Book Byte #318 "Triggers" by Marshall Goldsmith
Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be
📣 Curious Quotes from the Author
“Fate is the hand of cards we’ve been dealt. Choice is how we play the hand.”
“getting mad at people for being who they are makes as much sense as getting mad at a chair for being a chair.”
“If we do not create and control our environment, our environment creates and controls us.”
“Never wrestle with a pig—because you both get dirty but the pig loves it”
“Peter Drucker, who said, “Our mission in life should be to make a positive difference, not to prove how smart or right we are.”
“Just because people understand what to do doesn’t ensure that they will actually do it.”
“When we presume that we are better than people who need structure and guidance, we lack one of the most crucial ingredients for change: humility.”
“inside each of us are two separate personas. There’s the leader/planner/manager who plans to change his or her ways. And there’s the follower/doer/employee who must execute the plan.”
“To avoid undesirable behavior, avoid the environments where it is most likely to occur.”
“The more aware we are, the less likely any trigger, even in the most mundane circumstances, will prompt hasty unthinking behavior that leads to undesirable consequences.”
📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea
There are many unnoticed triggers in our surroundings that influence everything we say and do. Although this can make change challenging, we can develop new responses to our triggers by learning about them. We can learn to develop new behaviors that improve our lives and the lives of others by using self-feedback, active inquiries, and scorekeeping.
Until Tomorrow,
Jason (Founder Club255)