When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
JAMES CLEARWhen preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.
More James Clear Quotes
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What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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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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As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.
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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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Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.
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You do it because it’s who you are and it feels good to be you. The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.
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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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