The last thing I say on most phone calls is not, 'Goodbye,' but, 'Thank you.'
Interpretation
Expressing gratitude fosters stronger connections with others.
In this quote, Marshall Goldsmith emphasizes the importance of gratitude in our daily interactions. By choosing to end conversations with 'Thank you' rather than the conventional 'Goodbye,' he highlights how appreciation can enhance relationships and build a positive atmosphere, leaving others feeling valued and respected.
In practice
In a team meeting to foster a positive culture, one might say, 'As we wrap up, I just want to thank everyone for their hard work.'
Active questions are the alternative to passive questions. There is a huge difference between, 'Do you have clear goals?' and 'Did you do your best to set clear goals for yourself?' The former is trying to determine the employee's state of mind; the latter challenges the employee to describe or defend a course of action.
Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, βThank you.
The only thing I don't think people don't understand about good leaders is that they're both good and lucky. A lot of it is timing.
Life is short. Do whatever you can to help people - not for status, but because the 95-year-old you will be proud if you did help people and disappointed if you didn't.
If we become aware of what's happening before we act, behaviour becomes a function of choice rather than a result of an impulse or trigger. You begin to control your world more as opposed to the outside world controlling you.
A leader who is self-aware enough to know that he or she is not adept at everything is one who has taken the first step toward being a great leader.
Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.
We were not placed on this earth to walk alone.
I believe that women know if their husbands are unfaithful. They feel it.
I have a hole where my heart should be, she thought, and nowhere else to go.
It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.
Is there anything as incredible as the love story of your own parents? Anything as hard to grasp as the fact that those two over-the-hill players, permanently on the disabled list, were once in the starting lineup? It's impossible to imagine my father, who in my experience was aroused mainly by the lowering of interest rates, suffering the acute, adolescent passions of the flesh.
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