Kartik Santhanakrishnan

“There’s nothing wrong with understanding. 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. My experience tells me that the only effective approach is looking people in the eye and saying, “If you want to change, do this.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“There is something admirable that always surpasses knowledge, intelligence, and even genius, and that is incomprehension.”
― Hervé Le Tellier, The Anomaly

“We also cling to the past as a way of contrasting it with the present—usually to highlight something positive about ourselves at the expense of someone else. Do you ever find yourself beginning a long self-serving story with the phrase, “When I was your age . . .”?”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“Before we get any further, I want you to understand that this book will not help you quit smoking or control a gambling addiction. Mini habits are for good habits only—adding positive behaviors to your life”
― Stephen Guise, Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results