We often relate to our habits as a black box of personality, but they're changeable with effort. And like anything else, there's an optimal way to change a habit and a whole bunch of hard(er) ways. Enter Chris Sparks, executive coach and former World Poker Tour pro, who broke down how habits work on Twitter, including a number of really insightful nuggets like:— Conscious action is only the tip of the iceberg. 45% of reported (!) actions are performed automatically, below the surface of consciousness. We call these habits.— We infer our values, beliefs, and personality traits from our past actions. Our identity is constructed from this (unreliable) historical record. What we did yesterday shapes who we think we are today.— No habit occurs in a vacuum. Actions taken today alter the likelihood of all future actions. If I eat a cookie today, I become more likely to eat a cookie each time I find myself in a similar context. Every action feeds back into the system, echoing into eternity.Everything we can possibly do to help our people, our companies and ourselves happens in the present moment. But it doesn’t always need to be hard. Every time we act consciously, generating our actions from our deepest purpose, it reinforces a habit which makes doing so progressively easier in all future moments.Create your habits consciously, and watch life change.Twitter link: https://twitter.com/sparksremarks/status/1285256297282260993?s=21——-Hope you liked one of my favorite finds this week, from my newsletter on the Art of Startup Leadership: https://ift.tt/3iZoPZQ see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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