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Scan & Eavesdrop
Skim the bestseller lists, magazine racks, television
listings, and headlines of newspapers from around the
country and the world. Scope out the room that you’re
sitting in and the crowd that you’re walking with. Watch
the trends in technology. Be an anthropologist. Study
behavior. Notice things. Scan.
Listen to what people are saying at work, at home, in
the supermarket, on the radio. What are your customers
saying about their own challenges in their work? What are
your neighbors saying about theirs? Did you hear something
noteworthy? Don’t judge; record.
Ponder
Review what you’ve seen and heard. Now ask yourself:
What do these things mean to me and mine? What are the
implications for and the impact on my business, my life, the
world? What other questions do I need to ask about what
I’ve seen and heard?
Also ask: What’s most important in my life? Why?
What’s my frequency? How do I consistently live in tune
with it? What, if anything, is missing?
This is your space to consider anything—anything at all.
Don’t edit, don’t judge; just reflect, and let it roll.
Talking Points
Recruit a team of fellow Extreme Leaders: your team
at work, your fellow volunteers in your community efforts,
your family, neighbors, and friends. Choose a time and
place to gather, talk, kick it around, commiserate, and
conspire; a time to compare notes on your experiences as
human beings.
List the things you want to bring to the group’s
attention, the things you find interesting, funny, odd,
inspiring; the things you need help understanding. The
things you find noteworthy.
Try This
Now that you’ve scanned, eavesdropped, pondered
for a while, and talked about it with some trusted kindred
spirits, it’s time to do something. Do something bold,
something audacious. Something that could change the
world for the better.
These are the things I’m going to experiment with…
These are the things I’ll change right now…
These are the commitments I make to the
people around me and to myself…
These are the people I’ll need to help get it all done…
Scan & Eavesdrop
Skim the bestseller lists, magazine racks, television
listings, and headlines of newspapers from around the
country and the world. Scope out the room that you’re
sitting in and the crowd that you’re walking with. Watch
the trends in technology. Be an anthropologist. Study
behavior. Notice things. Scan.
Listen to what people are saying at work, at home, in
the supermarket, on the radio. What are your customers
saying about their own challenges in their work? What are
your neighbors saying about theirs? Did you hear something
noteworthy? Don’t judge; record.
Ponder
Review what you’ve seen and heard. Now ask yourself:
What do these things mean to me and mine? What are the
implications for and the impact on my business, my life, the
world? What other questions do I need to ask about what
I’ve seen and heard?
Also ask: What’s most important in my life? Why?
What’s my frequency? How do I consistently live in tune
with it? What, if anything, is missing?
This is your space to consider anything—anything at all.
Don’t edit, don’t judge; just reflect, and let it roll.
Talking Points
Recruit a team of fellow Extreme Leaders: your team
at work, your fellow volunteers in your community efforts,
your family, neighbors, and friends. Choose a time and
place to gather, talk, kick it around, commiserate, and
conspire; a time to compare notes on your experiences as
human beings.
List the things you want to bring to the group’s
attention, the things you find interesting, funny, odd,
inspiring; the things you need help understanding. The
things you find noteworthy.
Try This
Now that you’ve scanned, eavesdropped, pondered
for a while, and talked about it with some trusted kindred
spirits, it’s time to do something. Do something bold,
something audacious. Something that could change the
world for the better.
These are the things I’m going to experiment with…
These are the things I’ll change right now…
These are the commitments I make to the
people around me and to myself…
These are the people I’ll need to help get it all done…
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