Mark Goulston

Be more interested than interesting.

— Mark Goulston

“Most breakdowns lead to breakthroughs.”

— Mark Goulston

Wealth is what you take from the world; worth is what you give back.

— Mark Goulston

“The key to fixing a big problem is to select the right tools.”

— Mark Goulston

Be comfortable in your own skin. Comfort and discomfort are contagious.

— Mark Goulston

Connecting is always better than disconnecting.

— Mark Goulston

Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

— Mark Goulston

“Life is a series of steps into the unknown.”

— Mark Goulston

Technology loves and thrives and makes gobs of money on conspicuous consumption.

— Mark Goulston

Do something to help your community or people around you. That will help you feel more worthwhile and less alone.

— Mark Goulston

One of the most important aspects of an athlete's financial life is that he needs to be personally responsible for his own…

— Mark Goulston

Human beings invent just as many ways to sabotage their lives as to improve them.

— Mark Goulston

Buying involves decision-making. It's a performance activity, like sports or acting.

— Mark Goulston

Speak the truth. People will forgive an honest mistake; they won't forgive you if you lie.

— Mark Goulston

People really don't like to be inconvenienced. If you don't agree with that, ask yourself how you like it when it happens…

— Mark Goulston

Do what you say you're going to do. Follow through means never having to say you're sorry.

— Mark Goulston

In my executive advising role, my persona, which seems to work very well with both women and men, is being 'the big…

— Mark Goulston

If instead of completely focusing on what you are doing, you are racing ahead to something shinier or to the next best…

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In my life, I think I have had more than two hundred significant breakthroughs that exponentially accelerated my life forward. However, each…

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It's no fun being a salesperson when it feels like you're talking to a wall. That's what it feels like when you…

— Mark Goulston

Too often, founders make decisions before determining whether they are the right thing to do. These decisions often create chaos in their…

— Mark Goulston

Do not go out first thing after signing a contract and buy assets that are huge compared to the contract signed. Just…

— Mark Goulston

“Don’t be afraid of sharing your vulnerabilities. Vulnerability doesn’t make you weak, it makes you accessible. Know that your vulnerability can be…

— Mark Goulston

When winning is everything and everyone does whatever they need to win and to not lose, including lying, you have a world…

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“In triunal rigidity, your three brains become aligned with a reality that isn’t the one you’re currently facing. This leaves you trapped…

— Mark Goulston

Men such as President Bill Clinton don't have trouble showing a warmth which works for him, but women in power seem hesitant…

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If there was one key to happiness in love and life and possibly even success, it would be to go into each…

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Yes, CEOs are under pressure from all sides, and executives have all sorts of people pushing and pulling at them. But too…

— Mark Goulston

There will always be people who think that money and benefits and even just having a job should be thanks enough. There…

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When you're actually talking over someone, it's as if you're just pontificating and they're not even there. And their body language -…

— Mark Goulston

In the first 20 seconds of talking, your light is green: your listener is liking you as long as your statement is…

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Denial is not always a bad thing. Without it, you couldn't function. For instance, if you were hyperaware and hypervigilant regarding all…

— Mark Goulston

People act on what they want more often than what they need.

— Mark Goulston

People who can't take advantage of opportunity take advantage of people.

— Mark Goulston

When as smart as you think you are is as wrong as you turn out to be, your life can fall out…

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I am blessed to count among my friends and colleagues people who are very thoughtful and who deeply care about our country.

— Mark Goulston

“The first step in finding the sane inside the crazy is to believe it’s there.”

— Mark Goulston

You can't create more jobs for an economy where the vast majority of people are hesitant and even afraid to spend and…

— Mark Goulston

As safe and secure as you believe you are is as vulnerable as you can turn out to be.

— Mark Goulston

Women have always run the world; maybe it's time to give them a chance at ruling it.

— Mark Goulston