Top 75 Quotes & Sayings by Marshall Goldsmith - Page 2

People will do something—including changing their behavior—only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests as defined by their own values.

The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even in the face of clear evidence that shows we are wrong.

Research indicates that the desire to achieve the skills associated with success is more highly correlated with achievement than the desire for success itself.

The best knowledge workers are working for more than money.

The only way to cure the disease is to find happiness and meaning now.

With problems and issues groups face- there is an enormous disconnect between understanding and doing.

Every decision that affects our lives will be made by the person who has the power to make that decision, not the 'right' person or the 'smartest' person or the 'best' person. Make peace with this fact.

Change is not a one-way street- it involves two parties: the person who is changing and the people who notice it.

It is a whole lot easier to see our problems in others than it is to see them in ourselves.

The best way that we can begin to produce positive change is to make peace with what is in ourselves and others, and then work to move forward and make life even better.

The extraordinary power of influence is now within everyone's reach. Recent graduates, executive assistants, project managers, and business leaders can all benefit from Monarth's simple steps for 'getting everyone to follow your lead.'

Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, “Thank you.

Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years.

Almost everyone I meet is successful because of doing a lot of things right, and almost everyone I meet is successful in spite of some behavior that defies common sense.

Look to the present. The great disease of 'I will be happy when ...' is sweeping the world. You know the symptoms. You start thinking: I'll be happy when I get that ... BMW ... promotion ... status ... money. The only way to cure the disease is to find happiness and meaning now.