October, 2016

Marshall Goldsmith

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Be a Better Leader – Be More Like Your Heroes!

Marshall Goldsmith

Recently I was at a workshop with my good friend designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has created a program that helps leaders Design the Life You Love. During the program, Ayse asked us (the participants) to list our heroes. I made my list. Here are some of the people who were on my list. Frances Hesselbein, Former Girl Scout CEO. Alan Mulally, Former Ford CEO.

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How to Save Yourself from a Job You Hate!

Marshall Goldsmith

Saying no is difficult for me. I want to do everything! I want to help everybody! Helping people makes me feel good. I love the variety of opportunities that I have every day, and I love the way I feel when I say yes! Unfortunately, I don’t love how I feel when I am stuck doing a job I don’t like or want to do anymore. And, I’ll tell you a secret, sometimes I feel this way!

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One Quick Exercise for Planning Your Life

Marshall Goldsmith

My friend, designer Ayse Birsel, recently taught me an incredibly powerful way to plan for a successful life. I believe that success is defined by each individual differently – because we have different values. Success could be a new job, a better relationship with your spouse, a great school for your kids, a bigger salary, or all of the above.

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Give away the bread!!!

Marshall Goldsmith

Dear Friends – Please watch this video, if you can. It is one of my favorites. Do you get more when you give more? I believe so, yes. Our values are key to designing our lives, to becoming the people we want to be, to creating the life we want. If we live our values, it shows. For instance, two of my values are generosity and teaching. So, I give all of my material away on my website.

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Giving Away All I Know – ‘Pay It Forward’!

Marshall Goldsmith

A Letter from Marshall Goldsmith. Dear Friends, I am 67 years old. It is time for me to give back! Last year, I was recognized as the Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker and the #1 Executive Coach in the World. My latest book, Triggers, was a #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. This year, the editors at Amazon.com listed my books, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and Triggers as two of the top 100 leadership and success books ever written (in their ‘to read in your lifetime’