November 03, 2004

For success, make unreasonable requests

For success, make unreasonable requests

Its been a while since I blogged Curt, although he is always worth reading, and perhaps from a UK perspective 'Passion Catalyst' could be perceived as cheesy, I (cynic that I am) don't think so:

I had coffee with Lisa Haneberg from Management Craft the other day, and over the course of the conversation she told me about something she does that just begged to be blogged.

Every week, she makes at least five unreasonable requests. Requests she has no business making, and that people or companies have no realistic reason to say yes to. She figures that one in ten of those comes to fruition. So once every other week there's a good chance that something off the radar screen cool (like interviewing Guy Kawasaki for her blog) is likely to pop up.

You've heard me say again and again, "Action creates opportunity." This is a great example of that. I'm going to incorporate Lisa's unreasonable request approach into my routine from here on out. Who knows where that will take me?

How about you? What unreasonable requests can you make?

So action and unreasonable requests...

Curt - can I have a full programme of career coaching for free?

I'll see if it works elsewhere too! :)

Posted by Paul Goodison at November 3, 2004 09:23 AM | TrackBack


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