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Who Could Have Imagined So Many Refuse to Accept “It’s Impossible”?

by Jim Lord

Monday afternoon I posed a question to some of the folks I’ve been in touch with: Is there something you want to accomplish that seems (nearly) impossible? Guess what? I heard from dozens within the hour, and nearly all said …

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When is the Right Time to Launch Something New?

by Jim Lord

Is there a “right” time to launch into what you really want to do? To step out (and up)? Quest alum Kerry Judd landed in the papers last week for what she calls a “leap of faith” when she stepped out to create her own business.

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The Much-Neglected “Inner Game” of Starting a Nonprofit or Social Venture

by Jim Lord

Success in starting a nonprofit organization, launching a social enterprise, moving into civic leadership, or taking an existing social venture to new heights, begins with your “inner game.” Here’s a different playbook than you’ve ever seen before.

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What’s the Key to Launching a Project That’s Bigger Than You Ever Thought Possible?

by Jim Lord

Here’s a rare chance to go “behind the scenes” with one of the leaders of the largest private land conservation project in U.S. history. Whatever social cause you’re devoted to, and whatever the scale at which you work, you’ll come away inspired to reach for new heights — and with tangible strategies for getting there.

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Do You Start With “Feasibility” … or With Who You Are and What You Want?

by Jim Lord

Southridge School, an independent school near Vancouver, B.C., was founded without a big gift, without a wealthy patron, without a feasibility study. “If we’d begun by analyzing the ‘feasibility’ of founding a new school, we probably would’ve stopped dead in our tracks,” says Debbie MacDougall, one of the school’s founders.

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