- “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.”
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”
“Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits.”
“Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.”
“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. You get what you repeat.”
“All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision.”
“Fix the inputs and the outputs will fix themselves.”
“Outcomes are about what you get. Processes are about what you do. Identity is about what you believe.”
“The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader. The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner. The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician.”
“Make the cues of your good habits obvious and the cues of your bad habits invisible.”
“Join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior.”
“Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself. You’ll rise together.”
“If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection.”
“Master the habit of showing up.”
“What is immediately rewarded is repeated. What is immediately punished is avoided.”
“The most effective form of motivation is progress.”
“It’s remarkable what you can build if you just don’t stop.
It’s remarkable the body you can build if you don’t stop training.
It’s remarkable the business you can build if you don’t stop working.
It’s remarkable the knowledge you can build if you don’t stop learning.”
“We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.”
“With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.”
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.“