Go MAD Giveaway

Andy Gilbert, Group Managing Director of Go MAD Thinking, entered the Poker Face TV quiz show to demonstrate the power of the Go MAD Thinking System. From over 10,000 people he successfully made the final three. Now he has decided to make a difference and give away his £65,000 prize winnings to help 1,000 people with £65 each.

However, you cannot ask for money to help yourself or support other charity fundraising, religious or political activities. This blog is about challenging you to use your thinking skills to make a positive difference, preferably sustainable, and help others to "Pay It Forward". What difference could you make? Please post your requests and comments.

Sunday 15 April 2007

Change someone's life

Thank you for the many ideas submitted and the people who contacted me with "Pay It Forward" ideas. This seems to have captured the imagination so keep sending them to me - I am keen to support as many of these as possible. Also I am keen to capture some on film as I was contacted by a professional photographer who, for £65, will pay it forward by taking photo's of people making a difference with £65 for an exhibition that will raise funds for charity.

A client visited us this week and brought his two young children with him. Never missing the opportunity to develop the minds of young people, I engaged them in a possibility thinking exercise with the promise of £65 to support the idea that they would implement to help others.
They left me with lists of ideas of people they could help, plus a couple of drawings. Underneath a picture of a person helping someone less fortunate was written my question, "What could people do with £65?" and the words, "Answer: change someone's life."

What difference could you make? Who's life could you change? It might not take £65 - if it does, let me know and I will see if I can help.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Andy,
Rather than send me £65, please send me 10 of your Go MAD books, which I will distribute to 10 friends with the challenge to change someones life.

Anonymous said...

Hi - My name is Mark Pym and I will use the £65 (thank you!) to coach an individual who has been long term unemployed to find their way back into the exciting world of work. I will be matching Andy's £65 to make a difference!

Andy thank you for your vision and leadership in your exciting initiative. I look forward to reading more about the matches and assisting where I can.

Anonymous said...

Hi Mark,
Thankyou for matching the £65. My cheque is in the post and I look forward to hearing about the differences you make.