Triggers
by Marshall Goldsmith
Goldsmith on why adults rarely change: the environment triggers old behavior and we underestimate it. The book offers active questions, structure, and the daily scorecard he has used with CEOs for decades. It is practical and candid about how hard sustained behavior change is for successful people.
Read it if…
you know what to change and keep not changing it.
Skip it if…
you want a habit-formation book for beginners; this is for the already-aware.
Three things you will actually use
- Map your triggers; they are mostly environmental.
- Ask active questions: did I do my best to...?
- Get a coach, or be your own with structure.
Do this first
Identify the environment, meeting, person, time of day, that triggers your worst behavior and change one element.
Our verdict
Candid and practical; strong on why change is hard.
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