June 14 Build Habits

Affirmation: asking for help is a gift to me and to others. (Matt 7:7,8 Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened…)

Cultivate Gratitude and Joy. Let go of scarcity and fear of the dark. (Brené Brown)

Excerpt from Atomic Habits by James Clear.

How Your Habits Shape Your Identity (and Vice Versa) 

~There are three levels of change: outcome change, process change, and identity change.

~The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become.

~Your identity emerges out of your habits. Every action is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

~Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and upgrade and expand your identity.

~The real reason habits matter is not because they get you better results (although they can do that), but because they can change your beliefs about yourself.

Ask yourself , then answer these questions:

What do I stand for?

What are my principles and values?

Who are do I wish to become?

I created a circle map to help me do that work. I adopted Brené Brown’s 10 Guideposts for Wholehearted Living and Andy Andrews’s 7 decisions years ago, so that helped me to answer those questions. Do it for yourself. Then establish habits to help you grow into that person.