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It’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behavior.
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True behavior change is identity change. You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity.
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The more deeply a thought or action is tied to your identity, the more difficult it is to change it.
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The biggest barrier to positive change at any level – individual, team, society – is identity conflict.
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We change bit by bit, day by day, habit by habit. We are continually undergoing microevolutions of self.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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…if a change is meaningful, it actually is big. That’s the paradox of making small improvements.
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If nothing changes, nothing is going to change. It is a simple two-step process: 1. Decide the type of person you want to be. 2. Prove it to yourself with small wins.
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Identity change is the North Star of habit change.
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You have the power to change your beliefs about yourself. Your identity is not set in stone. You have a choice in every moment.
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