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Michael shares stories from his own journey, from academic rule-breaking to the creative tension between precision and chaos, inspired by... more
Neil Pasricha reads from A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz, a novel celebrated for its humour and philosophical... more
Greg M. Epstein reads from E.B. White’s essay, Once More to the Lake, and Madeline Ostrander’s essay on the ethics... more
Today’s guest is Frankie Thorogood, an entrepreneur who has navigated the intersections of creativity, business, and sports. Frankie shares his... more
Today's guest is Dr. Angel Acosta, a leading voice in healing-centered education and leadership development. With a doctorate from Teachers... more
Jeremy Lent reading from the Tao Te Ching and discussing the importance of interconnectedness, the essence of a life-affirming civilization,... more
Katherine Morgan Schafler reads from Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” and discusses creativity, perfectionism, and trusting yourself. We explore how we... more
Today’s guest, Raj Sisodia is the FEMSA Distinguished University Professor of Conscious Enterprise at Tecnológico de Monterrey and Co-Founder and... more
Today’s guest is Will Guidara, author of the national bestseller Unreasonable Hospitality. Known for transforming Eleven Madison Park into the... more
A favourite quote of mine, a call to action really and one that I reference in How to Begin, is... more
If you're an anglophile and of a certain age, then you'll know the comedic operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, The... more
The year is 1888. Queen Victoria is celebrating her 50th year ruling over an empire on which, famously, the sun... more
Who holds up a mirror to you? We're all on our journeys forward, trying to figure things out and understand... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant W. David Ball. Get book links and... more
Vicki is the “Founding Activator” of Coralus, a venture capital company with a unique approach to reimagining the world of... more
Scott is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, a podcast host, computer programmer, and an avid reader. He’s also an... more
Kaya Thomas is an app builder and creator of the We Read Too app, a mobile directory of children and... more
Mark Brackett is a psychologist and professor at Yale University, known for his groundbreaking work in emotional intelligence and the... more
Jay Papasan is the best-selling author of The One Thing, which has sold over 3 million copies and appeared on... more
Amy Elizabeth Fox is a transformative figure in the realm of leadership development and personal growth. As the co-founder and... more
It's not just our tech-enabled world that runs by algorithm. We meat machines, we humans, we one and all have... more
With the new year, we’re doing something new with 2 Pages with MBS. Twice a month, you can listen in... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Do you have a posse of people with whom you create “good trouble?”... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Stephanie Harrison. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe. Recommend this show by... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages One of my favorite songs is Hole In The Bucket by Spearhead, the... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I remember being in New Orleans some years ago where people were offering... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Are you living for 70 years, or are you living the same year... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages So how are politics going in your country? ... No, no, don't tell... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages ‘The map is not the territory.’ This is one of those obvious yet profound... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What was your first dream that felt big? The first time you set... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I did a beginner’s class in ceramics earlier this year, and it was... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I often get asked how I sold more than a million copies of... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages As I’m recording this, I’m currently in Australia where we’re about two weeks... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The very first hotel that I got quarantined into, I looked out over... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What does it take to be an ambassador, to be a diplomat? …If... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages My great grandparents feel fictional to me. Sure, I’ve seen pictures and I... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The idea at the heart of my book, How to Begin, is that... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages In today's fast-paced world, change is the only constant. Yet, how do we... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Tolstoy famously started his novel Anna Karenina, “All happy families are alike; every... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Kathryn Mannix. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Brian Christian. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Haesun Moon. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Madeleine Dore. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Caroline Webb. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The previous guest on this podcast was W. Dave Ball, a fellow Rhodes... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Where do you find your people? I think I’m still looking for mine,... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I remember reading that one of the ways to become luckier is to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages For the final episode, I chose a chapter that’s about resetting a relationship... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages As it’s book launch day, I picked one of the deep-dive chapters titled... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages My new book is on the near, near horizon. It’s called How to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages My new book is on the near, near horizon. It’s called How to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages How do you navigate the big decisions in your life? There’s a maxim... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Once, long ago, I chatted with Brené Brown about the possibility of writing... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m working on building community at the moment, and I’ve noticed I have... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages A little over 6 weeks are left until my new book, How To... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m the most amateur of magicians. I have about ten tricks, all of... more
Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Thibault Manekin. Recommend this show by sharing... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages For one of Marcella’s significant birthdays, we went to the Fogo Island Inn,... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Way, way back, when it was raining too hard to go out and... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The smell of wood smoke, particularly burning eucalyptus wood as I’m sitting around... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Growing up, there were a couple of my dad’s high school track trophies... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages One of the most powerful lessons I learnt was from the author Peter... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I read recently that there’s a drop in the number of people going... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’ve been very lucky to work with some of the TED Fellows, a... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I had a lucky break when I started working. Having lingered in university... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages It’s 1985, I’m 17, in my final year of high school, and I’m... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Our inability to think long-term is encapsulated in a system we barely notice:... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Who do you think of when I say, ‘designer’? My brain goes into... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Malcolm Gladwell famously made popular the idea of 10,000 hours of practice for... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages How are you labeled? How have you been labeled by others? And how... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages A question for you - who do you trust with your work? Whatever project... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Two things I love about Whitney Johnson are her relentless drive for self-improvement,... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages When I first published The Advice Trap back in 2022, it was accompanied... more
