372: Five Habits I Want to Create This Year

Creating New Habits for a Transformed Life

Habits are the actions we engage in daily, often without conscious thought. They serve as the foundation of our lives and have a profound impact on our self-perception. Our habits reinforce how we view ourselves and shape our identity.

As host, Master Self-Image Coach Tonya Leigh, reflects on the power of habits and how they shape our lives, she shares her personal journey of examining her habits. This episode details the five habits that she wants to create in 2024. These habits include unplugging more from her cell phone and other devices, reading more books, journaling daily, drinking less alcohol, and committing to getting fit. Tonya discusses the importance of aligning our habits with our self-image and how changing our habits can lead to significant changes in our lives. She invites listeners to consider the habits they want to cultivate in order to create the life they truly desire.

Tune in to learn how small actions can have a big impact on your life in 2024 and beyond.

Episode Breakdown:

01:22 Any moment is a chance to start again

02:41 Write a letter to 18-year-old you

05:09 Self-image habits

09:08 5 habits I want to be on autopilot

13:14 Habits that get you back in alignment

20:53 Unplugging and staying connected

24:47 The act of reading

27:20 The habit of journaling

31:40 Drinking less as a habit

37:44 Aging powerfully

Quotes:

“If you want to see your life change, take a look at your habits."

“Think about all of it, and you get to make up this amazing story about 18-year-old you. But it's not just enough to use our imagination. Our imaginations need evidence to really root in that self-image.”

“The things that we do day in and day out are literally the building blocks of our lives.”

“It's almost like I've gotten into this pattern of just enjoying, which is a beautiful thing, and riding the wave. But I miss that aliveness, that, oh my god, I just cannot wait to saunter into this day.”

“If I want to see myself as a royal being, which I think we all are, what do I want to say to myself? How do I want to treat myself? And so with those two questions, I came up with five habits that I am committed to creating this year and making them habits, making them just autopilot, just what I do.”

“I've noticed over the last month since I got that report, because I don't know why I haven't really been paying attention to the report, but we all need to look at that report and think about the number of hours a day you're spending on your phone and what else you could be doing with that time.”

“I want to be more active on Instagram this year. And that's the crux. That's the hard part is when you have a business that requires that you share your work and you put yourself out there, you have to find the balance between unplugging and plugging back in.”

“Maybe we should try reading more. I want to get back into books. There is a world that exists within books that opens you up to new ideas, new perspectives, new artists, new lands, new stories.”

"The work that needs to be done is around your self-image. When you change how you see yourself, you change what you do."

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