This weeks adventure

Having been underwhelmed by the response to my offer last week to give away money for a free adventure/quest, I decided to have my own adventure - starting yesterday. My quest within seven days is to put a smile on the faces of 20 people by spending exactly £65.

Attending a pre-season friendly between Leicester City (my team) and Notts County gave me the opportunity to do the following acts of kindness:

pay for the car parking space of a complete stranger (elicited a look of complete disbelief!)
treat four Notts County fans to a programme
buy a football t-shirt for a young girls birthday (I was eaves dropping a conversation in a queue)
pay for steak & kidney pies for a family of three

Total spent so far £29.20 to help 9 people. So £35.80 left to surprise 11 more people. This is fun. If you would like to join in then just post your request for £65. I am off to make a difference.

An invitation to go on a £65 Quest or Adventure

From reading some of Tom Peter's work this week I was interested to note the positive impact of the words "quest" and "adventure" rather than "task" and "project". So I thought it might be interesting to invite 10 people who read this to go on a 7 day quest or adventure (you pick which word you like best) to make a difference using £65 of my money.



Just tell me why it should be you - remember you can't spend the money on yourself - and I will send you the money on the condition that you let me know about your quest/adventure to make a difference. You don't have to tell me at this point what the money will be spent on, as you might not know yet, and after all you have 7 days for your quest. Enjoy it. Be adventurous.

Keep Posting Your Requests

I have had some great requests this week for money to help young people (see comments under my 1st June posting) and from people who are willing to put some of their time into making a difference.

Well done to Evan & Tim from Superdrug who have managed to turn 2 x £65 into £760 and have challenged 76 managers to make a difference with £10 each. I look forward to you measuring the results in due course.

Keep the requests coming, there is still a lot to give away. If you don't want to Go MAD with £65, that's okay - tell a friend who might want to make a difference.

The young and the old - lots to live for

One of our current family goals is to persuade my father-in-law, who is 81 and has lived in his house for nearly 40 years, to move into a lovely new warden assisted complex near where we live. Whilst this is a big move for him, late in life, it got me thinking about how £65 could make a difference to both the young and the old - so this is my theme for the next month or so.

Come on what difference could you make to help someone who has still got lots to live for?

When lightening strikes

Last week my house got struck by lightening whilst I was away speaking at a conference. It certainly made an electrifying difference, as it short circuited our power supply, though thankfully it only caused repairable material damage. Anyway, it got me thinking about power surges and what causes some people to have flashes of inspiration and brilliant ideas and others to be scared about thinking big or differently.

So this week, I am seeking people who have got an idea for £65 that is different - it can be fun, wild, wacky - as long as it makes a positive difference for others. Send me your thoughts and let's Go MAD.

Listen, Learn & Take Action - Or Tell A Friend

First the good news. My latest free development podcast, "How to win £65,000", is in the i-Tunes top 10 downloads in their business section under the series "Thinking For Business Success". (Thanks for the positive feedback received so far - I invite you to download it if you haven't already at www.apple.com/itunes/download/.)

Now the not so good news. People are still not swamping me with requests and I am only writing 3 - 5 cheques per week. So if you don't want the money to help others, please tell a friend who might.

Lastly, for this week, it was a really pleasant surprise to receive a colourful hand drawn thank you card from the recipients from one of the first £65 giveaways providing 12 patients from a mental health care trust with fish & chips and a day at the seaside.

What difference can you make?

Post a comment if you want £65

Come on, don't just read this blog - post your comments. I know plenty of people are reading this blog, but I am getting frustrated by the lack of comments and requests for £65.

PLEASE post your ideas, suggestions and thoughts on this blog by clicking on where it says "comments". Then others can get ideas. Or, tell a friend that there is this MAD bloke giving away money to people who want to make a difference and get them to post their comments.

First person to post a comment gets £65. Just do it.