Break Bad Habits
Build Better Ones
Become Better Men
- Nate Whitson -
Who you are - or how you see yourself - plays a huge role in how you behave.
This is important to know because our identity is a major contributor to how we make decisions on a day-to-day basis.
And, as we all know, it's our decisions that lead us to every destination we end up at.
You got to where you're at today precisely because of small, daily decisions.
This is worth talking about today if you are wanting to change certain things in your life because you don't like where you're arrived.
Maybe you're 50 lbs overweight and don't like how you feel or look and would love to lose the weight.
Or, maybe you've got an anger issue and you continue to have outbursts against your wife or children or every "idiot" who's clearly driving terribly on the highway.
Or, maybe you don't like where you're at in your financial life and you want to change course and get moving in the right direction.
Whatever it is for you, the point is that your identity plays a big role in determining what you'll do about it.
For example, if you consider yourself a scientist, you'll likely act in ways that scientest act.
If you're a baseball player, you'll probably chew sunflower seeds, wear rally caps, and talk and act like many other baseball players.
Or, maybe you're a pastor. You'll likely walk, talk, and act like a lot of pastors act.
Same is true if you identify as a republican, a pro-lifer, or Navy SEAL.
There's nothing inherently wrong with this. It simply makes my point that we act out of our identities more than we realize.
This is why I suggest you rehearse this Fight Club Prayer every, single day.
As you are faced with decisions, ask yourself two questions that will help you to start behaving in ways you want to.
- Who am I?
- What would a man like me do?
Let's say you need to deal with a hard conversation with your wife but you're struggling to get it done.
Here's how you can process that decision.
Who am I? I'm a man of discipline and I do the hard right things every time.
What would a man like me do? He'd make it happen, have the hard conversation, and move on with his life.
Now you try it.
What's a decision you're faced with today that you need to act on? Use these two questions to help guide you based on who you want to be:
A man of honor, discipline, strength, and joy.
If you aspire to be a man like this, then ask what men like this would do and then do what they'd do!
Nate
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P.S.
This prayer takes less than 5 minutes a day —but it could reshape your next 15 years.
You don’t need more willpower or a 37-step plan. You just need to start seeing yourself the right way and acting like it—one decision at a time.
Start now.
A man like you would!
