{"product_id":"change-activist-make-big-things-happen-fast-9781292350868","title":"Change Activist Make Big Things Happen Fast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarmel McConnell'\u003c\/strong\u003es background is a mixture of social activism and business. She is a campaigner and fierce optimist about creating a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e While researching her first book \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChange Activist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 2000, Carmel interviewed five headteachers in the London borough of Hackney who told her that many of their pupils arrived at school too hungry or malnourished to learn. Carmel started buying and delivering breakfast food to these schools, with remarkable results as children's concentration, behaviour, punctuality and educational attainment significantly improved. As demand for her help grew, Carmel took time out from her City technology consultancy, setting up Magic Breakfast in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Today, Magic Breakfast and the National School Breakfast Programme (DfE funded to March 2021) provides healthy breakfasts to around 400,000 children in England and Scotland during term time. Carmel was awarded an MBE for her services to school foo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould Carmel McConnell be our answer to Oprah?\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e    This is a great self-help book. I have finished a course of study in a new area after having been a lawyer for too many years. I am now trying to find a job and have had a few setbacks recently. I had reached the stage of wondering whether I had made a big mistake to give up my salary to find something more satisfying to do. I had bought this book for my husband (he still hasn't read it) but decided to have a look at it myself. As a result I now have a revived sense of enthusiasm for job hunting plus some ideas on how to do it more effectively. More importantly I have realised that it is not \"mad\" to want to make changes and to challenge the status quo. I was once told by one of my bosses that I was too idealistic. This book has helped me to see that he was not idealistic enough. If more partners in law firms had read Carmel McConnell's book I might still be a lawyer!    I enjoyed the bright colour of the cover, the difference in print size and type and the easily digestible chunks of wisdom. The exercises are practical-often self-help tasks are so daunting that I give up half-way through. These are manageable but still thought-provoking. I'm so enthused I'm going to look up the web links listed at the back of the book. That's a first for me.    \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cb\u003eA breath of fresh air!\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e    Phew! - what a lady you are Carmel McConnell! This is truly brilliant writing, and, without sounding corny, yes, a book to 'change your life' - but in such a positive and outward looking way...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a change activist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy change activism is needed now?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd you should listen to me because..?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy change activist story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 1: CHANGE YOUR LIFE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can you take charge of your life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow open are you to change?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you stand for?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the direction of your life feels unclear, it’s ok, start here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassion, purpose, plan for successful change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat did activism ever do for anyone?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe benefits of change activism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose action or stay passive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do you want to change?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs very, very ok to ask for help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy passion, my purpose, my plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical activism – here's how\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 step self-development plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd action – toolkit and exercises \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 2: CHANGE HOW YOU WORK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange Activism can strengthen your bottom line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does purpose-led business look like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurpose led companies outperform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFairness as a business norm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo your mind and soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create multi million pound social partnerships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfit and principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat’s that got to do with me?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange led by you, energises you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART 3: RADICAL SELF-CARE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNourish your mind, body and soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy life begins at the end of your comfort zone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResilience starts with radical self care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming a priority in your own life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour beliefs about reality create your experience of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk better questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeam You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4: A NEW CHANGE ACTIVIST IDEA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we create a post-poverty Britain?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe L.I.F.E. programme – more information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885368652119,"sku":"9781292350868","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781292350868.jpg?v=1722536097","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/change-activist-make-big-things-happen-fast-9781292350868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}