Leicester Fixers focuses on feeling successful and invite others to do the same - A wink to Eric Barker Book - Barking up The Wrong Tree.
Recently, I was on BBC Radio Leicester on behalf of Leicester Fixers to make a call out to communities across Leicestershire. We have plans to support them with setting up their own repair events and be as successful as we. Thanks to Ben Jackson and its team for inviting us on the show to share our voice. Y ou can catch me on iPlayer at this link from 1hr42mins to 1hr50mins into the programme. With 26 events under our belt and our successes in changing people perspectives, a supporter asks me after listening to the show, w hy we are not getting paid for what we do? Yes, the return on investment in monetary term is currently elusive. Hopefully, there are other ways to measure success. I came across Eric Barker book - Barking up The Wrong Tree - where he goes through tonnes of social sciences articles and books to identify measures of success. He suggests focussing on the feelings of being successful because it could take a while, a long time befor...