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Table of Contents
Introduction
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Part III Excerpt
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CONTENTS
Introduction | 1 |
Part I: Change the World as a Citizen, Employee, or Business Owner | 3 |
1. Offer a portion of your coaching services pro bono | 4 |
2. Volunteer for causes you believe in | 6 |
3. Donate a percentage of your coaching income to charity | 8 |
4. Give back to the coaching community | 10 |
5. Buy sustainable, fair trade, or used products, then donate them for re-use | 12 |
6. Reduce your use of non-renewable energy and natural resources | 14 |
7. Eat organic, sustainable, or local food, and low on the food chain | 16 |
8. Have your business certified as socially responsible or green | 18 |
9. Do business with socially responsible companies and social enterprises | 20 |
10. Promote your business with cause marketing | 22 |
11. Aspire to a high standard of ethics and authenticity | 24 |
12. Stay informed about what’s going on around you | 26 |
13. Take action on issues that concern you | 28 |
14. Overcome the fear, resistance, or self-sabotage that holds you back | 30 |
Part II: Change the World with Your Coaching | 33 |
15. Design your coaching practice to serve your highest purpose | 34 |
16. Commit to “first, do no harm” with your coaching | 36 |
17. Coach your clients about social responsibility | 38 |
18. Coach youth, especially those at risk | 40 |
19. Coach people who face racial and ethnic discrimination | 42 |
20. Coach people with disabilities | 44 |
21. Coach in the developing world | 46 |
22. Coach in the nonprofit sector | 48 |
23. Coach political leaders and people in government | 50 |
24. Coach activists and advocates for social change | 52 |
25. Coach conscious capitalists | 54 |
26. Coach social entrepreneurs | 56 |
27. Offer group or team coaching to impact more clients | 58 |
28. Educate the public about coaching as a tool for change | 60 |
29. Learn more about changemaking to serve your clients as a resource | 62 |
30. Champion the world-changing goals of your clients | 64 |
31. Make use of coaching skills in all spheres of your life | 66 |
32. Hold the entire world as your client | 68 |
33. Choose a coach for yourself who shares your ideals | 70 |
34. Maximize your own coaching potential | 72 |
35. Partner up for support and increased impact | 74 |
36. Build a sustainable business or career of your own | 76 |
Part III: Change the World by Bringing Change to Others | 79 |
37. Transform managers, executives, and leaders into coaches | 80 |
38. Bring coaching to people and places where it’s unknown | 82 |
39. Provide other coaches with the tools they need to make a difference | 84 |
40. Advocate for positive change in the organizations where you work | 86 |
41. Ask your membership organizations to increase their social responsibility | 88 |
42. Use your blog or social networks to advocate for good | 90 |
43. Make your social change activities public | 92 |
44. Write, speak, and teach about your ideals | 94 |
45. Join a group of changemakers | 96 |
46. Blow the whistle on unethical or irresponsible practices | 98 |
47. Participate in crowdsourcing strategies for change | 100 |
48. Start a social change project of your own | 102 |
49. Commit to playing a bigger game | 104 |
50. Spread the word | 106 |
How to Get Started | 109 |
Discussion Questions | 113 |
Contributors | 115 |
About the Author | 121 |