Help someone out!

Do something nice for someone else… anyone. Right away. Do it.

First, is prayer. I often turn to God when I can’t understand something or feel overwhelmed by how much help is needed and how limited I feel.

Second, I have 3 ideas to use my own gifts and abilities to raise money for relief (see below.) My goal is to raise $1,000.

I urge you to do your part to help the people of Haiti – staying updated on what is happening is not enough. Use your gifts to help other people.

Thanks,

Andrew

My 3 ways of helping:

FACEBOOK:

I put this status update on my Facebook page yesterday:

“Following the lead of my friend Joanna, I will donate $1 to Haiti earthquake relief for everyone that ‘likes’ this status update. Please do the same.”

Please ‘like’ this update!

COACHING:

I normally charge $100 for a 45 minute coaching session. Until February 1st, I will donate 50% of this amount to Haiti relief. If you have a bunch of questions to plow through about your personal life, business idea, or career goal, or you just want a level head to talk with about your fears and concerns, a laser coaching session is for you. We will jam through as many obstacles as we can in 45 minutes, and leave you with a clear sense of what to do next.

Buy your session today and I will get back to you as soon as possible to set-up a time to talk:

45 minute laser coaching session with Andrew Parkes – $100

E-BOOKS:

My E-Books cost $13-$19 each.  Until February 1st, I will donate 50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of them to Haiti relief:

• What am I going to eat today?
• When am I going to go to the gym today and what will I do?
• How can I reach my goals today?
• How can I complete items on my to-do list today?

See what’s missing here?

YOU.

Specifically, what is important to you and how can I help?

And not just the idea or feeling of helping without the willingness to actually help. No, the actual doing part, too.

I am working on this. I appreciate your patience.  In fact, in an hour from now, I am leaving my work/to-do-list/goals/gym time behind to help some friends move.  Are you proud of me??

Here’s a really simple thing you could do to help me:

Tell every Young Professional Man you know about my new 1-on-1 Life Coaching website called Success Questions:

http://www.successquestions.ca

Tomorrow, I will give you an even more compelling reason to help me (other than the goodness of your little heart.)

And, while you’re doing this, let me know how I can help you (and give me a gentle slap when I get too caught up in my own world to follow through!)

In my last YPM post, I talked about how to set Goals.  Today, we will talk about who you can ask to help you stay accountable for achieving them.

Think of 3 potential contacts who can help you achieve your 1-year goal – how do you think they can help?

• Person:
• How they can help you:
• How you can help them:

Ideally, do this exercise with your mutual support partners – they may be able to add to your list by making introductions. Or they themselves may be on this list! These may be people you know already, or they may be people you need to meet.

Commit to launching your outreach plan to these contacts within 30 days time.

Next Steps – try one of these options for enrolling others in helping you sustain your commitment:

• Join a YPM Group (more on this later this week)
• Find an accountability buddy – Ask a colleague or a friend to sign on as your mutual accountability buddy. Check in with each other weekly to make sure you’ve each taken steps toward accomplishing your goals, and to assign next steps.