I’m hoping to get 50 people in my author community before the book campaign closes in 2 weeks. I'm almost half way there.

I’ve shared some of the programs already, but involvement in the campaign starts with just $50. That’s a signed copy, but also any opportunities I share with my author community: early access to a chapter, a gathering to talk about the research, or to play a game together.

If you’re on this email list, I think you’d enjoy the extra invitations that will come to book backers.

Have you been thinking about a perk?

There are still spots in Permission to Play and available LEGO Serious Play Breakthrough Sessions.

Last week I shared one of my early play loves - the piano. But it wasn't the only one.

When I was a kid, I painted and doodled. We played card games as a family. I let my imagination run wild in books, stories, and even the backyard.

In my book I share another of my earliest memories of play: imagination.

I don’t remember everything about the worlds I created up in that tree, but I do remember getting lost in time and space - not hearing anything outside my imagination, even when an adult tried to call me back into this world.

Play as an adult looks different, but it has a similar effect on time and focus.

• Play resets the nervous system.
• Play fosters creativity.
• In play, we practice letting go.
• With play, that thing that was excruciating, stressful, and taking forever, becomes easier, more fluid, and completed more quickly.

For all of these reasons, bringing a dash of play into our work can make a huge difference, whether in corporate, as an entrepreneur, or at a school.

I’d love your support bringing the book to life,

Mary