Allison Garner - Think Possible

If thinking differently has ever gotten you in trouble or had you feeling like you dont fit in, this book is a must-read.

Think Possible will help you turn your biggest strugglethinking differentlyinto your superpower. And it will help you hone your superpower like a laser beam, to effect massive change in the world.

Allison Garner spent 20 years as a chemical engineer in the oil industry and as vice president of an engineering consulting firm. She was a mavericka highly successful woman leader in a male-dominated field.

Shes spent her life busting down walls and breaking out of boxes. Now shes going to share with you how thinking outside the box, can help you create a life of leadership and impact.

R ICH L ITVIN ,

Founder of 4PC and Co-author of The Prosperous Coach

Allison Garner takes you on her intensely personal journey on how she overcomes the barriers that hold most of us back, both professionally and personally. She has a gift for breaking down complex issues through engaging storytelling and self-reflection to give you very practical guidance for self-improvement. Allison is a well-respected community leader who practices the techniques that she presents in her civic life.

A NDREW L EAVITT ,

Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Allison Garner is a proven leader in my community. She is not afraid to make tough decisions and has the wisdom and tenacity to help guide our community forward. The chapter that most resonated with me is when she addresses psychological safety. This will help me build a better team in my business, which is in the creative industry, and one has to be allowed to take risks without fear of retribution. If you lead a team of any kind, you need to read this book.

D IANE P ENZENSTADLER ,

Owner of 44 North Advertising & Design,
2018 Governors Trailblazer Award Recipient for Women in Business

Think Possible is like having a 1-1 conversation with Allison Garner and reflects her beliefs and values. Four words that come to mind in describing Allison are honest, genuine, authentic, and reflective. Those same words could describe Think Possible . I have known Allison for about seven years when we both served on an advisory board for a charter school her children attended. I have experienced her skills in action in facilitating meetings and conversations by her asking great questions causing others to reflect and make discoveries, to see other viewpoints, and to reach better and more innovative solutions. She is an active listener with an uncanny ability to summarize viewpoints and help others stretch their thinking and their confidence to think outside the box. Think Possible will encourage and challenge me to hone my own leadership and facilitation skills in my journey of continuous improvement as a servant leader. I encourage others to read and internalize Allisons ideas to grow personally and professionally.

D R . B ARB H ERZOG , P H D,

School Board President, retired Deputy Superintendent

Think Possible is like sitting down with a funny, straight-talking friend who gives you practical tools to go from good to great. Master coach, Allison Garner, has distilled much of her coaching know-how into this practical and inspiring book. World-class leaders self-reflectbecause all true leadership comes from within. If you are ready to debunk your excuses and to take your life and leadership to the next level, you need this book.

D R . M ANDY L EHTO , P H D,

Coach, Speaker, Writer

This book encourages leaders to re-consider their perspectives on the role that fear has on the decision-making process. Leaders are often trained to follow the lonely road of acting decisive, businesslike, and staying the course. This approach, however, falls short in many situations. By demonstrating a level of openness, empathy, and considering the upsides of alternative unproven scenarios, we can often be led to more humanized, engaged outcomes as well as greater satisfaction and value.The books presentation about thinking differently has led me to take pause about the meaning of my work, the relationships I have with my tribes, and whether service and ego-serving are complementary aims. Allisons anecdotes lead readers to immediately want to apply offered ideas to their own life experiences.

J ASON W HITE ,

President & CEO,
Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation

The Light and Dark Side of
Never Running Out Of Ideas

ALLISON GARNER

NEW YORK

LONDONNASHVILLEMELBOURNEVANCOUVER

Think Possible

2019 Allison Garner

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I t was the fifth day of working in London. I was staying in a part of the city that was crowded, loud and a concrete jungle. After joining the throngs of professionals making their way to their places of business each day, I was becoming sick of the noises, smells, sounds, and sights of the city. My poor, small town brain was having input overload. There were few trees, no grass and the river was a milky shade of brown. My inner child was yearning for a field of flowers or a pristine lakeside path. Because we had the day off, I agreed to join my colleagues for some obligatory sightseeing. We carted ourselves across town, shuttling through the Underground stations and emerged near Westminster Abbey.

We walked and gawked and gazed and took photos. We oohed over the architecture. We aahed over the history. Then we came upon a quaint little park hidden from the hustle and bustle of the city. I was being drawn to the park as if an invisible force were leading me there on a leash. There was grass, like the green stuff that grows out of the ground. It was glorious! There were trees and flowers and birds and the sound of the wind tickling the leaves.

We lay in the grass. The sun, which doesnt seem to come out much in London, was shining brightly. I could almost feel my Vitamin D and serotonin levels surge. The grass underneath my body was soft and soothing. The hot, brilliant sun on my face was exquisite. As if things couldnt get any better, I felt a warm, wet tongue on my face. When I opened my eyes, I was greeted by a very friendly beagle who was eagerly covering me in kisses and wagging his tail. It was in this moment that I felt beautiful, loved, vulnerable, authentic and perfect.