A Random Book about the Power of ANYone
From the incredibly impressive and inspiring teenager who unified the fundraising efforts of children across the USA, reporting more than $10 million (yes, MILLION) for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina at the age of ten, comes the ultimate, and most unexpected, guide for everyone who dreams of making a difference.

You can be greater than you know how to be.

In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where you are told it’s all in the planning, this book will encourage you to keep your cart ahead of your horse and allow your dreams to lead you. In a world where you are told you need to become someone, this book will show you that you already are someone.

The author—the foremost accidental expert on this subject—is Talia Leman. A high school student. Runner in the rain. Science enthusiast. World changer. Random kid.

Writing with infectious enthusiasm, humor, and resoluteness, she shares her secrets to being more than you know how to be, including Don’t Line Up Your Ducks, Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward, and Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number. In this unexpectedly poignant, strikingly honest, and informative guide, Talia Leman shows you how to make room for life’s surprises, demonstrating that everyone has what it takes to make a difference for anything that matters to them.

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone will move you to rethink and re-imagine what’s possible, one random inspiration, one random idea, one random person at a time.
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A Random Book about the Power of ANYone
From the incredibly impressive and inspiring teenager who unified the fundraising efforts of children across the USA, reporting more than $10 million (yes, MILLION) for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina at the age of ten, comes the ultimate, and most unexpected, guide for everyone who dreams of making a difference.

You can be greater than you know how to be.

In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where you are told it’s all in the planning, this book will encourage you to keep your cart ahead of your horse and allow your dreams to lead you. In a world where you are told you need to become someone, this book will show you that you already are someone.

The author—the foremost accidental expert on this subject—is Talia Leman. A high school student. Runner in the rain. Science enthusiast. World changer. Random kid.

Writing with infectious enthusiasm, humor, and resoluteness, she shares her secrets to being more than you know how to be, including Don’t Line Up Your Ducks, Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward, and Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number. In this unexpectedly poignant, strikingly honest, and informative guide, Talia Leman shows you how to make room for life’s surprises, demonstrating that everyone has what it takes to make a difference for anything that matters to them.

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone will move you to rethink and re-imagine what’s possible, one random inspiration, one random idea, one random person at a time.
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A Random Book about the Power of ANYone

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone

by Talia Leman
A Random Book about the Power of ANYone

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone

by Talia Leman

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From the incredibly impressive and inspiring teenager who unified the fundraising efforts of children across the USA, reporting more than $10 million (yes, MILLION) for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina at the age of ten, comes the ultimate, and most unexpected, guide for everyone who dreams of making a difference.

You can be greater than you know how to be.

In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where you are told it’s all in the planning, this book will encourage you to keep your cart ahead of your horse and allow your dreams to lead you. In a world where you are told you need to become someone, this book will show you that you already are someone.

The author—the foremost accidental expert on this subject—is Talia Leman. A high school student. Runner in the rain. Science enthusiast. World changer. Random kid.

Writing with infectious enthusiasm, humor, and resoluteness, she shares her secrets to being more than you know how to be, including Don’t Line Up Your Ducks, Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward, and Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number. In this unexpectedly poignant, strikingly honest, and informative guide, Talia Leman shows you how to make room for life’s surprises, demonstrating that everyone has what it takes to make a difference for anything that matters to them.

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone will move you to rethink and re-imagine what’s possible, one random inspiration, one random idea, one random person at a time.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781451664843
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 10/02/2012
Edition description: Original
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 8.78(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Talia Leman has orchestrated the philanthropic efforts of 12 million children on four continents. By raising over $10 million for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Talia’s efforts ranked in the top three of all fundraisers, including major international organizations and corporations. She was not yet thirteen years old! Since then Talia has raised money for water projects on three continents, built schools in Cambodia, and is currently spearheading a Japan relief effort with children around the world. Through RandomKid, a 501(c)3, frequent speaking, and now her new book, Talia, provides tools that equip kids for life-changing philanthropic activities. She lives in Iowa.

Table of Contents

A Confession xiv

Section 1 Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward xvi

1 Random Happens 2

2 If Life Gives You Lemons, Lemonade Is Just One Option 6

3 When a Pirate Knocks, Let Him In 15

4 Jump on a Moving Train 23

Interlude: The Power of Believing 30

Section 2 Everything I Didn't Mean to Learn 32

5 Big Things Come in Small Toolboxes 35

6 Anyone Can Use Their Youth Shamelessly 43

7 Don't Line Up Your Ducks 50

8 Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number 57

9 Impact Happens at the Beginning 65

10 Square Pegs Can Fit in Round Holes 77

11 What's Second Needs to Come First 85

12 Look for Dead Ends 93

13 Drive Faster by Being a Passenger 103

14 Sell Yourself Short 112

15 Big Efforts Can't Measure Up 122

16 Invest in Inexperience 133

17 Purpose Happens by Accident 144

18 No Donors Allowed 152

Interlude: The Best Reason to Do Anything 163

Section 3 How to Do It All and a Little More 164

How to Know When Something Is Your Passion 167

How to Build a Team and Grow It 170

How to Get People to Come to Meetings 173

How to Brainstorm the Best Ideas 175

How to Make a Winning Plan 182

How to Rally Support 188

How to Give an Escalator Speech (the New Elevator Speech) 191

How to Get What You Need Without Asking for a Dime 193

How to Create Successful Collaborations 194

How to Run an Awareness Campaign 197

How to Create a Message That Spreads 199

How to Start a Revolution 201

How to Get Media Attention 204

How to Speak Like a President 209

How to Move Onstage 216

How to PowerPoint Like a Pro 219

How to Sell Something for More Than Its Given Value 221

How to Win an Online Voting Competition 222

How to Write a Winning Grant Award Nomination 227

How to Measure and Increase Impact 230

How to Create the Perfect Board 232

How to "How to": The Tools of the Trade 234

Epilogue 236

Bloopers and Outtakes 239

How-to Index 247

Project Index 248

General Index 249

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