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How the Habit Loop Helps You Break Your Bad Habits

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If you’re anything like me, you have at least 1 or 2 bad habits that you’d like to change. In this short video, bestselling author Charles Duhigg shares what he calls “the habit loop.”

According to Duhigg, every habitual behavior involves three elements:

  • Cue – some trigger that makes the behavior unfold automatically.
  • Routine – the behavior itself.
  • Reward – the benefit derived from engaging in the behavior.
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Are DUMB Goals Better Than SMART Goals?

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If you’ve ever read anything related to achievement, motivation or personal development, you’ve no doubt come across the idea of Goal Setting. More often than not, the conversation revolves around setting SMART goals. This is an acronym for goals that are:

  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Relevant
  • Time-Bound

Have you ever heard of DUMB goals? I hadn’t until I watched this video from Brendon Burchard, a public speaker and best-selling author of the book, The Motivation Manifesto.

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A lone determined runner on a long, winding road stretching toward a distant horizon under a vast open sky, symbolizing endurance and long-term perseverance. The runner is mid-stride, slightly worn but resolute, surrounded by a landscape that shifts from dawn light at the foreground to a bright goal-line glow far in the distance. The scene evokes the feeling of a marathon rather than a sprint — steady, purposeful, and unwavering. Cinematic editorial photography style with warm, motivational tones, shallow depth of field, and dramatic natural lighting emphasizing the journey ahead rather than the finish line.

Is Grit the Key to Long-Term Success? Angela Lee Duckworth Explains

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In this brief TED Talk, psychology researcher Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth argues that grit — defined as passion and perseverance toward long-term goals — is a stronger predictor of success than IQ, social intelligence, or physical health. Duckworth describes grit as the stamina to stick with your future year after year, treating life like a marathon rather than a sprint.

“In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn’t social intelligence. It wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it wasn’t IQ.

“It was grit.

“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day-in, day-out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality.

“Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

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A lone figure holds an artist's sketchbook and a pen, dressed in casual modern clothing, symbolizing a creative professional. The arena floor stretches wide and empty ahead of them, illuminated by a warm, glowing sunset that casts long shadows. The atmosphere is both awe-inspiring and slightly intimidating — conveying courage, vulnerability, and the threshold of a pivotal decision. Cinematic, editorial photography style with rich contrast, warm amber and deep shadow tones, evoking themes of bravery, creative risk-taking, and the call to show up fully in life.

Brené Brown’s Inspiring Message to Writers, Designers and Creatives Around the World

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Dr. Brené Brown speaks to creative professionals, tackling the fear of putting yourself and your work out into the world. Drawing on a beloved Theodore Roosevelt quote about courage, she reminds creatives that getting knocked down is inevitable, but far less frightening than reaching the end of life, wondering what could have been if you had simply shown up.

If you don’t have 22 minutes to spare, here is her message in a nutshell:

“If you’re going to show up and be seen, there is only one guarantee, and that is, you will get your ass kicked … That’s the only certainty you have. If you’re going to go in the arena and spend any time in there whatsoever, especially if you’ve committed to creating in your life, you will get your ass kicked …

“Yea, it’s so scary to show up. It feels dangerous to be seen. It’s terrifying. But it’s not as scary, dangerous or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and thinking, what if I would’ve shown up? What would’ve been different?”

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Rocky Balboa’s Inspiring Words on Perseverance

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If you feel like giving up, watch this video. I suspect you will feel differently after you do.

“The world aint all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it aint about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward … how much you can take and keep movin forward.”

– Rocky Balboa

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