Firestarters
Subtitle: how innovators, instigators and initiators can inspire you to ignite your own life
By: Raoul Davis Jr., Kathy Palokoff, Paul Eder
Contributors: Palokoff, Kathy, 1953- author; Eder, Paul, 1980- author
Publisher: Prometheus
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781633883475
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Creative ability in business; Entrepreneurship; Technological innovations; Success in business
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1. Understanding firestarters. Why we became curious about firestarters; title: The firestarter framework; title: Section 2. Igniters: what lights the fire. Ignition potential; title: Freedom in the moment: live on your terms; title: Tapped talent: use the gifts you have; title: Mastery mindset: be confident in who you are; title: Driving passion: do what you love; title: Global introspection: conquer the self; title: Section 3. Fuels: what feeds the fire. Fueling the fire; title: Prestige: deliver on your promise; title: Opportunity: own your moment; title: Wealth: pay it forward; title: Luck: play the odds; title: Social connections: inspire loyalty; title: Section 4. Accelerants: what spreads the fire. Accelerating your fire; title: Mission-focused behavior: take the long road; title: Collaboration: inspire each other; title: Constructive competition: rise to the occasion; title: Sweat equity: exert effort to overcome obstacles; title: Support seeking: humble yourself; title: Section 5. Extinguishers: what threatens the fire. Avoiding and overcoming extinguishers; title: Discouragers: don't limit yourself; title: Fuel limits: don't run out of gas; title: Self-mismanagement: don't be misguided; title: Punishers: don't let others hurt you; title: Ineptitude: don't be stupid; title: Section 6. Firestarters tell their stories. Innovators create things; title: Instigators disrupt things; title: Initiators start things; title: Section 7. Burning conclusions. Supporting and extinguishing firestarters; title: Understanding emissions; title: Why we need more firestarters; title: Our top ten list; title: Section 8. Individual and group exercises to ignite your life. Developing your firestarter story; title: The firestarter potential scale; title: Are you an innovator, instigator, or initiator?; title: Are you a supporter or an extinguisher?; title: Assessing your social balance; title: How key influences converge; title: Four-dimensional goals template; title: Light the match!