What if magic was something very close by. If it was a cluster of attitudes easy to adopt? Here are 10 pointers and 10 (fake) magazine covers full of tips and ideas.

1. Call to a Wonderful Year
“Magic is within your reach. In fact it’s very real and
very common. Miracles happen when we create space
within ourselves and in the world. Improving our own
life and that of many others might be less hard work
and more fun than we ever imagined.”
Now here are 10, often very practical, ideas, that’ll
help you to unlock that magic for yourself and others.
They are presented as possible new magazines and
article titles. For people with imagination it might be
all the nudge they need, to get the whole.
Hidden among the article titles you’ll meet people
and friends that inspired me, ideas that ignited me
and others and very possibly the shape of things to
come.
Have a wonderful year, Floris
By Floris Koot Published under Creative Commons
By Floris Koot December 2010

2. Beginners Mind Issue #1
1. Start to Wonder (again)???
The Magic in what is “Wonder why things are as they
The intensity are, look afresh at everything you
see and suddenly you can even
of just looking enjoy waiting in line again.”
How to avoid
Assumptions
Monks Mind
Artists Mind
Powerful Questions Childs Mind
Who Am I? What is this? Why?
Beginners Mind

3. Enter the The Playfulness Issue #2
Flow Zone 2. Seek Your Flow Zone
“When you focus totally on what‟s
Enjoying How to surf at hand with heart and trust, it may
suddenly happen; everything seems
the game through life to come to you like magic.”
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdPgZyWN-
aayZGZtcm5mcnhfMXY1Nzg0OGN4&hl=en
is half the Unleash Your
work Creative Soul
You can do anything!
Self Test: Discovering
Intuition: your intensity zones
the body knows

4. A life, alive with Daily Bravery Issue #3
3. Work with Purpose in Mind
Personal Leadership Magazine “Life is a mystery and you have a
purpose. Trust this as fact of life. Then
The Talk of Discover seek what you truly add; miracles will
your Walk your Inner follow & ambitions fulfilled. ”
Super Hero
Finding the work that’s meant for you

5. Random Acts Of Kindness glossy Surprise the World Issue #4
4. Create Wonder with RAOK
“Develop your inner angel. Do
unexpectedly or in secret
something nice for a stranger .
Nice Surprise: Those Random Acts Of Kindness
will uplift you just as well..”
Giving
Pays off
Amaze
your
City There are a million ways possible how to commit Random
Acts Of Kindness. Most known for RAOK is Danny Wallace.
When he started this, his best surprise was how good it made
him feel himself. You can join him on: www.joinme.com. But
you don’t have to join Danny, to follow his example.
# Go shopping for a neighbour
# Send
anonymous
The Idea that supportive
compliments
made the # 50 new ways to
world smile
cheer up lives # Take an elderly person for a walk

6. Monthly Paradigm Shift Failing Forward Issue #5
5. Dare to try the Absurd and Fail
*
“You are free when you can play
with it. So liberate yourself by
playing what feels frozen within and
without you. It may hurt, but
awareness and acceptance are the
first two steps towards freedom”
*)If a idea at first does not seem absurd, then
there is no hope for it.” Alfred Einstein
Creative Currency variety: Ego Money/Gift Voucher
The Power of Creative Currency variety: Ego Money/Gift Voucher
Fantasy

7. The Not So Secret Issue #6
6. Play with the Law of Attraction
Mind Meets Imagination Magazine “It doesn‟t matter if you love or hate
„the Secret‟. Imagining what‟s
possible, speaking out what you go
What for and following opportunities that
arise in the right direction, is a
If We practical and fun way to move
Used forward.”
2012
To
Start
A New
Era?
Are the Netherlands ready for “7 Days of Inspiration”?
If we imagine the best possible future together,
we start to cocreate it.

