{"product_id":"cant-not-do-isbn-9781119131595","title":"Can't Not Do","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith so many social challenges facing our world, trying to effect change feels daunting. The problems are complex, the politics murky, and the players innumerable. Yet, every day there are regular heroes making a significant impact on our most intractable social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Can’t Not Do” is a catchphrase for the urge that captures the heart of effective social change agents—explaining, in their own words, their passion and drive: “I can’t not do this.” “It’s not that I can do this, it’s that I can’t not.” “I could not imagine not doing something about this issue.” The surprising truth from the trenches is: we already have numerous proven solutions for our many social challenges; what our world needs most, and what most changes our children’s future, are more people prepared and committed to act on their social impulses for the long haul. Innovation helps. Money helps, too. But greater numbers of committed people help the most.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you feel an internal, persistent call to do more for the world, Can’t Not Do will help you to bridge the gap between “wanting to do” and “doing”—to access the drive of an effective change agent, to break through self-imposed barriers, to learn key principles for success, and to start seeing yourself acting as a change agent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is no “secret sauce” someone is born with and no special club needed to be successful at social change. Rather, successful change agents share some fundamental orientations to the world and to their committed cause and, over time, learn certain lessons that help them become more effective. These lessons are reflected in Can’t Not Do in seven seemingly simple questions that provide guideposts and unlock the reader’s potential to make a difference for a social cause they care about.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a self-help book. It’s an inspiring narrative intertwined with a “street-readiness” dialogue, between the author and you, between you and your inner aspirations. These are authentic success stories, vital questions, and unconventional answers that can guide and inspire you to realize your greatest potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Power of Can’t Not Do xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why Our Social Drives Matter More Now—Multipliers 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Finding Your Focus 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 David Risher, the Lost Key, and Eradicating Illiteracy: Are You a Determined Optimist? 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaven’t Had That “Aha” Moment? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Work Does Not Have to Be an Epic Endeavor 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo What’s Mine? 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimism + Determination 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e= Grit 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Chin Is Not Doing This to Be Happy: Who Are You at Your Core? 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cause Connected to Your Core for Someone Else 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right Time and Place 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Optimism to Work: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleuthera Lisch, Stepping Out from Behind the Fourth Wall: Are You Willing to Go to Hard\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePlaces? 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Hard Places Aren’t Places 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat If You Have to Leave a Hard Place? 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure Never Feels Good to Anyone, Including Me 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Meaning in a Hard Place 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II How You Do This Work Well 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Tollefson, Losing It All and Becoming Richer: Are You Ready to Be Humble and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHumbled? 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower (and Humility?) in Philanthropy 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumility Has Power 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Mindset 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevel 5 Leaders and Humility 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Own Lesson in Humility 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven the Great Are Humbled 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori, I Got Married a Little Too Early to the Right Woman: Can You Actively Listen? 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevels of Listening, Where Are You? 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Hear Interesting Things When You Listen 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzi Levine, Learning When Not to Raise Her Hand: Do You Believe 1 + 1 = 3? 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 + 1 = 3 with Connectors 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning to Connect 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacing the Floor Like an Expectant Father 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirector or Connector? 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Bringing It All Together for Your World and You 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeidi Breeze-Harris, a Sick Pregnant Lady with an Idea: What Is Your Can’t Not Do? 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Point? 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Different Kind of Career Dedicated to “Can’t Not Do” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan’t Not Do for Others 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan’t Not Do Takes Time, A Long Time 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is It in Your Life That You Can’t Not Do? 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Your Social Drives Matter More Now: The Equation 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Equation 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Possible 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurrendering to the Intention 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Meaningful versus a Happy Life 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart the Journey 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Family, Where It All Starts . . . and Ends 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix Introduction 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 20 Questions for a Personal Checklist: Finding Your Focus 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 20 Suggestions for a Personal Checklist: How You Do This Work Well 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Which Stories Fit You Best? 