So I'm starting something new this year. I'm going to have these podcasts, but I'm going to call it a flashcast. And what does that mean? It simply means that it'll be up for a very short period of time. Why? Because I'm putting a lot of effort into this and I want to make sure that people value it

and the people who do value it, consume it and apply it quickly. And I'll put it up for probably,

I'd say a couple days to two weeks. And I'll maybe have it on YouTube. I may not. So if you

enjoy these, download them. You can use them and store them for as long as you want. Otherwise,

you may miss it. So let's get into this topic today. Today's topic is really change. How do we make great improvements? It's the time

a year where we talk about resolutions. But what is a resolution? It's basically just a

decision. And why doesn't it last, though? Here's the secret.

We're mammals.

We're mammals having a human experience.

And how do mammals change?

Is it by making a decision?

We need more than that.

We need to have either motivation and or discipline.

And what really makes change permanent or consistent or long-term is a habit.

And this is something that we miss because habits seem boring.

Motivation's exciting.

Discipline is strong, tough, and macho, and we all think we have great discipline and motivation.

And we do sometimes. But the challenge is that motivation and discipline are feelings.

And that means that they come and they go. Sometimes we feel great, highly motivated.

Sometimes we feel no motivation and depressed or lazy or tired, and we rationalize, and our subconscious mind

even blocks us by finding something else to do like procrastination. And we avoid doing it.

So then we rely on discipline. But discipline, a lot like motivation, is kind of a

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