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Quick Cut: S2E201 Breaking Bad
Season 2, Ep. 201
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Good habits are one of the key ingredients of success. In this episode, Brian shares how you can change your life by changing your habits, one step at a time. If you want to stop living on autopilot, break bad habits and build up positive habits instead, then this episode is for you!
Mentioned in this episode:
"Atomic Habits," by James Clear
"The Power of Habit," by Charles Duhigg
"The Power of Full Engagement," by Tony Schwartz
www.halhigdon.com - Hal Higdon
Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“We can break bad habits and we can institute good habits.” – Brian Buffini
“Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.” – Og Mandino
“Habits will form whether you want them or not. Whatever you repeat, you reinforce.” – James Clear
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Anytime you take the smallest of bad habits and replace them with a good habit, you change your life.” – Brian Buffini
“If you don’t think small things make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.” – Anonymous
“We build our character from the bricks of habit we pile up day by day.” – Zig Ziglar
“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” – Charles Duhigg
“If you don’t like your outcomes, change your responses.” – Jack Canfield
“Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.” – Harvey Mackay
“The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle.
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