8. Social Business Design Issue #7
Magazine for
Social Business 7. Support Small Businesses
“In small and local business
How the Competitive Edge relationships are the key to great
Returns to the Craftsmen quality and business ethics that
support and are part of the
& Why and How Big surrounding society and
Business should environment.”
turn Smalll
Seats2meet The Hub
Meeting place for Innovators Work Space for New Entrepreneurship
Getting the target
Business school with a bigger purpose is missing the
And where students can make money too point

9. Towards a The CoCreation Issue #8
8. Co-Create a Green Culture
“Culture isn‟t measured in
possessions, it‟s measured in how
we touch each other.
Stand Up Inspiration The best way to start the world we
would love to live in, is to live like
it‟s here already. “
# 10 ways to have Saving the planet
a great time for free
as business # Create special dinners with friends, or inspiring
contacts, who don’t know each other. Invite each of
opportunity
them to tell a personal story about a inspirational
Together Shaping Tomorrow question or heart touching theme.
by Focussing on Possibilities Vital Interest
Event Design with meaning
changes cultures
Great Place to Live
the Fun side of Living Green Philosophy

10. It’s: the Inspiration Issue! #9
9. Tribe Your Network
“When we work with friends, trust
How To Tribe: and shared purpose, great things can
Eureka in Groups
* Seth Godin be done together. It‟s like the African
* Martijn Aslander saying: I am because We Are.”
•Floris Koot
•Daan van Geijlswijk
It’s Us We promise Love to play,
or Them shareholder value. Trust that experiment and
Vibrant networks Score What steps will
all moves
contribute.
cocreate with others
Birth places or get protect our interests? Don’t
talk,
We offer
fired! All noses in the value for
of new ideas Enjoy. dance!
Play Design:
same direction. everyone
NNF Festival & Mindz
Where the Dialogue as
future is now Collective
Thinking Tool
Very Old Ideas for a Very New World
Magazine for network mobilisation Corporate Tribing

11. Enchanted Reality Issue #10
10. Share the Magic in your Life
Sharing the Magic “When you share your magical
experiences with others, you
Things To Do: Ordinary People and the give them more reality and
Yes, make your strange happenings that create more space for wonder in
the world.”
own Magazine changed their lives
How the
unconscious
voices ethics
Enchanted Lives:
Open Up festival
Sharing the spirit The Curiosity
of Einstein
Elena Simons
The Power of Story Living in a world of wonder
Allowing ambiguity back in life

12. To my best knowledge* all used pictures where published resort
under Creative Commons with the remarks:
Credits & Rights Little man in circle meaning Attribution: You must give the
original author credit.
Roundabout arrow meaning Share Alike: If you alter, transform,
First slide background picture
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/34053291@N05/
or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work
1. Start to Wonder (again) only under the same, similar or a compatible license.
*)if I made a mistake about this, let me know asap.
• Amazed children: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrbelex/
• 1st dandelion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tramani_sagrens/
• 2nd dandelion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/black_friction/ Therefore anyone can redistribute this work or parts of with my
• 3d dan.:http://www.flickr.com/photos/artimagesmarkcummins/ name for the texts and original names for the pictures.
2. Seek the flow zone
Or if more festive words: Please feel free to spread the magic.
• runner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheffield_tiger/
9. Tribe your network
• swimmer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayhem/
• Painting: Caravaggio, inspiration of Saint Matthew
3. Work with purpose in mind • Corporate guy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplanet/94441582/
• Amira in Wales: picture by Floris Koot • Dancers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/haagsuitburo/4050180051/
• Boat at Sea: picture by Floris Koot
4. Create Wonder with Random acts of Kindness 10. Share the magic
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/garethjmsaunders/ • Hand with Sun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/
• 1st dandelion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tramani_sagrens/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/heathbrandon/
• 2nd dandelion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/black_friction/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/ • 3d dan.:http://www.flickr.com/photos/artimagesmarkcummins/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyeddie/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/eelssej_/ Links you might like if you liked this. (some in Dutch only)
5. Dare to try the absurd and fail Purposeful business school Knowmads: http://www.knowmads.nl
• www.flickr.com/photos/azrainman/ Fungagement: http://www.fungagement.org/
Dutch Fungagement: http://www.wonder.nl
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/
Dutch Vibrant Networks: http://www.naamlooz.nl http://www.mindz.nl
6. Play with the Law of Attraction
Spiritual Festival: http://www.unitedpositivity.nl
• foto’s by Amira Shawky and Floris Koot,
Stand Up Inspiration: http://www.standupinspiration.nl
7. Support Small Businesses Creative currenciy: http://www.creativecurrency.nl
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000/
• Less>More: http://www.flickr.com/photos/foodclothingshelter/ Concept, all Texts, titles and article headings: Floris Koot
8. Co-Create a Green Culture Mail floridee@hetnet.nl
• Breakdancer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbouly/
• Dinner guests: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078800@N07/ NB: If you’d want to see a article or magazine for real,
let me know or start writing!