[ENCORE]Small Steps, Big Change: Waking Up To The Hidden Power of Our Habits with James Clear

Sometimes a wake up call doesn’t arrive as a crisis. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet realization: the way I’m living isn’t actually working.

In this encore episode, we revisit a powerful conversation with James Clear, bestselling author of Atomic Habits, whose work has helped millions rethink how real, lasting change actually happens. Not through willpower, reinvention, or overnight transformation—but through the small, often invisible choices we make every day.

This conversation is a wake up call to the myth of “someday”, a wake up call to waiting for motivation before we act, and a wake up call to the belief that big change requires big drama.

James breaks down why habits are less about self-discipline and more about identity, environment, and systems—and how the patterns we repeat, often unconsciously, are shaping our lives for better or worse. Together, we explore how paying attention to what we practice daily can wake us up to the lives we’re actually building.

If you’re standing at the edge of change—feeling stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break, exhausted by self-improvement cycles, or longing for a more sustainable way forward—this episode offers a grounded, hopeful reset.

Let this be your wake up call to begin again, not perfectly, not dramatically, but honestly, intentionally, and one doable step at a time.

Thought-provoking Quotes:
★ “The most powerful change doesn’t happen when you decide to achieve a goal—it happens when you decide to become a different kind of person. Every small habit is a vote for the identity you’re building, and over time those votes add up to who you believe you are.” — James Clear
★ “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” — James Clear
★ “If you can get 1% better every day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better.” — James Clear
★ “Fix the inputs, and the outputs will fix themselves.” — James Clear
★ “The goal isn’t to run a marathon. It’s to become a runner.” — James Clear
★ “Lasting change isn’t about doing something perfectly or dramatically. It’s about showing up consistently in small ways, even when it feels insignificant, because that consistency is what makes transformation inevitable.”— James Clear

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
➢ Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - https://amzn.to/4pQLrh6
➢ James Clear’s 3-2-1 Newsletter - https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1

Guest’s Links:
Website - https://jamesclear.com/
Instagram -   / jamesclear  
Twitter - https://x.com/jamesclear
Facebook -   / jamesclear  

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The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.