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Triggers: How Situations Shape Our Behavior - and How to Create Meaningful Change That Lasts
Written by Mark Reiter
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In business, the right behaviours matter. But getting it right is tricky. Even when we acknowledge the need to change what we do and how we do it, life has a habit of getting in the way, upsetting even the best-laid plans. And just how do we manage those situations that can provoke even the most rational among us into behaving in ways we would rather forget? Triggers confronts head-on the challenges of behaviour and change, looking at the external factors (or 'triggers') - both negative and positive - that affect our behaviours, our awareness of when we need to change, our willingness (or otherwise) to do so and our ability to see the change through. Drawing on his unparalleled experience as an international executive educator and coach, Marshall Goldsmith invites us to understand how our own beliefs and the environments in which we operate can trigger negative behaviours, or a resistance to the need to change. But he also offers up some simple, practical advice to help us navigate the negative and make the most of the triggers that will help us to sustain positive change.
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Mark Reiter
Mark Reiter is the co-author, with Marshall Goldsmith, of Triggers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love the books that show me how to improve myself in such a clear and concise way
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Has the power to Make a difference in my life
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must read if you are interested in Behavior change
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Marshall Goldsmith starts off by saying that none of the material in this book is new - that is true, I’ve heard all the ideas mentioned elsewhere. The combination of ideas and techniques however, create something new and immensely powerful. It’s an idea that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
The premise of the book is that our behaviour is always at war with the environment we’re embedded in and we are oblivious to the power that the environment has over our behaviour. The environment is described as a situational and hyperactive shapeshifter of a beast. Now, the trouble is, despite our best intentions, we are ‘superior planners and inferior doers’. Without being deliberate about our intentions, we are at the mercy of our environment - the old ‘cue -> routine -> reward’ cycle. So how to we break out and take control of our lives? It’s not easy - in fact behaviour change is one of the most difficult things to do period, but, according to the book, it can be done.
The ideas in the book are simple, so simple in fact that you might think they won’t produce meaningful and lasting change. Probably that’s why so many struggle. The book starts off with some pitfalls or ‘belief triggers’ that limit us from achieving our objectives. An example of this is realising that just because you understand something, doesn’t mean you’re going to do it. There’s also the realisation that we need to play the long game; there’s no special day like January 1st or something where everything changes. True lasting change is gradual and it takes time. The book goes on to describe how we need to learn to intercept the triggers with impulse, awareness and choice before we carry out a behaviour. Basically we need to slow down and think about the environment/context etc before saying or doing something. We need to then become aware of the appropriate amount of planning/effort we need to put in place to deal with certain behaviours. Not all behaviours are created equally and we have our individual strengths and weaknesses.
The core idea is facing your behaviours head on, becoming aware of the behaviours and environmental triggers. When you’re aware of them you can ask yourself active/engaging self questions. The purpose of the questions is to help you realise what you can and cannot change about the issues you’re facing. The key is that the questions are based on your objectives/values and your answer should be a score based on the amount of effort you put in addressing the question. The 4 key questions presented by the author are:- did I do my best to: set clear goals today? make progress towards my goals today? find meaning today? be happy today?
This is an extremely powerful exercise because you face yourself, your reality and what you are doing to improve yourself. You’re not specifying a target like for example, losing some amount of weight in a month, it’s the amount of effort you’ve put in daily towards your goal that you consider.
The book goes on to describe ways you can make your objectives more attainable based on mindfulness, reflection, accepting and reaching out for help and accountability and creating structure around your activities. The ideas are well articulated and as someone who has been applying some of them and still working on and learning the best way to go, I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who wants to make lasting and meaningful changes. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thought provoking and full of actionable tips, it was a very enjoyable and productive read. I know I’ll be coming back to this book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A must to get to the next level in life!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really refreshing book! Surprisingly I've learned something new and that surprised me.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Experienced coach shares his structure for meaningful behavioral change. I'm convinced. I'm going to try it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Like the presentation as well as examples quoted. would have been more interesting if the reallife examples on each topic the author talk about had more details on 'how'.
Overall, it is a worth read/listen.