Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Friday Grab Bag (July 31)
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter Every Friday I offer up some great reading about Great Work from other people. I figure there’s so much great stuff – and so much rubbish – out on the internet, that you need … Continue reading
What are you holding on to?
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter I’ve moved many times over the years. It’s marvelous. It’s a pain in the butt. One of the ways it is useful is to help keep the flotsam and jetsam that comes into your … Continue reading
Sir John Whitmore, Coaching for Performance
Sir John Whitmore is one of the giants of the coaching profession. He started his career as a professional, and successful, car racing driver, after which he began working with Tim Gallwey, author of the Inner Game books. John established … Continue reading
Why Box of Crayons?
“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got … Continue reading
“It is what people talk about when we are gone…” (Great Work quote)
“This freely chosen aspect of ourselves is what other people remember about us. How we handle life’s cascade of real choices within the larger cages of our birth and background is what makes us who we are. It is what … Continue reading


