Most of you surfing around this site know I read quite a bit. Every once in a while I make comments on resources I know you would benefit from. The comments on Time and Soul I opted to do in the form of an interview I posted. This next book I want to let you know about was the most important book I read a couple years ago. Of the over 230 I read that year this was at the top of the heap. Unfortunately I think the title is incredibly misleading and as a result not something a lot of people would pick up.
A few years ago at an annual conversation hosted off shore I had the opportunity to meet and then spend a couple days with Peter Block. He
is a brilliant organizational consultant that is deeply into community restoration, in fact one of his most recent books is called Community.
The book I will be jotting a few posts about is his The Answer to How is Yes. My first thought at that title was it was a book on negotiating or conflict resolution or something. Not so. This is a book that probes your motivations, excuses and inaction so you can get in touch with acting on what matters. Get the book and buckle in for some posts the next couple weeks. You won’t be disappointed. Used copies on Amazon right now for $6.50.
Opening quote to get you thinking…
“There is a depth in the question, ‘How do I do this?’ that is worth exploring. The question is a defense against the action. It is a leap past the question of purpose, past the question of intentions, and past the drama of responsibility. The question ‘how?’ — more than any other question — looks for the answer outside of us. It is an indirect expression of our doubts.”
Yes that quote is typed correctly. But my guess is you read it twice already anyway. It’s a thinker. How did it grab you? Do you see those issues in your own thinking and life?
Get ready!
