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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

3340: Choose One of These Two Ways to Change by Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch on Personal Growth

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3340: Anthony Ongaro explores two powerful approaches to making lasting changes in life. He emphasizes the effectiveness of the "slow and steady" method, where small, consistent actions lead to profound transformation, and contrasts it with the bold "burning the bridge" approach, where drastic, irreversible changes force rapid adaptation. Both methods can be effective, but choosing the right one is crucial for sustainable growth. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/ways-to-change/ Quotes to ponder: "It’s the little things we do each day that become who we are." "You can help yourself stick with a big change by burning the bridge behind you." "Choosing one path is essential because there is no middle path here if you want the change to be sustainable." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is optimal living daily.

0:03.0

Choose one of these two ways to change, by Anthony and Garrow of Break the Twitch.com, and I'm Justin

0:09.0

Mullick. I read an article every day of the year and give a little bit of commentary at the end just to give

0:13.9

us both a bit more inspiration, motivation, or happiness in our days.

0:18.4

Really adds up in my experience.

0:21.1

So with that let's get right to our next one as we optimize your life.

0:25.0

Choose one of these two ways to change by Anthony Unggero of Break the Twitch.com.

0:36.2

For as long as I can remember I've been super into personal development, habits, and other

0:41.5

intentional living topics.

0:43.0

Even when I was 12 or 13 years old you could find me in the self-help section of the

0:47.7

Borders bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, may it rest in peace.

0:51.0

This is to say that I've spent decades thinking about this beyond the six years that I've spent making content and exploring this stuff here at Break the Twitch.

1:01.0

And throughout this time, I found that there are only two effective ways to change your life,

1:06.8

at least change your life sustainably. So what are they? Number one, slow and steady. Well, one of the ways to change your life is slow and

1:16.9

steadily. If you've been with me here at Break the Twitch for even a small amount of time,

1:22.2

you've most certainly heard me talk about the power of small

1:25.5

consistent changes.

1:27.6

I mentioned this quote from Annie Dillard a lot.

1:30.5

How we spend our day is, of course, how we spend our day is of course how we spend our lives end quote

1:34.8

It's the little things we do each day that become who we are

1:38.6

We're no longer just a person who runs we are a runner Not a person who runs, we are a runner, not a person who lifts, but a weightlifter.

1:46.8

We become the things that we do.

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