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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
Tags: result, failure, faith, change

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Once you get a reputation for emotional volatility, it can take years of model behavior to change how others see you.
— Marshall Goldsmith
Tags: reputation, emotional, you, change
I don't get paid if my clients don't get better by a certain time period. And sure, I have not been paid before. We all fail sometimes; it's okay.
— Marshall Goldsmith
Tags: okay, sometimes, better, time
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
Tags: humility, better, people, change
The last thing I say on most phone calls is not, 'Goodbye,' but, 'Thank you.'
— Marshall Goldsmith
Tags: goodbye, phone, thank-you, you
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
Tags: your, result, world, you
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