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The Earned Life

The Earned Life

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  • Author：Marshall Goldsmith
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"Discover the steps to earning your path to fulfillment and living without regrets-from the world-renowned executive coach and New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There。 Our lives exist on a continuum between two poles: fulfillment and regret。 We invest enormous resources of time and energy into staying healthy， being recognized for our achievements， nurturing our relationships， and making money。 When we make the right investments， we earn our lives: Our choices， risks， and efforts lead us to a rewarding outcome that we regard as fair and just， regardless of external validation。 But how can we know if we're investing in the right things？ How can we ensure that our "earned rewards" add up to an overarching sense of purpose in our lives？ In The Earned Life， pioneering leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith shows us how to live our own lives-not someone else's version of them。 The key to living the earned life， unbound by regret， requires our commitment to a habit of earning and connecting it to something greater than the isolated achievements of our personal ambition。 Taking inspiration from Buddhism， Goldsmith implores readers to accept impermanence and avoid the Great Western Disease of "I'll be happy when。。。"。 He offers practical advice for shedding the obstacles， especially our failures of imagination， that prevent us from creating our own lives。 With this book as their guide， readers can close the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done。 Packed with illuminating exercises and stories from Goldsmith's storied career as a coach to some of the world's highest-achieving leaders， The Earned Life is a powerful roadmap for ambitious people seeking a higher purpose"--

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Greg Janicki ，

Some rehashed content but generally good insight。 I will use this stuff。

Micha Goebig ，

Most definitely a valuable book but it didn’t resonate with me。 Too traditional maybe in its praise of the specialist over the generalist？

April ，

📚 Book #38: “The Earned Life” by Marshall Goldsmith📕 This book is a collection of advice for living an earned life， which Goldsmith describes as one whose choices and actions align with our overarching purpose， "regardless of the eventual outcome。" He takes inspiration from Buddhism through this advanced form of acceptance and notes that progress， effort， and intention are the goals -- not necessarily achievements。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5: This was my first Marshall Goldsmith book， so my score might have be 📚 Book #38: “The Earned Life” by Marshall Goldsmith📕 This book is a collection of advice for living an earned life， which Goldsmith describes as one whose choices and actions align with our overarching purpose， "regardless of the eventual outcome。" He takes inspiration from Buddhism through this advanced form of acceptance and notes that progress， effort， and intention are the goals -- not necessarily achievements。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5: This was my first Marshall Goldsmith book， so my score might have been lower if I'd read his previous books。 After reading a few reviews of those， there seems to be lots of recycled content。 The main idea in this book is the Life Plan Review （LPR）， which is something he also goes over in his book "Triggers。" There were quite a few other nuggets， but nothing mind-blowing。 I did appreciate the Buddhism influences in his philosophies。 Generally -- "try hard， accept failures with grace， work toward a higher purpose。"🤓 You should read this if you're new to self-help or Marshall Goldsmith and you're looking for some inspiration for how to get to a fulfilling life。 。。。more

Katerina Molchanova ，

The book is jam-packed with new ideas which made me think。 I cannot say I agree with everything 100%， but there are interesting concepts I'll reflect on and some exercises I'll definitely try。 The book is jam-packed with new ideas which made me think。 I cannot say I agree with everything 100%， but there are interesting concepts I'll reflect on and some exercises I'll definitely try。 。。。more

Wellington ，

The aspiration chapter was the best one。 For some reason the book just wasn't engaging。 The aspiration chapter was the best one。 For some reason the book just wasn't engaging。 。。。more

ममता रावते ，

Best book ever to give you different perspective of looking at things。 We realize difference between action，ambition and aspiration。How empathy is imporatant and what are different types of empathy is a great relization for me。This book is not one time read，it shoud be read again and again and it will uncover the deep meaning and will help us truly earn our life every day。

