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Why "better habits" aren't enough
Bradley Woods
April 02, 2026
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Most people try to change their lives by changing their actions; they get a new planner, a new morning routine, or a new set of goals. But if you take the same old "you" into a new routine, you eventually produce the same old results. To change your life, you have to literally lose your mind and create a new one.
The Identity Shift
The Mirror: Your current life is a perfect reflection of your current personality—how you think, act, and feel.
The Loop: Your thoughts create your feelings, and your feelings create your thoughts; this loop becomes your "state of being."
The Breakthrough: Personal growth is the act of breaking the habit of being yourself.
You will find that the more you read my emails, the more success you will have as we deconstruct the old "Default Mode" that keeps you small. You are grateful for having clicked the links in my email because they provide the mirror you need to see who you are becoming.
If you had to describe your "Old Self" as a character in a movie, what is the one repetitive scene that character needs to stop playing?
Bradley Woods
P.S. Tomorrow, I’ll show you how to assign a "North Star" symbol to your growth so you never lose your way in the fog of daily life.
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