2 Pages with MBS is on holiday break until January 10th. I’m cheering you on for the rest of 2022 and... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I had two quite different experiences of a library when I was a... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What makes you uncomfortable? And, how do you hold yourself when you’re in... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Actor Viggo Mortenson once said: ‘To be an artist, you don't have to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages My first job out of university was with a company that specialized in... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’ve done my fair share of work in organizational development, some of which... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Despite its good intentions, activism can be exhausting. Finding motivation to keep the... more
Simon Alexander One reading from Brianna Wiest’s book The Mountain is You, and discussing resilience, self-mastery, and expanding your comfort... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I am an accidental entrepreneur, and as exhilarating as it’s been, it’s also... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What skills do you think an entrepreneur requires? I’ve been mulling it over... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m a bit of a geek about models, specifically the ones that reveal... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Atul Gawande is a top-notch surgeon, a champion for healthcare reform in the... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I still remember reading my first Nicholson Baker book, The Mezzanine. This extraordinary... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m working on a new book about how to strengthen working relationships, so... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I am a charming man. It’s an optimistic view of who I am.... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Bobby Herrera, author of The Gift of Struggle, is the co-founder and CEO... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m writing a new book that’s due for release in the middle of... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Keep this between us, but I have an offer for you. There’s this... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Nir Eyal is a former lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business,... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages ‘Why bother’ is a question we ask ourselves at certain moments in our... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What does it mean to be a radical? Karl Marx had this to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What’s your relationship with ambition? I feel I’m both ambitious, and not. On... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The book I’m writing at the moment is about relationships. I’m neither a... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages One of my favorite questions is simply this: How can I help? The... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m just back from an extended visit to Australia, and as a farewell... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages If you’ve read my new book How to Begin, you'll know that I... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Today, we're pulling one of... more
One thing I don't mention often is that the thesis I wrote for my law degree was an attempt to... more
Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages A young woman stands, one hand on top of a chair, the other... more
=> Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages If you had the chance to listen to my recent interview with... more
=> Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages As a reader and someone who’s been immersed in business for 30... more
=> Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages ‘When a man turns 30, he realizes that his life isn’t working.’ I... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. If you’re a listener of... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. ‘Traveller, there is no path.... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Picture this: King Arthur, the... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Today, we're pulling one of... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. What’s the language you go... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Of the little reality surrounding... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. A famous quote by Albert... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. If you were to summarize... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. You might know this fable:... more
On the radio the other day, I heard something that I can’t forget: “If you’re unhappy with the state of... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. With so much of the... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. I’ve resisted therapy for almost... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. There’s no doubt that I... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. What’s your relationship with ambition?... more
2 Pages with MBS is going to be releasing only one new episode per week from now on. Michael explains... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. One of my favourite words... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. If you can imagine a... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. The pandemic has brought about... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. During the first phase of... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Have you ever wondered what... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. It’s launch week for How... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Today is January 11th, 2022... more
In anticipation of the new book’s launch in January, we’re reaching into the vaults to pull the best episodes for... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. I was in a mastermind... more
In anticipation of the new book’s launch in January, we’re reaching into the vaults to pull the best episodes for... more
In anticipation of the launch of Michael’s new book, we’re reaching into the vaults to pull the best episodes for... more
Ainsley Brittain is my co-conspirator at MBS.works; pretty much the other half of the company. She’s a lovely person, friend,... more
In anticipation of the launch of Michael’s new book, we’re reaching into the vaults to pull the best episodes for... more
Writing a book can be lonely, scary, and confusing, but one of the things that has been brilliant about writing... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. When I was in Lisbon... more
Octavia Goredema is many things; a British woman thriving in LA, a career coach, a champion for women, and a... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. We’ve probably all had the... more
Mark Bowden and I have known each other for at least 15 years. He’s a great friend, and a wonderful... more
Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. ‘We shape our buildings; thereafter... more
I had a few nicknames growing up; Flat Stanier after the book series Flat Stanley, which was shortened to Flat... more
One of my first business trips was to Scotland, and it was more like a nightmare rather than a dream... more
Briefly, at The Australian National University, I was a member of AIESEC, an international group of economics students. There were... more
Where did we get this idea of ‘the youth will save us’? What a burden for them, and what a... more
One of the influences on my life is a man called Simon Bailey. He was a visualiser; he’d show up... more
At the ANU Law School, I wrote a thesis about applying English Literature theory to reading laws: ‘How have what... more
I’m an accidental entrepreneur. I started Box of Crayons about twenty years ago because I had just been fired from... more
It irks me to confess this, but I am still in thrall to my to-do list. I’ve been writing about... more
I’m a reader. Not only do I love books, I love to read them in an old-school way: my eyes... more
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It irks me to confess this, but I am still in thrall to my to-do list. I’ve been writing about how not... more