How to Begin

From the author of the mega-bestseller The Coaching Habit and The Advice Trap comes a book on how to choose a worthy goal so you can unlock a greater version of yourself.

"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, New York Times bestselling author of 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, New York Times bestselling author of Impact Players and Multipliers "Powerful, magical, and compelling. We don't need more time; we simply need to decide." - Seth Godin, author of The Practice

Michael Bungay Stanier has a gift for distilling big, complex ideas into practical, accessible knowledge for everyday people that helps them be a force for good. His books have sold over a million copies, with The Coaching Habit topping the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. MBS has been featured on the blogs and social media platforms of thought leaders including Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, and Brene Brown, and has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBC, Ted.com, and innumerable podcasts--as well as in notable publications including the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc., and Fast Company. MBS is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company, that helps organizations move from advice-driven action to curiosity-led transformation. They have trained more than half a million people for clients including Microsoft, Salesforce, TELUS and Gucci. Before establishing Box of Crayons, MBS's accomplishments included publishing an academic article on James Joyce and a Harlequin-esque short story; playing small roles in helping invent Pizza Hut's Stuffed Crust pizza and creating "one of the worst single-malt whiskies in existence"; and spending 20 minutes writing what has remained GlaxoSmithKline's global vision for more than 20 years. A former Rhodes Scholar, MBS is an Australian who now lives in Toronto, Canada. You can join others committed to being a force for change at MBS.works