Monthly Archives: November 2009
Succumb to the crumb
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter So says the tag line for the new Flake ad here in the UK, a picture of the delicious if just-a-little-sweet-for-me-these-days chocolate bar in all its fragile glory up close on the poster. In … Continue reading
Your mission, should you chose to accept it…
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter I actually know a little something about corporate mission statements. About a decade ago, my boss at the time was working on a big pharmaceutical merger. He asked me to come up with a … Continue reading
Robert Fritz, Your Life as Art
I have two shelves put aside for my iconic Great Work texts. These are reserved for the books and the authors who I think have written something timeless and significant in how we can show up and do the work … Continue reading
A storm sweeps in
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter I’m on a train heading for London Waterloo. On my right, sunshine through rag-scraps of cloud, a pale blue sky, puddles shining in the fields. To my left, a row of houses lit by … Continue reading
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also…” (Great Work quote)
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.” ~ Jim Rohn Before I married, I was plain Michael Stanier. And being proud of my Celtic origins, I knew the etymology of Stanier: Stone-hewer. … Continue reading
