614 - How Your Environment Affects You

In this episode, we look at how your environment affects your day to day behavior.  The Problem We often make the mistake when trying to develop ourselves and improve our lives by just focusing on the actual behavior change. This matters. Of course if we get ourselves to stop doing something it would lead to some kind of change in our outcome. But it’s not the whole picture. This is proven by the sheer number of people who commit themselves to development each year only to drop off within a few months. Here’s how it typically happens. We get excited about the chance to start clean. We set our goals, get some friends involved to hold us accountable, and start taking action. But yet change doesn’t come. What’s going on? Resources: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/02/09/new-study-reveals-how-long-new-years-resolutions-usually-last/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/16/thursday-january-17-day-most-new-years-resolutions-fail/2539402002/