Act Today Like the Person You Want To Be Tomorrow
An important aspect of behaviour change involves identity change
When your behaviour of your actual self conflicts with the behaviour required to achieve your ideal self, the potential of achieving your ideal is greatly reduced.
Let me put this another way.
No one expects to go to the gym once and come out looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold set an intention to build muscle and become a mountain man. With this intention set, he had to match his behaviour to the course he set for himself. He had to devise a process that helped carry him to his goal.
He didn’t aspire to a muscular physique and do nothing about it.
Arnold lived the bodybuilder lifestyle. He adopted the good habits of a bodybuilder. He prioritised lifting weights and fuelling the growth and repair of his muscles with adequate protein.
Who do you want to be in 10 years’ time? To ensure you succeed with your identity ambition, you must start to behave like this person now.
So if you picture yourself as a marathon runner in the future, and you d…