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Additional Resources for Getting Started: SVP Stuff, Books, Websites, and Blogs 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Chapter-by-Chapter Summary 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 187\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eIf you're out to change the world, \u003cb\u003ePAUL SHOEMAKER\u003c\/b\u003e is there to connect you to people, ideas, and organizations that matter. Shoemaker is the Founding President of Social Venture Partners International—a global network of thousands of social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and business and community leaders in 39 cities and 8 countries. With insights from 17 years of this unique vantage point, he is a global thought leader on how individuals can be effective social change agents. In 2011 and 2012, Shoemaker was named one of the \"Top 50 Most Influential People in the Nonprofit Sector\" by \u003ci\u003eThe NonProfit Times\u003c\/i\u003e.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith so many social challenges facing our world, trying to effect change feels daunting. The problems are complex, the politics murky, and the players innumerable. Yet, every day there are regular heroes making a significant impact on our most intractable social issues. They are not famous like Bono or Bill Gates. But a common urge drives them.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e is a catchphrase for the urge that captures the heart of effective social change agents—explaining, in their own words, their passion and drive: \"\u003ci\u003eI can't not do this.\" \"It's not that I can do this, it's that I can't not.\" \"I could not imagine not doing something about this issue.\u003c\/i\u003e\" And, it reveals our current situation's urgency. The surprising truth from the trenches is: we already have numerous proven solutions for our many social challenges; what our world needs \u003ci\u003emost\u003c\/i\u003e, and what most changes our children's future, are more people prepared and committed to act on their social impulses for the long haul. Innovation helps. Money helps, too. But greater numbers of committed people help the most.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you feel an internal, persistent call to do more for the world, \u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e will help you to bridge the gap between \"wanting to do\" and \"doing\"—to access the drive of an effective change agent, to break through self-imposed barriers, to learn key principles for success, and to start seeing yourself acting as a change agent.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no \"secret sauce\" someone is born with and no special club needed to be successful at social change. Rather, successful change agents share some fundamental orientations to the world and to their committed cause and, over time, learn certain lessons that help them become more effective.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese lessons are reflected in \u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e in seven seemingly simple questions that provide guideposts and unlock the reader's potential to make a difference for a social cause they care about. The seven questions also help the reader to discern how he or she can make the greatest impact—whether that's a large commitment such as starting or working for a social venture or a small but consistent one such as volunteering skills and know-how a few hours per month to a cause.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a self-help book. It's an inspiring narrative intertwined with a \"street-readiness\" dialogue, between the author and you, between you and your inner aspirations. These are authentic success stories, vital questions, and unconventional answers that can guide and inspire you to realize your greatest potential.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE KEY DRIVERS THAT WILL MAKE YOU A MORE EFFECTIVE FORCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE!\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a vital, generous, urgent book, a call to arms, a step-by-step look at how you (really, you) can make a significant difference. I gulped it in one sitting.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Seth Godin,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Icarus Deception\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If Paul Shoemaker is right, and I think he is, then the greatest positive changes in our communities, organizations, and indeed the world have come about because someone said, 'I can't \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e do something about this.' This book will inspire you to find your 'can't not do'—and do it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Daniel H. Pink,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Sell Is Human\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly captures our deeply human desire to live a life of significance, a life that somehow makes a real difference in the world. Astonishing stories of regular people, street smart insights and passionate authenticity highlight how each of us—in our own way—can drive social impact. This book is optimistic, engaging and action oriented; it is a real treasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tom Tierney,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eGive Smart\u003c\/i\u003e and co-founder of Bridgespan, Board Chair of EBay Corp.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Paul Shoemaker has been a force for mobilizing people who want to do good in ways big and small. Through stories of people who make amazing things happen, \u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e continues to push ripples of the possible.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jacqueline Novogratz,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sweater\u003c\/i\u003e and CEO of Acumen  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan't Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e is a hands-on guide for anyone who has the burning desire to make a difference in the world. This vital resource is filled with the real-life stories and hard-earned lessons from some of our most dynamic and successful change agents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988878737637,"sku":"NP9781119131595","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119131595.jpg?v=1761781888","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cant-not-do-isbn-9781119131595","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}