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📆 Daily Issue 5 | ⏱️ Read time: 2 min

The Power of Small Wins

We all have big dreams and we get there through a series of small wins.

We can be hard on ourselves when making changes.

Why have I not started my new business?

Why am I not a fitness influencer after a week on this diet?

How have I not met my husband after going on 2 dates?

When we are excited and working towards something new, it feels like it doesn’t make sense when the hours we put in do not immediately translate to results.

That voice in our head loves to chime in… “Why bother”.

And THAT is the moment we turn into a lawyer and we combat that voice with HARD EVIDENCE!
I received positive feedback from a friend yesterday!

I’ve done yoga 4 days in a row!

Yesterday, I had a new positive thought I have never had before!

These small wins don’t seem like a big deal at the time. They are not the type of wins you usually announce to your friends, family, or your social media following. They are just for you. ❤

David Goggins, best-selling author, navy seal, and “the hardest man alive”, has a strategy he calls the cookie jar to build on small wins.

One of the secrets to his success and unparalleled willpower is that when he needs to push through a challenging moment, he goes to his mental “cookie jar” to give him strength.

His cookie jar is filled with all the moments he has pushed through challenging circumstances in his past.

David Goggins says that when you feel like it's all over, you always still have 40% in the tank.

Now, your goal probably is not to be the hardest man alive, BUT we can all benefit from building mental toughness or “callusing the mind” as David says.

So, next time that part of your brain dares to utter the words “I can’t”, put on your imaginary suit and prepare a list of your small wins.

These small wins are the antidote to doubt. And in the initial phases of making a positive change, we need to find creative ways to combat doubt.

These small wins empower us to keep the faith.

And that cookie jar will be your bridge from a dream in your heart, to an accomplished goal that everyone around you can see!

You inspire me,
Nicole