What if I told you that real change is not only possible but also simpler than you think?

In this episode of Books to Better Your Life, host Anne Brinkman explores James Clear’s best-seller, Atomic Habits. Clear teaches us that real, lasting change doesn’t require massive effort. It’s about making small, consistent tweaks that compound over time. Coach Anne also discusses the role of identity in habit formation and the Four Laws of Behavior Change before sharing her personal experiences with habit formation and challenging listeners to adopt small habits to improve their lives.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

-The power of tiny, incremental habits to create significant results.

-The importance of aligning habits with one's identity and beliefs.

-The Four Laws of Behavior Change: Making habits obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying.

-An easy way to begin putting Clear’s key strategies to work in your own life over the next seven days.

Noteworthy quotes

“What I see in my clients is often they are beating themselves up for a lot of things – for not having motivation, for being lazy, not being able to do these things they want to. Yet sometimes all it really comes down to is them not being aware of how to develop habits.”

“A little thing done time after time starts to create big results.”

“Each time you do a habit, it's a vote for an identity.”

“Imagine a smoker being offered a cigarette replying, 'No thanks, I'm trying to quit,' versus a smoker who says, 'No thanks, I don't smoke.' One has adopted and accepted that [new] identity and one still believes in that old identity.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

-James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Buy it from Amazon here or Bookshop here. *

-Clear’s website: jamesclear.com

-Clear’s inspiring 3-2-1 newsletter

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