In a blog post related to the power of choice, adapted from his new book, The Earned Life, the renowned leadership coach and bestselling author Marshall Goldsmith discusses how important it is to choose your path wisely.
He explores how millions of people in the world have had change thrust upon them against their will, while many others have the freedom to determine how they want to live. These are people who, with all their gifts, may still feel that something is lacking. As Goldsmith writes, there are “people who have said that despite their success they were not fulfilled, who can trace that sense of unfulfillment to not doing what truly moves them, or not doing something that gives them purpose.”
The war in Ukraine has dragged on because Vladimir Putin underestimated Ukrainian resistance. Marshall Goldsmith explores how to choose your path wisely.
Life changes fast, as anyone watching events in Ukraine can attest to. Recently, President Joe Biden declared that two months of fighting in the war triggered by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion has brought the world to a critical point.
The war in Ukraine is likely to be a long and bitter struggle that will cost thousands of more lives and untold billions of dollars. Millions of Ukrainians have had their lives changed overnight, and now must come to terms with creating something new for themselves, whether it’s abroad as refugees or at home fighting the continuing war. Like everyone, they want to do something that matters.
In The Earned Life Goldsmith uncovers the source of today’s existential crises, including regrets that stem from choices that irrevocably alter our lives, reroute destinies, and haunt our memories. These are particularly timely themes today.
With Goldsmith’s book as a guide, readers can close the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done—even in a world full of inescapable unfairness and curveballs—and live an earned life that is fulfilling in the long run.
You can read Marshall Goldsmith’s blog here.
About MARSHALL GOLDSMITH
Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized for years as the world’s leading executive coach and the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Mojo, and Triggers. He received his Ph.D. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In his coaching practice, Goldsmith has advised more than 200 major CEOs and their management teams. He and his wife live in Nashville, Tennessee.
About THE EARNED LIFE
In THE EARNED LIFE (Currency Books), Marshall Goldsmith uncovers the source of today’s existential crisis: regret, the kind stemming from choices that irrevocably alter our lives, reroutes destinies, and haunts our memories—particularly timely themes as the pandemic and Great Resignation inspire people to seek meaning in their lives, get unstuck and make changes. With this book as their guide, readers can close the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done—even in a world full of inescapable unfairness and curveballs—and live an earned life too fulfilling to dwell on the “what ifs.”
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