‘The image below shows the difference between identity-based goals and performance and appearance—based goals. MERE em roa any Graphic by James Clear. ‘The interior of behavior change and building better habits is vour identity. Each action you porform is drivon by the fundamental beliof that itis possible. So if you change your identity (the type of person that you believe that you are), then, it’s easier to change your actions. ‘The reason why it's so hard to stick to new habits is that we often try to achieve 1 performance or appearanes-based goal without changing our identity. Most of the time we try to achieve results before proving to ourselves that we have the identity ofthe type of parson we want to became, It should be the other way around.