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.
Marshall GoldsmithIt is a whole lot easier to see our problems in others than it is to see them in ourselves.
Marshall GoldsmithAfter living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years, people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them.
Marshall GoldsmithThe 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 GoldsmithLasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years.
Marshall GoldsmithThe great Western disease is, โI'll be happy when... When I get the money. When I get a BMW. When I get this job. When I get the relationship,โ Well, the reality is, you never get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next week. It's now.
Marshall Goldsmith