It’s not always about what happens during the workout. It’s about being the type of person who doesn’t miss workouts.
No matter how consistent you are with your habits, it is inevitable that life will interrupt you at some point.
The most effective form of motivation is progress.
To get a habit to stick you need to feel immediately successful – even if it’s in a small way.
Positive emotions cultivate habits. Negative emotions destroy them.
You don’t need to map out every feature of a new habit. You just need to practice it.
Living below your current means increases your future means.
Habits are about associations. These associations determine whether we predict a habit to be worth repeating or not.
Most days, we’d rather be wrong with the crowd than be right by ourselves.
The people with the best self-control are typically the ones who need to use it the least.
Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.
I know that if things were going to improve, I was the one responsible for making it happen.
The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.
The less energy you spend on trivial choices, the more you can spend it on what really matters.
The difference (in successful people) is that they still find a way to show up despite the feelings of bordeom.
Our genes do not eliminate the need for hard work. They clarify it. They tell us what to work hard on.
Our deeply rooted preferences make certain behaviors easier for some people than for others.
If you want to be truly great, selecting the right place to focus is crucial.
The people at the top of any competitive field are not only well trained, they are also well suited to the task.