Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts

By Marshall Goldsmith

Change is hard. Goldsmith doesn't suggest that even with constant coaching there is a very small change of making lasting change in an adult.

We can't make too many changes at once. The fewer we engage in the more likely we are to succeed. Goldsmith suggests that we can tackle one of each of...

1. Creating new behavior.

2. Eliminating an old behavior

3. Accepting something regretful

4. Preserving, or growing something positive. 

How do you do it? Well, he has someone call him every evening and ask him the same 10 questions and how well he performed on these topics during the day.

At the end of meetings, he suggests people ask themselves the following...