“Piercingly frank, funny, gorgeous, vulnerable, and ultimately really damn helpful.”
— Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult
How to Begin
is for you if…
You’re
ambitious
, but feel you’ve never been given
full permission
to find and strive for what’s possible for you.
You’ve achieved things in your
career
, and it’s now time to “climb the second mountain” and think about
legacy.
unhappy
with how the world is working right now, and you want to
change your part
of it for the better.
You’re a
coach
, and you want to
support your clients
to be great and do great things.
at the start of your adult life
, and you’re fired up to live a life of meaning and impact.
ready to begin
, and to start doing something that matters.
We unlock our greatness by working on the hard things.
With The Coaching Habit, Michael Bungay Stanier wrote the bestselling coaching book of the century. With The Advice Trap, he showed you how to tame your Advice Monster. Now, he’s here to help you
reclaim your ambition
, figure out
what you should do
that matters… and
begin.
This is your
practical guide
to finding the
focus and courage
to set a Worthy Goal: one that lights you up, compels you to grow, and serves a bigger game by being thrilling, important, and daunting.
With Michael’s trademark humor, compassion, and laser-focused clarity, you’ll walk through a tested process to:
-
find and strengthen
your Worthy Goal to the very best it can be;
- get
absolutely clear
on your commitment so you know what you’re up for;
develop the resources
to cross the threshold, so you don’t have to travel alone;
build momentum, progress, and impact.
Don’t regret
a life half-lived.
Use this book to
start doing something that matters.
***
“Piercingly
frank, funny, gorgeous,
vulnerable, and ultimately really damn helpful.”
— Julie Lythcott-Haims,
New York Times
bestselling author of
How to Raise an Adult
“Of particular appeal for those of us who instinctively recoil from self-help woo-woo and
just want to get on with doing Great Work
that leaves the world a bit better than we found it.”
— Courtney Hohne, chief storyteller for Moonshots, X (formerly Google X)
“A
friendly voice
and a
guiding hand
.”
— Austin Kleon,
Steal Like an Artist
“Eminently
practical, clever, delightful,
and beautifully rendered––a non-fiction Where the Wild Things Are for adult dreamers and doers.”
— Whitney Johnson, bestselling author of
Smart Growth
and
Disrupt Yourself
“
I loved this book
, and that’s coming from a gal who’s never been big on goals.”
— Liz Wiseman,
Impact Players and Multipliers
Powerful, magical, and compelling.
We don't need more time, we simply need to decide.”
— Seth Godin, author,
The Practice