How to Begin

Michael Bungay Stanier

Before committing to a Worthy Goal, it’s essential to confront the final test: weighing the benefits and drawbacks of staying in your comfort zone. Like Gary Larson’s cartoon moose, stuck in his armchair and ignoring the “call of the wild,” you must decide whether to answer your own call. The status quo offers safety, control, and the avoidance of failure, but it also limits growth and potential. Through a two-column exercise, you’ll identify what you gain by staying put and what you risk losing by not pursuing your goal. If the drawbacks outweigh the benefits, it’s time to commit and refine your mission statement, making it specific, ambitious, and impactful. From there, test your goal’s resilience by sharing it with someone who knows you well and by ensuring it fits within the “Goldilocks Zone”—challenging yet achievable, inspiring yet realistic. Worthy goals are defined by being significant, exhilarating, and daunting, and through this process, you’ll determine if your goal truly meets these criteria.

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This book is a guide to pursuing meaningful, ambitious goals that challenge and excite you. It explores the tension between staying in your comfort zone and answering the "call of the wild," urging readers to confront their fears and embrace the unknown. Through engaging examples, thought-provoking exercises, and practical tests, it helps you refine your aspirations and commit to creating something extraordinary. Whether you're starting from scratch or revisiting a dream, this is your roadmap to unlocking your potential.

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Michael Bungay Stanier is the bestselling author of the Coaching Habit, a book about management that has sold close to a million copies and garnered over 1,000 five star reviews on Amazon. He is also the founder of the learning-and-development company Box of Crayons, well-known podcaster, and consultant with clients around the world.

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