Welcome to Pursuit with Purpose. I'm your host, Melissa Griffin, and I know firsthand that it's

way too easy to slip into the rat race of competition and comparison. This podcast is all about

meaning and fulfillment and how to bring it to your life today and every day. So let's get into it.

Hey, Pursuit with Purpose family. So several years ago, when I was first starting my business and going through a period of depression and boredom,

I ended up buying a book called The Happiness Project. Now, you've probably heard of it.

And by now, it's become an absolute

sensation because of how it talks about happiness and routines in a way that feels personal.

It's kind of like a friend giving you advice about what it means to create a joyful life,

or at least that's what it felt like to me. And it changed my life in a meaningful way.

So I'm really excited that today's

guest is the author of that book, Gretchen Rubin. Now Gretchen Rubin has authored several books since then,

including New York Times bestsellers like better than before and happier at home. Now on her

popular award-winning weekly podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin,

she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth. Now, Fast Company also named

Gretchen Rubin to its list of most creative people in business and she's a member of Oprah's

coveted Super Soul 100. And today today we're talking about her latest book,

The Four Tendencies. Now, during Gretchen's research, she found that people tend to belong to

one of four tendencies or personality types when following habits and sticking to routines.

Now, each tendency excels at habits in a different

way. And knowing your tendency can help you to create habits and routines that you actually

stick to because how many times does it happen where we pick a new habit that we want to do

like losing weight or meditating or anything really that we do consistently in our lives.

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