Getting a Gold That Lightens You Up

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M, that's caught on. So i'm like, ok, so we're going to find something in the middle here. It has to be thrilling and meaningful for you. And important is about serving the world in some way. I want something that makes you go, this makes me a bit sweaty. That's when it's daunting. The wolf you feed to day is not the wolf you fed five years ago or ten years ago. You're looking to feed a different wolf. To that, you've got to be on the edge of who you are.

Michael Bungay Stanier is the author of 6 books that have, between them, sold more than a million copies. He’s perhaps best known for his self-published book, The Coaching Habit, which is the best-selling book on coaching this century and is already recognized as a classic. He founded the training and development company, Box of Crayons, which has taught coaching skills to hundreds of thousands of people around the world and he created a book in partnership with Seth Godin which raised $400,000 for Malaria No More.

In this episode, Eric and Michael Bungay Stanier discuss his new book, How to Begin.

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Michael Bungay Stanier and I Discuss Starting Well to Finish Well and…

His book, How to Begin
Tools to deal with fear and anxiety when they arise
Sitting with the tension of ambition and contentment
The secret is, once you have a goal, the key is to stop worrying about the goal
That we unlock our greatness by working on the hard things
The three steps that make up the foundation of actually beginning
The key of beginning well that helps you stick with a project
How to set a Worthy Goal
The ways Worthy Goals can evolve
How to the prizes and punishments of various commitments

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