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How to Begin

Start Doing Something That Matters

Michael Bungay Stanier

Page Two Publishers, 2022

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Answer the call to your inspiration and start working on your “worthy goal” – one that excites you, but also slightly terrifies you, one that fulfills you, but also gives more than it takes. In this practical and compelling text, author and entrepreneur Michael Bungay Stanier offers his “How to Begin” process to help you jump-start your journey. His sensible advice and easy-to-follow exercises guide you as you work toward your goal, but also help you pinpoint what might be holding you back from crossing the finish line. Let Stanier challenge you to unlock your greatness.

Take-Aways

Unlock your ambitions to make a difference in your life and in the world around you.
Set a “worthy goal” that is deserving of your time and energy.
Build on your worthy goal’s first draft by getting feedback and measuring its feasibility.

About the Author

Michael Bungay Stanier is a best-selling author, public speaker, coach and founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps clients transform cultural behavior within their organizations.

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