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Monthly Archives: June 2009

“The one predominant duty is to…” (Great Work quote)

“The one predominant duty is to find one’s work and do it.” ~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman And that would involve showing up and writing on the blog, wouldn’t it Michael! (Thanks to those of you who wrote asking where I’d … Continue reading

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Great Work Interviews: The Four Fab Author Retrospective

Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter The Great Work Interview series has been running for a couple of months now, and I wanted to just look back and highlight some of the very cool people with whom I’ve chatted. I’ve … Continue reading

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“Hooray!” (Great Work quote)

In the space of four hours, three people sent me this quite brilliant diagram by by Bud Caddell. Talk about getting to the heart of Great Work. I’m trying not to be too jealous that I didn’t think of this … Continue reading

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The Friday Grab Bag: Three others’ posts to read (June 5th)

Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter Three posts I enjoyed this week, all speaking to a different aspect of doing more Great Work. 1. Who are your true fans? Kevin Kelly stretches my brain with startling regularlity. This post is … Continue reading

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Ten sources of inspiration

Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter Here’s what I’m squeezing for juice right now. Possibilities for the future 1. Chris Guillebeau’s Brief Guide to World Domination – and how to find your own path. 2. Commencement speeches. From Ellen. And … Continue reading

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