Guest Blog Post
Posted by Paul Holman of AHA Creative Strategies on February 25th, 2011
When Paul and Ruth suggested I become part of the “Random Act of Kindness” movement for AHA Creative Strategies, I immediately called a family meeting and explained the premise to my husband and two children. “We have $20 to do something kind right here in Peterborough. What do you think we should do?”
We talked about the amazing men who drive the recycling truck, and about the always-friendly crossing guard. They had been kind to us – they were deserving of some kindness back.
And then we thought of something.
There’s been an ad on our local TV station recently,…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on December 08th, 2010
Each month, one of the AHA Crew receives $20 and is asked to initiate a “Random Act of Kindness.” For December, we asked our Calgary PR Coordinator, Kim Wong, to do something nice for someone in the world. Kim took the assignment to heart – she tells us about what she did below.
On Friday, I was told that it was my turn to do a Random Act of Kindness on behalf of AHA. My first thought was how do I take the $20 given to me and turn it into more than $20? I remembered that the previous day I saw an…
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Posted by GuestBlogger of AHA Creative Strategies on November 17th, 2010
THIS BLOG POST WAS WRITTEN BY AHA CREATIVE STRATEGIES COORDINATOR LAURIE HANLEY.
When the team at AHA first placed the monthly Random Act of Kindness money into my hands, asking me to do something nice for a stranger, I was overwhelmed with feelings of both excitement and honour at the idea that I got to do this.
I had no idea just how difficult it would be to commit to an idea and set the plan in motion. I had no clue how awkward it would feel to approach a complete stranger, gift in hand, with the…
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Posted by Paul Holman of AHA Creative Strategies on March 08th, 2010
Our friend and colleague Della Smith of Q Workshops has been telling us about Drive by Daniel H. Pink. We asked her (as we wait for our copy of the book to arrive from Amazon) to write a book review for us for the AHA blog. Here it is:
DRIVE – THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT WHAT MOTIVATES US
BY: Daniel H. Pink
This book resonated as strongly with my brain as it did with my heart. Dan Pink presents a strong case for a new way at looking at motivation. Say goodbye (well, maybe not totally) to carrots…
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