MB #060: Convictions & How They Impact Your Health

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Today’s newsletter at a glance:

• The Discipline of Convictions

• Food for thought: 4 questions that determine 99% of your joy

• Quote: Charles Duhigg

• Book: Tech-Wise

• Social Media: Gene Mutations & Metabolic Chaos

Every man needs to have convictions that they stand behind. Ones guide their thoughts, words, and actions.

Convictions make positive action more second nature for us. They make resilience against the world more easily established. This could be a conviction to get and stay healthy, a conviction to raise your kids in a certain way, or a conviction to run your business differently than others.

Unfortunately, most people never really develop convictions (at least according to their true definition) because they misunderstand what they are and why we need them.

The reality of the neuroscience behind change is that conviction comes through repetition and entrenchment of new neuro-wiring as a result. And the primary reason people operate conviction-less is that most people don’t maintain the discipline required to rack up all the necessary repetitions.

The other reasons people don’t develop convictions could be:

• They try to take on someone else’s conviction because they feel they have to, need to, or that it is somehow advantageous - but trying on other people’s convictions doesn’t make them your own.

• They lack clarity and focus. They’re without a mission and vision for their life and don’t know exactly what to be convicted about.

• They’ve experienced setbacks that have eroded their confidence in said conviction.

All that being said, here’s a sure-fire way to begin to develop and solidify convictions in your life: