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The Compound Effect
Creatures of Habit
- 95 percent of everything we feel, think, do, and achieve is a result of a learned habit.
- With enough practice and repetition, any behavior, good or bad, becomes automatic over time.
- That means that even though we developed most of our habits unconsciously (by modeling our parents, responding to environmental or cultural associations, or creating coping mechanisms), we can consciously decide to change them.
- The habits you indulge in could be compounding your life into a repeated disaster.
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Tony Robbins
W. Somerset Maugham
“If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?”
Challenging areas in your life
Consider how you’re doing in the following areas:
- Finances. Are you feeling financial pressure in your life? Do you have all the things you need or really want? How much money do you have in savings? Do you have the income you desire? Is that income secure?
- Relationships. Are your relationships satisfying?
- Health. Are you taking good care of yourself?
- Fun & Adventure. Are you doing the things you really want to do?
- Any other aspect of your life in which you’re experiencing dissatisfaction.
If you’re not pleased with your life, a limiting belief could be the cause.