18: Habits, Beliefs, and New Year's Resolutions

Ever struggle with a disconnect between how you act and what you believe, or what you want to believe? Then let's talk about what your habits can tell you about what you really believe, deep down, and how this year you can make a truly transformative resolution.  www.shemasd.org Prompts from the episode: Name one habit. Any habit. Write or discuss it in a purely descriptive way - don't analyze it. This will help move stuff from your lizard brain where your habits and instincts and unconscious beliefs are held, to the part of your brain that can rationally analyze stuff.  Then think or talk about what that habit carries in the way of your beliefs. Unpack the question: what does this show about what I believe? Now, what do you want to believe? What is truer? What would make you more into the you you know you want to be? Who you were made to be?  Now, if you did believe that, how would that you act? And what is one area you can consistently act that way? When are you most tempted to spiral off into different actions?  Now summarize: What is your cue? How do you want to act more truthfully? What is a simple and healthy way you can reward yourself?