
month I'll hand-select
two articles from writers
and thinkers that I
admire. The articles
will have a common
theme in that they'll
offer insights and
tools to help you live
a better life. I'll
give you the first
paragraph of each article,
and the link to go
to if you'd like to
read more.
This month, my two
writers are Richard
Winfield and Michael
Neill.
Richard is the Principal
of the Brefi Group,
based in the UK.
He works with organizations
around the world
to help individuals
and teams become
more effective with
less stress. He's
writing about how
you can use scenario
planning - a powerful
business tool - for
the purpose of planning
your life.
Michael Neill leads
the Genius Catalyst
and lives in Hollywood.
He helps people live
their best lives
by doing what they
want to do better
... and have some
fun in the process.
His article, "A
Cab Driver Named
Adolf", looks
at what it means
to have a big dream
- and to admit it. Please
forward The
Scribbler (in
its entirety please)
to anyone you think
might be interested.
This community grows
with your help.
Michael Bungay Stanier
Principal, Box of Crayons
Scenario
planning for coaches
by Richard Winfield
Coaching is about raising awareness and
setting goals. I use a very simple but
powerful system for scenario planning,
which can easily be applied in a coaching
situation. It was developed in South Africa
and taught to me by Clem Sunter.
Scenario planning is a powerful business
tool. Using scenarios equips people to
think constructively about the future
and to plan for it. It is not about planning
for one set of events (which almost certainly
won't happen), but for setting up systems
for monitoring what actually does happen
in such a way that the individual or
organisation is able to appreciate and
respond effectively to changes as they
evolve.
Read the full article here.
A
Cab Driver Named Adolf
by Michael Neill
His name was Adolf, and he came from
Ghana. He had come to America in 1991
to make his fortune and take care of
his family. Thirteen years later, he
was driving a borrowed cab seven days
a week, three hundred and sixty five
days a year. The money sent home each
month enabled his family to live well.
His mother owned her own home; his brother
and sister were able to finish the equivalent
of high school. But Adolf had not been
back.
"I don't have a dream," he
said firmly.
"I don't believe you," I replied,
equally firmly.
Read the full article here.
Michael's
quick scribble
Part
of the joy of setting up The Scribbler
for me is the opportunity to collaborate
with people I respect and admire. The web
has created an unparalleled opportunity
for this to happen. One of the most stunning
examples is www.wikipedia.com - an online
encyclopaedia that is becoming "the
Google" of its genre. Number of collaborators:
tens of thousands. Number of full-time
employees: one.
So who do you dream of collaborating
with? And why aren't you reaching out
to make the connection?
What's
going on?
The
Wow Factor: Creating Your Own Coaching Products
for Greater Visibility, Impact and Profit,
International Coach Federation conference,
November 9-12, San Jose. On Thursday afternoon
I'll be facilitating a hot-shot panel of
experts - Andrea J Lee, Marcy Nelson-Garrison
and Donna Coroa - who have a great deal of
experience in creating real, honest-to-goodness
products. If you're a coach looking to generate
passive income, then this is for you.
OD Network Conference, Minneapolis November
14 - 16. I'll be an exhibitor at this great
conference featuring, amongst others, Peter
Block. Pop by and say hello if you're in
the area.
Get Unstuck & Get Going fr^e teleforum.
Monday November 21, 2pm. A regular forum
I host for this community, to support you
in getting unstuck. Register by sending
an email to admin@BoxOfCrayons.biz.
As you might be able to guess, I love
to speak or run workshops for groups! Please
get in touch if you think I may be able
to serve you or your organization as a
professional keynote speaker.
Get
Unstuck & Get Going …on
the stuff that matters
Anita Roddick, founder of
the Body Shop, calls it “a powerful
call to get going on the work that
matters.” Marshall Goldsmith,
the world’s leading executive
coach, says “"As an executive
coach I know how tough getting
unstuck can be! This tool
can help you get started today." And
David Taylor, author of The
Naked Leader, calls it “refreshing,
powerful and original.” See
what the fuss is about here http://www.getunstuckandgetgoing.com/self-coaching-tool.php
Michael
Bungay Stanier helps people, teams and
organizations to get unstuck and get going
on the stuff that matters. He
is the author of Get Unstuck & Get
Going …on the stuff that matters, a self-coaching tool endorsed
by leaders in the coaching and training professions. You can find out
more at www.boxofcrayons.biz or
you can contact him directly at Michael@BoxOfCrayons.biz or
+1 (416) 532-1322.
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