Alicia ，

I forget now how this came up on my radar because I don't think it was a specific recommendation from someone， but I'm always in pursuit of social psychology， self improvement， or business books that can lend some thought to how I conduct myself at home， work， and any other space I inhabit。 This one is one of the better ones as evidenced by the easy way Goldsmith explains himself- his voice shines through- the simple elegance of including specific anecdotes， and the instances where he does inser I forget now how this came up on my radar because I don't think it was a specific recommendation from someone， but I'm always in pursuit of social psychology， self improvement， or business books that can lend some thought to how I conduct myself at home， work， and any other space I inhabit。 This one is one of the better ones as evidenced by the easy way Goldsmith explains himself- his voice shines through- the simple elegance of including specific anecdotes， and the instances where he does insert himself that are usually to serve a greater purpose， not stroke his ego。 I'll likely pick up another of his。 In this book， he focuses on an earned life。 And I'll start from the end and work my way back-- "The reward of living an earned life is being engaged in the process of constantly earning such a life。" Some of the tagged notes and Post-its I used:*"Regret is the polar opposite of fulfillment"。。。 "Schultz in her wonderful 2011 TED talk on the subject is， 'the emotion we experience when we think that our present situation could be better or happier if we had done something different in the past。' Regret is a devilish cocktail of agency （our regrets are ours to create， they're not foisted upon us by others） and imagination （we have to visualize making a different choice in our past that delivers a more appealing outcome now）。"*"This is our operative definition of an earned life: We are living an earned life when the choices， risks， and effort we make in each moment align with an overarching purpose in our lives， regardless of the eventual outcome。"*Life your own life， not someone else's version of it / commit yourself to earning every day， make it a habit / attach your earning moments to something greater than mere personal ambition。*Earned: hard work reward of a job well done whether recognized or personal。*Impermanence*Inertia: what we're doing now is likely what we'll be doing five minutes from now or ten years from now。*"Running out of runway"-- the time we've meted out to ourselves to achieve our destiny。*Success-- motivation， ability， understanding， and confidence。 *A: action （what we're doing now）， ambition （what we want to achieve）， aspiration （what we want to become）*The gift of aspiring such as a self-cultivation project then becomes a part of your identity and builds for the rest of your life if you want it to。 *Feynman's quote: "Fall in love with some activity， and do it！ Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough。 Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best。 Don't think about what you want to be， but what you want to do。 Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn't stop you from doing anything at all"。 *Specialize！ 。。。more

E ，

Good book - inspiring messages。 I like what he is saying - but he gets a little lost in applying the frameworks （he is a PhD in Org。 Behavior。）

Amit ，

It is a very insightful book and author as always makes you look deep within and ask your self the right questions。 The book has it all - points to ponder， learning to take ， stories that are relatable and action steps if you want to。 There are quite a few take always and no matter what career stage or life stage you may be at ， the book has something for you。 Read it and you will come out better。 Marshall has done an impactful job once again 。 It’s a book that one should go back to like his ear It is a very insightful book and author as always makes you look deep within and ask your self the right questions。 The book has it all - points to ponder， learning to take ， stories that are relatable and action steps if you want to。 There are quite a few take always and no matter what career stage or life stage you may be at ， the book has something for you。 Read it and you will come out better。 Marshall has done an impactful job once again 。 It’s a book that one should go back to like his earlier ones often and re read the key points / chapters 。 Enjoy and have a thinking reading 。 。。。more

buyan ，

Great book for people who want to rediscovery their purpose and make impactThis book is for folks who want to start all over again with there life and rediscover themselves。 This is the first book from marshall goldsmith i am reading and blown away by his thoughts and principles。 His views on results do not matter but what matter is whether we made a difference in life carries the message through out。 there are good examples through out the book and also some practical tips as well。 if you are a Great book for people who want to rediscovery their purpose and make impactThis book is for folks who want to start all over again with there life and rediscover themselves。 This is the first book from marshall goldsmith i am reading and blown away by his thoughts and principles。 His views on results do not matter but what matter is whether we made a difference in life carries the message through out。 there are good examples through out the book and also some practical tips as well。 if you are a leader in a business organization， this book has some examples of other ceos on how they set up a life after the first job and moved forward with it。 Good book to read and rediscover ourself。 。。。more

Connor Oswald ，

The inter-chapter activities are worth it alone， but the section on ambition， aspiration and action was my favorite。

Raj Bidika ，

This is the first book by Marshall Goldsmith that I have read。 I have to admit it is packed full of life lessons on the changing behavior of a person， Choosing Risk vs Opportunity， the agency of No Choice， etc。 The author also imparts some light on Buddhist concepts。 I have learned a lot about maintaining discipline， letting go of the past， and making the right decisions from this book。 I would recommend this book to people seeking to get the best out of those things that are under their control This is the first book by Marshall Goldsmith that I have read。 I have to admit it is packed full of life lessons on the changing behavior of a person， Choosing Risk vs Opportunity， the agency of No Choice， etc。 The author also imparts some light on Buddhist concepts。 I have learned a lot about maintaining discipline， letting go of the past， and making the right decisions from this book。 I would recommend this book to people seeking to get the best out of those things that are under their control and start to live the purpose in their lives。 。。。more

Mrs ，

I loved Triggers。 Whilst this book is his usual easy to read style and provides thought provoking exercises， I felt I learnt more from Triggers。

M Subaiei ，

a book of wisdom and inspiration As usual Marshall’s books are full of coaching stories and tips。 This another great book for Marshall wisdom to have the earned life。 I enjoyed reading the whole book and inspired by several tips， quotes and actions/Dos at end of each chapter。

