Identity-based habits
how to make it stick after the goal
An identity-based habit is one performed because of who you consider yourself to be rather than what you are trying to achieve. Outcome goals end when reached; identity persists. "I am someone who trains" survives the week that a target weight does not.
What to do about it
State the identity first, then let the behaviour be its evidence.
Books that work on this
Each is a 90-day programme. Start with the first — later books assume the work in the earlier ones.
Boring Money Habits$6.99
The Income Identity$6.99
The Asset Identity$6.99
Wealth As Identity$6.99
Become Unbreakable$6.99
The Success BlueprintComing soon
Broke Is DecisionComing soon
The Wealth VoiceComing soonPart of the Success series.
How people say it
Nobody looks this up by its clinical name. These are the ways it actually gets said.
- become the kind of person who
- goals vs identity
- I hit the goal then stopped
- how to make it stick after the goal
- I am not a runner but I want to be
- why do I fall off after I succeed
- acting like the person I want to be
Written by Brian Spiker, who has run Spiker Carpet and Tile Care since 2013 — the receipts. More terms in the encyclopedia.