Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts—Becoming the Person You Want to Be
by Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
Narrated by Marshall Goldsmith
Why You'll Love This
Goldsmith's real argument is that knowing what to change and actually changing it are almost unrelated problems — and that gap is what this book is about.
- Great if you want: a practical framework for breaking deeply ingrained behavioral patterns
- Listening experience: conversational and brisk — feels like a keynote, not a lecture
- Narration: author-narrated; Goldsmith sounds exactly like a coach who's heard every excuse
- Skip if: you want research-heavy psychology rather than executive coaching anecdotes
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About This Book
Executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines why lasting behavioral change is so difficult and identifies the specific environmental triggers that cause even motivated people to revert to old habits. His argument centers on the gap between who we intend to be and who we actually are when faced with the specific people, situations, and pressures that activate our least productive responses. The solution he proposes involves active questions, regular self-assessment, and the willingness to accept help rather than rely on willpower alone.
Goldsmith narrates his own book, and the result has the direct conversational quality of a coaching session rather than a polished keynote. His examples draw on decades of work with senior executives and the specific, credible anecdotes give the abstract principles traction. At just over six and a half hours, this is a compact, practical self-help listen that grounds its advice in behavioral science rather than aspiration.