black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.

James Clear

A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
JAMES CLEAR

Born Education Genius Training
A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
JAMES CLEAR

Change Destination Direction Leadership Meaningful Small
Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
JAMES CLEAR

Change Improvement Live People Right Time Wait
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Boredom Point Training
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
JAMES CLEAR

Habit Improvement Interest
The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
JAMES CLEAR

Hurt Work Yourself
What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
JAMES CLEAR

Principle Stand Value Yourself
Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
JAMES CLEAR

Better Count Feeling Impact Run
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
JAMES CLEAR

Motion Object Start Stay Time
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
JAMES CLEAR

Fall Goal Level Rise System Yourself
But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
JAMES CLEAR

Best Habit Measurement Progress Way
In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
JAMES CLEAR

Areas Destiny Determination Opportunity
WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
JAMES CLEAR

Bad Easy Goodness Habit Oneself Repeat
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Act Belief Believe Identity Person Research
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Encouragement Feeling Habit Need Yourself
Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
JAMES CLEAR

Environment Motivational Place

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More James Clear Quotes