Pretend You’re Who You Want to Be

Pretend You’re Who You Want to Be
Think about the goal you want to achieve, imagine the kind of person who has already achieved that goal or created that habit, and pretend you are that person. ShutterStock
Leo Babauta
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To be happy, it is important that we become happy with who we are — accept ourselves, recognize our good traits, accept our flaws, and come to see those flaws as actually good and unique parts of us.

But if you’re like me, there’s always something we want to change — and in keeping with the philosophy of this site, for me that’s changing my daily habits to help me reach my goals. The problem is, many people just don’t believe they are the type of person who can achieve that goal — they have a negative self-image, and that negativity will stop them from success every time. Positive thinking is the key to any kind of achievement.

Leo Babauta
Leo Babauta
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Leo Babauta is the author of six books and the writer of Zen Habits, a blog with over 2 million subscribers. Visit ZenHabits.net
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