Collect Chapter One: You Have The Power To Change Stuff Drafted By Daniel Flynn Issued As Textbook

really think this book is worth your time and beyond a doubt your money, Reading through Daniels story and his passion for what they are doing is overwhelming at times but like anything worth doing it takes courage and commitment.


Firstly, this book will actually make a difference in you and also in what this company aims to achieve,

Secondly, you will be investing in a unique way, kind of like a Kickstarter where the end product is a seed fund for this enterprise to grow.
My favourite wallet was from a Kickstarter project, I even bought their second one it took a while for me to get it but I felt a part of the journey in a small but exciting way.
You can be a part of the Thankyou journey which is way more exciting IMO,

The book was an incredible and inspirational read, here are my three favourite highlights / quotes,

. Stepping out of your comfort zone
"What is important is that once you get out of your comfort zone, you begin to actually ask questions and you start thinking and challenging what youve always accepted as the norm.
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This is a challenging one for me personally, my default is to keep things predictable and safe, looking forward to stepping out more,

. The game will change
"Some people dont think the game will ever change, But it always does. "
This is incredibly true, and the byproduct of this truth is that we can be the people who get surprised when change comes or the ones making the change or at least embracing the change as it happens.


. Celebrate the wins
" there will always be more to do, Before you go again, you must enjoy celebrate the win, "
This is another one that challenged me, I so easily look to the next thing and feel that I have not achieved, completed or done enough but rarely take the time to look back to celebrate and be thankful.
It is even better to celebrate the wins with others in a practical way,


Also posted at sitelink com/lb/thebookby I have never been more inspired than after reading this book, The story of Thankyou is incredible and more importantly, it's extremely well told, This is a must read for anyone who aspires to do something bigger with their lives, I came across this book via the book launch video, which I found so inspirational that I followed the link and bought myself a copy straight away.
Here's a link to the video sitelink be/YxcXeKCs

Chapter One is an inspirational, biographical account of the first eight years behind the scenes of the Australian social enterprise Thankyou.
It tells of how the author, Daniel, with the help of many others, took his idea of developing a brand to sell products and donate all the profits to charity.
It started with bottled waterof the profits going to build wells in developing countries to ensure clean water supply for those in need, It has since progressed to food and personal care items,

Because all the profits from existing products go to charity and Thankyou not having shareholders, money for expansion into other areas needed to be found so here is Chapter

One a pay what you want book currently available in ebook I got because I was too impatient to wait for the postman and landscape printed paperback.
I believe there is an audiobook in production too,

Daniel is bold and charismatic, enthusiastic about his social enterprise, which all comes through in his writing, I couldn't help but feel inspired too, He shares the good days as well as the bad days, He uses his experiences to demonstrate what can happen if you try, but not in a braggy way, He shares tips and advice, wisdom that he has picked up along the way, and encourages everyone who reads it to be brave and just start.
I am trying to resist commenting before I am absolutely finished, . . but golly this author is so arrogant I have almost had enough, As a memoir, about the efforts that went into launching a notforprofit company, it is really interesting, but as a book it was insulting and arrogant.


For a start the author has turned the book sideways, and then arrogantly asks if this way isn't better No! No it is not, he promises that their is a real reason for why he does it SPOILER: It's just a gimmick.


He begins the book with an extremely meta first couple of chapters, It talks about how it is going to talk about stuff, . . except I had no idea what it was talking about, It was like a really long version of "Hi, My name is John and today I am going to write an essay in which I am going to convince you to eat broccoli.
", you know, but a whole chapter,

Then each chapter is summarised, and this continues for the entire book just like a sermon and that is exactly what this book feels like a sermon being delivered by the youth pastor.
I don't know how can there be enough in each chapter to have a five point summary

The story that the book was telling is actually kind of interesting, they were young, and stupid, and they got away with it.
They constantly backed buyers into corners, and then patted themselves on the back when it worked, They thought hearing things like "I have never seen anything like this inyears" was surprising, given that youtube and viral marketing campaigns are only emerging tools.
. . No one did things like thatyears ago, so of course it was all new, The entire book was laced with so much arrogance, not the good kind, just complete arrogance, But for the most part, and with only the odd chapter needing to be skipped Chapter,,it was pretty interesting learning about how the industry works.


Sometimes the youth is so obvious, which makes all the arrogance so annoying, Like the time a reporter called them the pretender to Richard Branson's throne of creative marketing, and they publicly took offense because they didn't know what the word meant.
An odd thing to brag about because they didn't get the deal, and that kind of gaff would have hurt, Similarly when a partner told them that they had lost friends by their ambush strategies, instead of listening they took offense, I am not sure that they realise that what they did was create a potential PR nightmare for the supermarkets and then pat themselves on the back for it and wonder why no one else did things this way.
It is the modern equivalent of an Edwardian woman trapping a man into marrying her and then wondering why no one else did it that way Oh my goodness, they are Lydia Bennet when she marries Wickham and then wonders why no one else does it that way But I digress.


Anyhow, I am going to finish reading the book, The memoir part is nice, and I like the product and will buy it if I see it so win for the organisation, but the book is only going to getstar, I want to give itbut the arrogance and sideways writing are too big a hurdle.


And chapter Skip that one too, it's a weird mixture of thank yous and check lists, My first real fulltime job was at a nonprofit, It was a mindopening experience for me, and I know too well the feeling of how numbers dictate it all or how we feel like we are not making a change in the world.
I remember feeling like giving up and talking to one of my colleagues about it, asking whether he ever felt like throwing in the towel.


My colleague could easily make more money elsewhere, but he had been staying for eight years, Upon hearing my question, he gave me the biggest grin and said, 'Of course, But every time I heard that one person's life is changed because of what we do, it's all worth it for that one person, '

Sometimes we forget that numbers are people, This book reminds me, once again, that people matter, Go on, Mr. Flynn. Write Chapter Twostars, maybe even I enjoyed this book because the author is clearly a storyteller the success of his social projects depends on that, At the same time, Im aware some people may find the book a bit preachy, or that too many things lined up perfectly for them and the lightning in a bottle might not roll out exactly the same for everyone with a new idea.
So, take what you can for your personal start up ideas, or, if youre like me who doesnt have a start up concept and just enjoys a good story, enjoy the fact that this company exists and because of that, many people around the world have been positively impacted.
And maybe, like me, buy some Thankyou soap! This book is so inspirational and yes it's written landscape but trust me it totally adds to the story.
It tells the story of Daniel Flynn and how he started Thankyou who giveof their profits to help people in need with the goal of eliminating world poverty.


And the best bit is all profits from the sale of this book go to funding the next chapter of Thankyou and in turn help millions of people around the world currently living in poverty.
Don't know if I've ever heard of a better excuse to buy a book!,