Jill Frederickson ，

Marshall Goldsmith has a perspective based in business coaching but his work is very applicable to personal development in many diverse applications。 He leans hard on Peter Drucker's assertion that， "Our mission in life is to make a positive difference。" What that means for each individual is left for us to define。 He offers some guidance for where to look in ourselves for those answers in the first portion of this book。 This part seemed a bit stale to me appearing to be information I have encou Marshall Goldsmith has a perspective based in business coaching but his work is very applicable to personal development in many diverse applications。 He leans hard on Peter Drucker's assertion that， "Our mission in life is to make a positive difference。" What that means for each individual is left for us to define。 He offers some guidance for where to look in ourselves for those answers in the first portion of this book。 This part seemed a bit stale to me appearing to be information I have encountered in other selfhelp tomes。 His discussion of the factors for choosing what opportunities offer the most potential for success are familiar in covering motivation， ability， understanding， confidence， support and marketplace。 As with so many of these books， how one determines if there is a market for one's ambition is glossed over。 I think this is information which needs better explanation。 It is not obvious， especially if your idea is unusual， how to determine if anyone else finds it worthy。 Terrifying is the prospect that your hopeful vision is just garbage in the eyes of the rest of the world， so why bother with it all？ Goldsmith gives much more concrete help about connecting effort to ambition and further to aspiration through a variety of advice， techniques and exercises in the latter part of this book。 He gives excellent advice for creating productive habits and support networks to create growth。 I feel like I am leaving this book with some new ideas and techniques that I can implement upon deciding to commit to particular goals， even if my confidence in my personal visions of potential lives or how to choose from available opportunities has not been reinforced。 。。。more

Jim Bailey ，

Excellent

Debbie Collard ，

Loved this book！ Filled with practical advice that I can apply immediately。

Eddie Turner ，

I have not completed the entire book but I have read much of it。 Marshall shared portions of the book with his 100 Coaches throughout the year he was writing it so as a member who participated in these discussions and workgroups I have a deeper appreciation for what is in it and think it is another great piece of insight that will help many people。 Marshall even shares how and why he created the 100 Coaches group and what he did to help the 100 Coaches during the pandemic。 He peels back the curt I have not completed the entire book but I have read much of it。 Marshall shared portions of the book with his 100 Coaches throughout the year he was writing it so as a member who participated in these discussions and workgroups I have a deeper appreciation for what is in it and think it is another great piece of insight that will help many people。 Marshall even shares how and why he created the 100 Coaches group and what he did to help the 100 Coaches during the pandemic。 He peels back the curtain on a new process people can use that really makes a difference in advancing their goals and in building a supportive community of their own to live The Earned Life they desire。 。。。more

Kate P ，

Marshall Goldsmith has done it again！ Another amazing book diving into what it means to live a life of fulfillment and have no regrets - even though we live in a world enthralled by 'what ifs'。 The endless stories and anecdotes make the read fly by。 Definitely a re-read for me。 Marshall Goldsmith has done it again！ Another amazing book diving into what it means to live a life of fulfillment and have no regrets - even though we live in a world enthralled by 'what ifs'。 The endless stories and anecdotes make the read fly by。 Definitely a re-read for me。 。。。more

Laszlo Makay ，

Earned life。。。 and a well-earned 5-star reviewAnyone who ever read a Marshall Goldsmith book would know that he is a capable storyteller。 The first good news: his skills didn't fade with time。 The second one: this book is about regret - but it is also not about it。 Yes， a lot talked about regret in the first 50 pages， but soon this narrow topic is dropped for a more general view about how to avoid it in the first place， how to live without it and how to live a life with positive aims instead of Earned life。。。 and a well-earned 5-star reviewAnyone who ever read a Marshall Goldsmith book would know that he is a capable storyteller。 The first good news: his skills didn't fade with time。 The second one: this book is about regret - but it is also not about it。 Yes， a lot talked about regret in the first 50 pages， but soon this narrow topic is dropped for a more general view about how to avoid it in the first place， how to live without it and how to live a life with positive aims instead of being afraid of failing/regretting。 And it is exactly what such a book shall be about。 The third one: this book can have positive effects in two ways: the stories and the conclusions drawn from them as well as the exercises included here and there。 Just an idea: don't skip them。Yes， we readers can always find some parts problematic or "not for all"。 Buddha may not be a personal hero of everyone， especially in the circle of Anglo-Saxon readership。 You may not accept immediate that you are a new person with every breath you take。 There are a lot of stories in the book where the author himself plays a smaller or larger role。 But even these parts are not for their own sake， they serve higher purposes: moral， motivation， teaching at the costs of others （especially that of the author）。 You can translate them to your own language for your own good - no need to take them literally。So， if you have a lot to regret or you would like to avoid them in the future， you may find this book an asset， not a financial burden。 。。。more

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