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Have you ever wondered why you keep making the same mistakes despite your best intentions? The gap between what we intend to do and what we actually do isn't just frustrating-it's the central challenge of human behavior. Drawing from 35+ years coaching Fortune 500 executives, Marshall Goldsmith reveals that meaningful change doesn't require complicated techniques-just awareness, structure, and consistent effort in the face of environmental triggers that constantly shape our behavior. The brilliance lies in understanding that our environments control us far more than we control them. Every situation presents different who-what-when-where-why specifics that put our behavioral integrity at risk. The mother who confidently manages her home transforms into a different person in a budget meeting. A teacher who shows patience with students might become aggressive in traffic. These aren't signs of hypocrisy but evidence of how powerfully our surroundings influence who we become.