Vernon Cheeks

“going backwards is not about creating change. It’s about understanding.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful

“Our quest for a successful outcome may end up doing more harm than good to our organizations, our families, and ourselves.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“Overcommitment can be as serious an obstacle to change as believing that you don’t need fixing or that your flaws are part of the reason you’re successful.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“Understanding the past is perfectly admissible if your issue is accepting the past. But if your issue is changing the future, understanding will not take you there.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful