How to (actually) shift your identity (to Succeed) | Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

You don't have a discipline problem, you have an identity problem . And that is why discipline feels hard when it should feel natural . You see, psycho-cybernetics explains that your actions tend to match the image you hold of yourself. If you see yourself as somebody who lacks discipline, then it's always going to be hard to stick to your goals , to stick to your habits and routines . You're always going to feel like you're fighting against your own behavior, against your own mind . But when you change the underlying self-image, when you change that identity , discipline stops feeling like a battle and it actually starts to feel like second nature . That is when you want to do the things that are good for you. That is when you want to go for a run, when you want to read, journal, meditate, do the deep work . And that is the end goal . In this video, I'll break down the practical ideas from this book over here, psycho-cybernetics , and I'm going to show you how to use these principles in your own life to build discipline and rewire your identity in order to eliminate procrastination , to focus better, to fix your inputs, be more consistent, so you can get your goals a lot faster . Part number one, discipline's main enemy . Discipline's main enemy is self-image . You see, your self-image is either working for you or working against you . There is no in between . Chances are, your self-image