On Friday, April 20th, 2012, Billy Parish spoke at UVM regarding his book Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing World.
His book covers six steps to take in order to “make good”:
Reflect, Adapt, Connect, Design, Launch and Organize
During his talk, Billy provided some ways to get started:
- Identify the change you want to make in the world. Now. Think big, think mission, think forward. Where do you really want to spend your energy “making good?”
- Choose a skill to master that will most impact this change. What skill do you want to master in order to bring about this change? Achieving mastery, according to Malcolm Gladwell, takes 10,000 hours of practice – so how do you want to spend your time?
- Gain mastery by one (or several) learning pathways: school, apprenticeship, on the job training & the do-it-yourself approach. What makes sense for you at this point?
- Identify 5 people to spend time with to move you in the direction you want to go. Parish commented that we are an average of the 15 people we spend time with. Who do you want to be with and who do you want to be? Choices begin with the people with whom you surround yourself.
Need ideas to get you started? Take a look at Doing Good and Yes!’s People We Love.
Need encouragement? Start Close In. One step at a time, while looking forward. You are in good company!
~Holly