James Clear
@JamesClear
Author of the #1 NYT bestseller Atomic Habits (http://atomichabits.com). I write about building good habits. Over 3 million people read my 3-2-1 newsletter.
You are not the cause of everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you respond to everything that happens to you.
Passion is a feeling that follows action. It tends to be created or discovered, not predicted or planned. You don't find your passion. It finds you as you get in the mix and try things.
A Monday morning question for you: Is your default setting to defend your limitations or expand your possibilities?
You don't have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you're naturally suited for.
The key is to enjoy hanging out on the edge. That is, you find it interesting to attempt things one step beyond where you are right now. It could be the edge of your ability or the edge of your knowledge or the edge of your network. If you reach — but just a little — and you…
Compete externally and you compare. Compete internally and you improve.
A Monday morning question for you: Which distractions in your life have become disguised as priorities?
Monday morning question for you: What single habit, if implemented consistently for the rest of this year, would transform your life the most?
Generally speaking, the person who tells the best story rules their corner of the world.
The most reliable way to change your entire life is by not changing your entire life. If you try to change your life all at once, you will quickly find yourself pulled back into the same patterns as before. But if you merely focus on changing one specific habit, work on it…
A Monday morning question for you: What do I need to let go of to create space for what I really want?
Just start. Start slow if you have to. Start small if you have to. Start privately if you have to. Just start.