Behavior Change Quotes

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. This is one reason why meaningful change does not require radical change. Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity. And if a change is meaningful, it is actually big. That's the paradox of making small improvements.”
― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

“Convincing people to examine their energy use is like trying to get them to quit smoking or eat more healthfully: they already know that they should do it, but there is a billion-dollar industry working round-the-clock, inventing new ways to make sure they don't.”
― Hope Jahren, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

“The nineteenth century is called the century of hygiene, and the twentieth is the century of medicine. The twenty-first century may be the century of behavioral change. Changing everyday, long-term behaviors--how we exercise, what we eat--is the key to adding years and quality to our lives.”
― Michael Stein

“Eat for your body; exercise for your mind.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“You can't get a body you love by doing things that you hate.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Microdoses of well-being are accessible to every one of us—no matter how we got here or how off track we might be.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer

“Two healthy habits we underestimate, at our own peril, are nurturing the relationships that keep us sane—and extricating ourselves from the ones that make us feel measurably worse.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Spirit can mean whatever you want, but it is rooted in connection, in the stillness that comes when words are no longer necessary. It’s a place, a practice, or a way of being that gets you out of your head.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer

“The Habit Trip offers a deliberate method to receive the messages your body is sending and respond in kind with healing reinforcements. It’s an actionable antidote for stress and frustration.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Your strengths are skills that come naturally. They smooth out your life from the center like a pat of melted butter.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Why can’t I change?? Why???????? You yell to the heavens, momentarily forgetting that you are not the leading character in a silent film being tied ceremoniously to a train track by a scurrilous villain with a handlebar mustache.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Once a habit is formed, we can’t forget that response completely, but we can interrupt and replace it with something else.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Tiny changes can seem negligible, but when you achieve them, you gain something even more significant than the change itself. You build confidence, and when you have confidence, bigger changes follow.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Micro-sized habit changes make problems more manageable and goals more attainable. You can do this anytime, anywhere for the low, low cost of totally free. There are no barriers to entry.”
― Sarah Hays Coomer, The Habit Trip: A Fill-in-the-Blank Journey to a Life on Purpose

“Contrary to common belief, underachieving students don't necessarily have bad grades.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Embedding Vital Behaviors into an organization’s DNA is both a science and an art.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“The important thing to remember is that Vital Behaviors are dynamic, not static. They will change as people ask for more clarity and as conditions change.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“The behaviors must connect at an emotional level for people. They must be personally rewarding, not just for the organization.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Behavior Analysis provides the systematic way to do this. It’s a positive approach that helps people focus on what they want, rather than the fear they wish to avoid.”
― Lori Ludwig

“Lasting habits can only be created when a person’s internal and external environments are aligned.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Our ultimate promise brings surprisingly good news: achieving organizational behavior change is easier than achieving individual behavior change.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“External environment is more important than internal, personal motivation— because if you change your environment, behavior change will follow, and so will a change in your thoughts and beliefs.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“People need to know that leaders are doing everything possible to remove barriers that hamper their doing the “right” things.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Vital Behaviors can be relatively straightforward (like safety procedures) or extremely complex (like decision-making). They can be identified at any level of an organization.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“There are 3 Pillars that every employee needs to succeed: (1) clear expectations, (2) actionable feedback, and (3) barrier removal.”
― Lori Ludwig, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Times change. So should your behavior.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“The illiterate behavior casts doubt on our higher education.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Your experiences are dictated by your own consciousness. If you start by changing the habit pattern you are in, your experiences will also change.”
― Calvin Niles, The Sun Rises in Eastmoor

“Social Commitments: Turn a solitary goal into a social contract. If you want to ensure you hit the gym, agree to meet a friend there on specific days. Knowing someone is waiting for you creates a commitment that is harder to break than a promise to yourself alone.”
― Kevin L. Michel, The Council of Gods