216 - The Thing That's Always Held You Back & The Scientific Way to Defeat It

The New Year is an exciting time but often the excitement is short lived. We have such high hopes for all the changes we're going to make, but most often our hopes are crushed by someone who's very hard to defeat: OURSELVES! YES. The OLD YOU you want to leave behind is the number 1 thing standing in the way of the NEW YOU you'd like to become and if you try to repress this OLD YOU it just seems to get stronger! So I guess we should all just give up right? NO! You have so much untapped potential and there are a few principles that will help you unleash your BEST SELF from the confines of your OLD SELF. In this episode I want to share what's helped me become a better version of myself and ultimately become the type of person that can build and wield a thriving creative career! SHOW NOTES James Clear - Atomic Habits https://jamesclear.com/ NYT Article - Resistance Is Futile. To Change Habits, Try Replacement Instead. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/your-money/resistance-is-futile-to-change-habits-try-replacement-instead.html RON FUNCHES on the GOOD ONE PODCAST https://headgum.com/good-one-a-podcast-about-jokes/ron-funchess-fck-linda-neck-tattoo Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend/id1438054347?mt=2 The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/ ---- CREDITS Patreon Patron Shoutout! Thank you JAIME TEMAIRIK! Check out JAIME'S work: https://www.jaimetemairik.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jaimetem/ Support Creative Pep Talk on Patreon: www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com ---- SPONSORS Astropad App - Turn Your iPad into a Graphics Tablet! The episode art was made using Astropad! Use promo code PIZZA for 10% Astropad Studio! http://astropad.com/?utm_source=Creative%20Pep%20Talk&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Creative%20Pep%20Talk This week’s episode is brought to you by Wix.com  With Wix, the web your playground. Start with a blank page and design your website in any layout you want. HTTP://WIX.COM/CREATIVEPEP