People change best by feeling good, not by feeling bad. - B.J. Fogg

Shifting identity helps you consider other new habits you might not have thought of doing that will move you closer to your aspiration.

So many frustrating family dynamics and workplace dramas erupt because of the misplaced belief that manipulation motivation is the key to changing behavior. But now you know that simplicity is what reliably changes behavior.

Hope and fear are vectors that push against each other, and the sum of those two vectors is your overall motivation level.