Had a great response this week to the various challenges I posed and was busy over Easter writing £65 cheques to various people who have done some great possibility thinking about how to use the money to help others. I have also had to decline some interesting requests - including someone who had seen me on TV and wanted £65 so she could take me on a date!
A number of people have drawn my attention to the film "Pay It Forward" and the act of doing good deeds and then encouraging the recipient to pay it forward (rather than pay it back) by doing further good deeds to help others. So a few of my £65 gifts have been on this basis.
The Go MAD Thinking team have also been busy developing people's possibility thinking skills with the reward of £65 for implementing the best ideas that include paying it forward. See Graham & Richard's comments after my last posting if you would like a few ideas about how to make £65 stretch further.
So how could you use £65 to inspire others to "pay it forward"?
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6 comments:
As a primary school teacher, I could use £65 to help teach my 5 - 11 year olds some valuable lessons about helping others and sharing. Perhaps we could create a school pay it forward project?
What about arranging a social get together with some friends and challenging everyone to make a difference in the next week? The person who makes the biggest or most worthwhile difference then gets the £65 to do something else with. This way you get more people instantly involved.
Was the lady who asked you for a date all there? It would be wrong for you to take advantage of someone who may have pschological problems.
I cannot vouch for the sanity of the lady who asked me for a date. However, I admire her possibility thinking skills, if nothing else!
Hi Andy
As a parent of 2 primary school age children i would give the £65 to their class and ask the children to invest the money (maybe get a bank financial advisor to visit them at school)and see how much they could profit they would make.
thanks
Kam
Hi Kam,
This sounds interesting - especially if we can engage the kids to define a goal and think possibilities about how to "pay it forward". Let me know.
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