Minds and Mics

Reclaiming Your Ambition with Michael Bungay Stanier

Feb 25, 2022

57:08

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Are You Passionate About Something?

05:31

Is Overwhelming You?

03:38

Commitment - The Second Part

05:52

Introduction

2min

How to Start a Book on the Cover

2min

How to Write a Book That's Really Useful

4min

How Do You Write a Book?

2min

You've Got a Great, I Fee Lik O'E Got Momentum to It.

3min

Book Review - Life Is Not a Dress Rehearsal Reader

5min

I Love Your Quote, but It's a Little Risky, Right?

3min

What Are You Planning on Doing With Your One Wild and Precious Life?

2min

Is There a Gravity to It?

3min

10.

Is Overwhelming You?

4min

11.

Working in Six Weeks

5min

12.

I Hate Smart Goals

4min

13.

Are You Passionate About Something?

6min

14.

Commitment - The Second Part

6min

15.

How to Make the Right Decisions in a Big Decision

2min

16.

I Love the Garry Larsen Cartoons

2min

17.

What Would Your Dad Understand About Being a Father?

3min

18.

The Year of Living Brilliantly by Nick Ibudan

2min

In the latest episode of Minds & Mics, I chatted with Michael Bungay Stanier about his new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters and a range of topics, including the obligation we all have to be "doubly ambitious," why SMART goals aren't usually very smart, the case for working in 6-week cycles, and the genius of cartoonist Gary Larson.

Show Notes

What makes a book useful?
The Coaching Habit
Being “doubly ambitious”
How to think about overwhelm: realistic, consistent, grace
Working in 6-week cycles
Why Michael hates SMART goals
Should we follow our passion?
Relaxing into commitment
Prizes and punishments of maintaining the status quo
The Call of the Wild (Gary Larson)
The value of the humble pros and cons list

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