The Art of Possibility - A Book Review

The book starts by challenging old paradigms, and then gives us an alternative that is so full of hope and possibility I was eager to try it out in my own life. The chapters build upon each other in a commonsense way. The progression left me wanting more, to the point that when I was done reading the book I wanted to start reading it again. The Zanders took me on a wonderful journey of new possibilities in their book The Art of Possibility. The stories they tell to illustrate their points I found most helpful to see how to apply each and every practice in a real way. They took the concepts and brought reality to them.1) It was empowering for me to be reminded in the very first chapter that our constructs of reality are all invented. And if that is the case than we are at choice to recreate our own reality! Isn't that exciting to consider.
2) Chapter 2 builds from there by introducing us to the Universe of Possibility. The stories here helped me get some ideas on how I could bring more possibility to those I work with.
3) I loved the chapter on giving people an "A." I thought I was pretty good at that but was able to see how my own selfish motives were masked in manipulation to get what I wanted by appreciating and acknowledging others, instead of giving them a genuine "A" from the start and from where they were at.
4) The Being a Contribution chapter gave me one of the most valuable gifts form the book and that was to come from being a contribution instead of worrying about my success. The paradox being that when we are being a contribution everyone wins.
5) Leading from any chair showed me that position doesn't matter. Anyone can be a leader who inspires.
6) Loved Rule # 6 which reminds me not to take myself too seriously. I had started practicing this one before I started reading this book and oh what a relief it is.
7) In chapter 7 I was reminded of something I seem to need being reminded of often and that is to simply accept things as they are. I translate that to mean detaching. That alone has helped me relax and enjoy life more.
8) Giving Way to Passion is such a wonderful way to give people permission to contribute without any judgments or make wrongs.
9) Lighting a Spark shows how we can inspire action and creative expression and contribution.
10) Being the Board is all about being 100 % responsible for hwo things are going.
11) Creating Frameworks for Possibility show us how to put this into practice in the real world that we live in so that it makes a difference.
12) And finally by coming from a "we" partnership we can bridge all divisions and unite all people as one. I saw the real possibility for world peace from this one.All in all there is much work to be done in practicing their many suggestions. I could use a lifetime to do so and it will be time well spent, how about you? seuss book collection sets cat hat