Top Takeaways: Atomic Habits

Top takeaways from Atomic Habits:

- Fear of failure is the enemy of success and good habit building. Keep going. Failures happen. You will fall - get back up!

- Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become (identity> habits)

- Getting 1% better every day counts for a lot in the long run

- Breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a large tree – creating a good habit is like tending to a sapling (requires patience, attention, care, and realistic expectations)

- Goals are binary (you obtain or you don’t) instead of goals, create a lifestyle system to follow

- Your physical environment AND your friends shape your success (be mindful of the company you keep and what surrounds you on a regular basis)

- Preparation can be procrastination! This one is for me (doing things like planning, organizing, creating spreadsheets, making lists, etc - that feel productive but really are tactics to avoid doing a thing that pushes you forward)