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My Generosity Experiment
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Tag Archives: commitment
Two ways to ask for help
Business schools and career centers have taught the wrong lesson: when trying to get noticed (for a job, an informational interview, etc.) send an email (those used to be called “cover letters”) that succinctly tells your story, touts your credentials … Continue reading
One month, 100 rejections
There are great reasons, as a nonprofit, to look for long-term, sustainable sources of revenues, to build a business model that brings in earned income or investor capital. Philanthropic funds are so hard to come by and often so expensive … Continue reading
Two runs
I just got back from vacation, which, when I’m not running after our three little kids, affords some time to exercise regularly. I’m still running with my “barefoot” Vibram shoes (which I love, and which are the reason I’m back … Continue reading
Above and beyond
No one’s going to tell you that now’s the moment.
Full and hopeful conviction
One of the great nuggets – that I’d otherwise have lost had it not been for the visual notes I took – from the Adaptive Leadership piece in HBR that I talked about yesterday is about how to run experiments … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged adaptive leadership, Change, commitment, leadership, Ronald Heifetz
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The thing about being generous
Is that most of the time the generosity comes right back at you, except when it doesn’t. You can lean into that rejection too. That tiny sense that someone just took advantage of you? It’s a reminder that this isn’t … Continue reading
Most of the time
You can’t make people care. You can make people act. How does knowing this change what you say and do?
The thing they don’t tell you
…when you set out to change the world is that the bottom right part of the table is actually MORE frustrating than the bottom left. If you’re stuck there, I hope you choose to keep looking for the top right … Continue reading
It’s not personal, it’s business
Really? Feels to me like that’s a big part of the problem.
How did you raise all that money?
“I hustled.” “Yeah, but what else?” She already answered your question.
Posted in Raising Capital
Tagged commitment, doggedness, drive, fundraising, Raising Capital
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