Well, they’re just a handful of authors who have written on the popular topic of incorporating smaller habits and steps to create significant changes in your life.

 
Think about the last time you set out to accomplish something so big – you were intimidated by it.

It’s natural to focus on just the significant milestones, but these authors will be the first to tell you: don’t overlook the power of taking incremental steps towards those big gains.

As James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits puts it.

 
“Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement...They seem to make little difference on any given day, and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous.”

 
Maybe you want to grow your email list this year to 1,000.

If you’re starting with an email list of zero, that 1,000 can feel gigantic and unreachable.

But if you break it down and focus on adding only three customers to your list, then it becomes less intimidating.

 
You might even find yourself saying, “that’s totally doable”.

 
And in one year, you’ll be looking at a list of 1,095 names.

More importantly, building the habit of regularly communicating with a smaller list can feel more manageable than marketing to a list of 1,000 right out of the gate. You’ll learn what works and what doesn’t, and establish a communication cadence that works for your audience.

So what’s something big you’ve been putting off?

And what’s keeping you from working towards it?

 
Here’s another tiny habit “food for thought” from BJ Fogg to consider:
“If you pick the right small behavior and sequence it right, then you won’t have to motivate yourself to have it grow. It will just happen naturally, like a good seed planted in a good spot.”

If you’re constantly looking for external or even internal motivations to keep going, then maybe it’s time to rewire your habits.

Ready to make significant changes with small steps?

I recommend picking up one of the books on habits and applying the method of breaking down big habits into smaller, incremental ones that build upon each other.

(James Clear calls this advantageous method “habit stacking” in his book.)
And a year from now, let’s see where you are when it comes to these big changes.

To Your Success,

Paul Hanson