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When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.

James Clear

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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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It’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behavior. You have a new goal and a new plan, but you haven’t changed who you are.
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Belief Change Goal Habit Hard Planning Yourself
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Identity Reflection Yourself
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Fall Goal Level Rise System Yourself
What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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Principle Stand Value Yourself
When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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Current Result Tragedy Worth Yourself
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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Group Habit Imitation Myself Particular Powerful
Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
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Culture Expectation Habit Normal People Surround Yourself
Perseverance, grit, and willpower are essential to success, but the way to improve these qualities is not by wishing you were a more disciplined person, but by creating a more disciplined environment.
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Creation Discipline Environment Perseverance Person Success Willing

When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.

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