The Compound Effect

For some of your long-standing and deep-rooted habits, it may be more effective to take small steps to ease into unwinding them.

Your life comes down to this formula:

So, regardless of whether you think you’re aware of your habits or not (believe me, you’re not!), I’m asking you to start tracking. Doing so will revolutionize your life, and ultimately, your lifestyle.

“Only when you’re willing to take 100 percent responsibility for making the relationship work will it work. Otherwise, a relationship left to chance will always be vulnerable to disaster.”

You already know all that you need to succeed. You don’t need to learn anything more. If all we needed was more information, everyone with an Internet connection would live in a mansion, have abs of steel, and be blissfully happy.

Success is something you attract by the person you become.”

Envisioning your success as an unstoppable locomotive may help you stay enthusiastic about getting into your own rhythm.

Bird was one of the most consistent free-throw shooters in the history of the NBA. Growing up, his habit was to practice five hundred free-throw shots every morning before school.

“Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”