A wonderful, simple roadmap for change
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For anyone who feels there's something missing in their life and what to do next, this is a perfect read. Great art and great questions.
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Easy to read, quirky and with humor, an excellent eye opener, reminder and useful guidelines for those who want to change the direction of their companies or improve their company already on the sustainability path.  For those that are employees, it's useful to help them seek out and find companies that follow the Patagonia methodology, or to perhaps influence their owners to adopt sustainable methods.  Remember, it's not "Patagonia" methodology.  Sustainability is the only viable way for further generations and there are those amongst us such as Mr. Chouinard who implement it implicitly into their lives and their daily business.  This book does an excellent job at describing how he does it and his ethos and internal drive for doing so.  Other examples are Ricardo Semler (Semco) and Ray Anderson (Interface).  Wanting to change your world? Read this book.
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This is the way big change happens - little-by-little, person-by-person. What a great idea. I'm giving this book to all my family for Christmas. May it be a best seller and help create a better world for all of us to inhabit. Thank you for taking the initiative and time to write this most important little guide to responsible living.
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The authors, having spent their careers focused on why people don't change even though they sincerely wish to, have developed a metholodogy that changed my life.  Like many of us, there is an aspect of me that I wanted to change - have wanted to change for a long time - yet, couldn't.  The methodology outlined in the book helped me discern the "why" I wasn't changing. . .and, gave me a path I could follow to - finally! - achieve positive change.

When I started the book, I was impressed to realize that the authors first took me on a journey of their discovery.  The theory of change, their research, case studies of client interactions, and how all that learning culminated in this book.  Such context and background provided much rich narrative that I found very useful.

Then, the book, chapter-by-chapter, builds the methodology.  First, identifying the change you wish to achieve.  Then, understanding what you're doing (or not doing) instead of this change.  Third, identifying the hidden commitments you have created in your psyche that very effectively thwart your sincere desire to change.  Fourth, identifying what big assumptions you have that get in the way of the change you seek.

Throughout, the authors guide the reader in how to acknowledge and address the components of each step.  And, very importantly, the authors' tone is consistently positive, supportive, and caring.  For example, it would be easy to belittle our hidden commitments that prevent the change we seek.  The authors are very careful to help the reader examine what is helpful and good about those commitments - where they came from, what they protect us from. . .and, finally, how to decide if we wish to remain committed to those beliefs, or if we wish to change by amending those beliefs or replacing them with new commitments.

I went through this book predominantly on my own; not part of a book group or team at work.  I turned to two trusted advisors (my husband and my coach) as sources of external checks-and-balances.  The authors highly recommend having at least one trusted person you can turn to as you're working through the methodology.  This helps to ensure that you're not fooling yourself.

If you really want to change, and are willing to "get real" with yourself to achieve that change, then I highly recommend this book.
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Simple ideals as to what needs to be done and how without have a "checklist". This was very enjoyable and a good resource on how to implement true change.
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Michael Tellinger has provided a wonderful blueprint for a new humanity from wake-up call to implementation!  I read it on Kindle, now I am going to order the book!!
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Why do I like this book?

It's short, simple, and to the point...and yet it's one I can go back to time and time again.

Great for those visionaries that really want to change the world, or at a minimum, their own.

Buy it, read it, love it.
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simple.straightforward,and elegant.... leadership boiled down to the essentials. With personal integrity and self-management as the cornerstone for growth,these 10 strategies create a guide that is simple,but not easy. The emphasis on small incremental change,and awareness partnered with patience can bring any goal within reach. I am sending copies to my college-aged kids.
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This is a valuable and delightful book that is easily read and understood.  Though the concepts are straight-forward, they are seldom considered by groups attempting to bring about change, especially internally.  The presentation is effective in that it lists concepts, then explains and applies those concepts through an on-going story.  Though the story is about a church choir it is applicable to any group, whether private sector or public.  In reading the story I could not help but apply the content to the changes I am seeking to bring about in the educational arena.  I recommend the use of this book for individuals seeking to form a group to bring about changes and also for the entire group as a starting point.
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Kathy Freston's book is a great and easy read. One of the chapters that caught my attention was titled "Be the Change". Here, she gently guides us to discover our personal and worldly aims and connect with our purpose. In doing so, she shows how we can make a difference while realizing our full potential and being satisfied and fulfilled. This chapter reminded me of two of my favorite authors, Ariel and Shya Kane and their book:&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Working-on-Yourself-Doesn-t-Work-The-3-Simple-Ideas-That-Can-Instantaneously-Transform-Your-Life/dp/0071601082/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: The 3 Simple Ideas That Can Instantaneously Transform Your Life</a>&nbsp;Their work transformed my life: I experience being in the present moment. I find myself being creative and productive without really trying as well as seeing that I make a difference in my environment.

