Your Behavior Defines You

If you want to know how people define you, look at your behavior for a clue.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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• Mindfulness
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• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

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Transcript

Your Behavior Defines You

Looking for a definition for yourself? Look no further than your behavior because that’s how people will define you.

Past the superficial labels like, “Oh, he’s a nice guy” or “She’s very personable” quite often is an unspoken characterization that’s defined by your behavior.

Your actions reveal you while you think your words conceal you. 

Here are some examples to illustrate this behavior hiding process: The person who writes a “How To”book, but hasn’t a clue as to what to do to make it happen for themselves. Like the relationship expert who’s been married and divorced four times. Or the “3 Easy Steps To Making Money” dude who’s rusted out his pot to piss in.

I’m sure you have your own examples of these folks I refer to as “pretenders.” Sidebar: Here’s a rule of thumb when offering advice: If you won’t follow it yourself, don’t offer it to someone else. It will ring hollow.

Yes, below your behavior is a deeper you – one that can’t be defined by any label, and it reveals unlimited options that you’ll never see if you keep pretending to be.

Over eight centuries ago St. Anthony of Padua of Portugal offered us this defining phrase: “Actions speak louder than words.”

Take a close look at your actions - what you do - that’s how people are defining you. 

Want to change the game? Change the rules. I recently heard former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance say, “Play stupid games; win stupid prizes.”

The rule that needs changing is the one about action. If your actions don’t change, your defining behavior will remain. And the prize you’ll win will cause you a lifetime of chagrin.

All the best,

John