Marshall Goldsmith quotes

Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others. (Marshall Goldsmith)
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.
Marshall Goldsmith
Anybody can change, but they have to want to change.
Marshall Goldsmith
Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years.
Marshall Goldsmith
The only way to cure the disease is to find happiness and meaning now.
Marshall Goldsmith
If we can stop, listen, and think about what others are seeing in us, we have a great opportunity. We can compare the self that we want to be with the self that we are presenting to the rest of the world. We can then begin to make the real changes that are needed to close the gap between our stated values and our actual behavior.
Marshall Goldsmith
People who believe they can succeed see opportunities where others see threats.
Marshall Goldsmith
One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to be passionate, committed, dedicated, and motivated, you go first!
Marshall Goldsmith
Gratitude is not a limited resource, nor is it costly. It is abundant as air. We breathe it in but forget to exhale.
Marshall Goldsmith
I regard gratitude as an asset and its absence a major interpersonal flaw.
Marshall Goldsmith
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. (Marshall Goldsmith)
A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the first step toward being a great leader.
Marshall Goldsmith
To me, the #1 key to success is 'creating lasting positive change in yourself and others.' That is what is most rare, most difficult, and most valuable about leading people.
Marshall Goldsmith
Be happy now. It's a great Western disease that we'll be happy in the future - when we get higher status or that BMW or that promotion or this project finished. Instead, be happy now.
Marshall Goldsmith
Our inner beliefs trigger failure before it happens. They sabotage lasting change by canceling its possibility. We employ these beliefs as articles of faith to justify our inaction and then wish away the result. I call them belief triggers.
Marshall Goldsmith
Put your goals on paper, or an Excel spreadsheet. Measure every day, 'Did I do my best to...?' Your problems won't disappear, but you will exist in a different relation to them, and you will improve.
Marshall Goldsmith
Americans get fatter and fatter and buy more and more diet books, but you don't lose weight by buying diet books - you go on a diet. It's easy to read a diet book, but it's hard to go on a diet.
Marshall Goldsmith
An excuse is the handy explanation we offer when we disappoint other people.
Marshall Goldsmith
My job is to show my clients that their anger is rarely someone else's fault. It's their flaw.
Marshall Goldsmith
I have a lot of deficiencies, but gratitude is not one of them.
Marshall Goldsmith
Life is short. Do whatever you can to help people - not for status, but because the 95-year-old you will be proud if you did help people and disappointed if you didn't. (Marshall Goldsmith)
In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living - politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our research has shown very clearly is that people who are really happier and have more meaningful lives are people that focus on living their own lives.
Marshall Goldsmith
If we become aware of what's happening before we act, behaviour becomes a function of choice rather than a result of an impulse or trigger. You begin to control your world more as opposed to the outside world controlling you.
Marshall Goldsmith
One of the most dysfunctional beliefs of successful people is our contempt for simplicity and structure. We believe that we are above needing structure to help us on seemingly simple tasks.
Marshall Goldsmith
If somebody is going in the wrong direction, behavioral coaching just helps them get there faster. It doesn't turn the wrong direction into the right direction.
Marshall Goldsmith