Reclaiming Your Ambition with Michael Bungay Stanier
Minds and Mics
English - February 25, 2022 16:51 - 57 minutes - 65.4 MBSelf-Improvement Education Health & Fitness Mental Health psychology mental health self-improvement personal growth life hacks habits goals mindset Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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 HabitBeing “doubly ambitious” How to think about overwhelm: realistic, consistent, grace Working in 6-week cyclesWhy Michael hates SMART goalsShould we follow our passion? Relaxing into commitmentPrizes and punishments of maintaining the status quoThe Call of the Wild (Gary Larson)The value of the humble pros and cons list
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