If you are ready to discover magic in your life, day in and day out,regardless of the circumstances, I highly recommend both books.
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The issues we face are complex and the targets for our messages diverse. This book makes the process of directed change easy to understand and plan. Use it like a recipe book. The status quo is annoyed by trouble, but trouble-making is as necessary bread-making. This yeasty book tells you what ingredients to get for wholesome change, and how to put them together to make events that feed the collective soul. Take its quick ideas to make something today, and save the more complex ones for tomorrow after you have grown your group and have some successes. If we're going to have a world that best serves humanity, making beautiful trouble is anything but ugly. GET THIS BOOK RIGHT AWAY.
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This book is a refreshing new way to look at leading change.  It focuses on the real and often overlooked barriers to change and re-draws our maps of the change process.  It gets right at the heart of leading people through change by addressing the fundamental barriers people face when confronted with change. Black and Gregersen provide a model that is simple, practical, and rings true.  I use it in my organization change work and I highly recommend it.  Any leader trying to lead his/her organization into the future will benefit from reading this book!
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This book by Dr. George Flinn is a wonderful overview of steps needed to really change your life,
simply, easily, efficiently. It brings to mind some of the classics in Transactional Analysis,
and their methodology, but Dr. Flinn's book is much easier to read, and more useful for the
person who really wants to make significant life changes without years of therapy.
I heartily recommend it. Dr. Howard Marshall
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Over the last 30 + years I have read, listened on tape (yes analog) and attended self help seminars etc to seek lasting change. Some great information but all seemed to have one singular focus, the end goal. But getting to that end goal/ dream became challenging once I lost the initial motivation or euphoria wore off. Finally a simple system has come along to help break it down into bite size chunks, or steps with real scientific data and research. Thank you Sean for this helpful information that seems to be manageable for lasting change. I was able to immediately put stepladders in place and I already feel less overwhelmed, which was one of my goals!
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We all know that the world is in crisis; stories of devastation, inequity, and divisive ideologies fill the daily news. One can feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of it all. "Univetica: Compelling Change" provides hope and a way through the miasma of the world today. We can change things, and Univetica lays out the way forward. It's a simple, yet profound approach that asks us all to shift our perspective on life, to question everything, and to make choices based on their affect on the progress of the world. According to the Univetican philosophy, change is possible, but it requires wisdom, equity, and commitment. If you care about the future of our world, read this book!
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Starker makes the claim that libraries must transform in order to stay relevant. He argues that libraries must increase their scope beyond information storage facilities to become hubs of collaboration, research, experimentation and innovation. Starkers positive, forward-thinking and encouraging take offers up a vision where librarians are learning leaders on the forefront of educational change. This book is full of suggestions and possibilities for the changing roles of librarians and the amazing potential of libraries as a flexible and agile space that supports all types of learning. If you are looking to reimagine, redesign and retool your library to better serve the community of learners, this book is an excellent starting point.
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"Whole Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations" and "Whole Scale Change Toolkit" introduce straightforward, systematic, and applicable approaches to successfully achieving effective change in human organizations.  While most people acknowledge that changes are necessary and also recognize that changes are often resisted, based on the low success rate of effective change, few people appear to understand the dynamics of achieving progressive change.  In the context of human organizations as functioning systems, Dannemiller Tyson Associates: define the dynamics of organization al change, acknowledge to forces for and against change, recommend constitutes whose collaboration and support must be earned, and describe practical processes for planning, executing, and institutionalizing organizational changes.  To earn the reader's confidence, the authors use real world examples that demonstrate how "whole scale change" has worked in everyday organizations.

I highly recommended "Whole Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations" and "Whole Scale Change Toolkit" for everyone working to achieve change in their organizations.