To date, nearly 6 months after the Pokerface final, I have given away £12,960 (20%) of my prize winnings - which means that at this rate it will take me another 2 years to give the rest away! Not that I am complaining because I am having a really great time and an amazing amount of fun doing what I am doing. Deliberately, I have not set myself a goal to give the money away by a specific date as I am enjoying this new giveaway "hobby".
So far, there have been 122 comments - most of them requests - posted on this blog in response to my weekly postings. Please keep sending your requests, ideas or just thoughts and enjoy reading other people's comments. Also, why not tell a friend or a colleague about this blog and encourage them to make a difference with £65?
As a quick 5 minute exercise, grab a pen and some paper and write the question, "How could I/we possibly use £65 to make a difference and help others? Then write 20 answers to this question. I guarantee that if you do this you will have some good (and maybe some wacky) ideas. Then eliminate any relating to supporting existing charity/fundraising events and highlight your priorities. Then let me know!
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8 comments:
Sadly, I could not even write 2 lines!! Sounds a good exercise but I am struggling!
James
http://www.roentarre.blogspot.com
James,
Keep writing and remember they are only possibilities. Let go of thinking definites and the struggle will disappear as ideas appear.
Andy
Andy,
The local football season is just beginning and my manager has been in the same tired old tracksuit for the past two years. I thought the £65 could be spent on a new, colour relevant (to the team), personalised tracksuit. To make him look the part for the first time in a few years. What do you reckon??
Adam
(crazyyido@aol.com)
Adam,
I am going to say yes to your request on the basis that you send me a before and after photo!
E-mail me your name and address.
andy
I really enjoyed your workshop on the Aurora this past week and the concept of GoMad Thinking.
I returned home to find that our local church had over-thought a problem to the extent of requiring an alchemist!
I would love to be able to give their management team the tea, coffee and sandwiches whilst they learn to use your approach to getting things done effectively, efficiently and together.
Their dilemma is how to use the buildings they have for the best combination of community cohesion and income generation to help the rest of their ministry function more smoothly.
I know £65 could buy their refreshments and I believe they could make a real difference in the process.
Best wishes
Julian
Hi Julian,
I am going to decline your request as I am sure you can find a way to provide refreshments and providing these will not necessarily make a difference. However, I will give you £65 or more of my materials which you can use to refresh their thinking skills!
Let me know how many people are in the management team and I will send you enough books for each of them.
Hope this helps.
best wishes Andy
Many thanks - that is a much smarter answer!
They are a team of twelve and they really do need to become your disciples!
Please let me know if I need to send you my address.
I will fund their refreshments and I look forward to giving you feedback on how much they have improved.
Best wishes
Julian
Hi Julian,
e-mail me your address and I will get 12 books in the post.
Regards
Andy
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