Strategy 6: Start Small

You probably heard the following piece of logic before:

Who you are now, what you have now, and what you are doing now is a culmination of your prior thoughts, habits, actions and beliefs.

This is not new information, but it is very important.

• If you work out 4 times per week and eat healthy, then you are most likely in shape.
• If you manage your time well and focus on your goals consistently than you are probably well off and successful.
• If you know how to relax properly and have good relationships in your life, then you are probably pretty happy.

The key is doing the right things in your daily routine in a consistent disciplined manner.

One of the biggest roadblocks to this is BURNOUT

Think about this…

Are you gonna get in better shape doing 50 push ups a day for 6 days or 10 pushups a day for 6 months?

Most likely the latter.

The same goes for just about any habit.

The smaller you make it, the more likely you are to stick with it.

And, the more benefit you will get from it in the long run.

So make sure that you commit to small habits.

• If you want to build a reading habit, commit to reading 1 page a day.
• If you want to start going to the gym commit to a 15 minute workout per day.

And make sure you leave yourself time for rest and recharge. I am not talking about sitting on the couch and watching tv. I am talking about the essential balance of health, mood and productivity.

If you are a success driven person, like me, don’t forget sleep, health and socializing. They are essential for you to accomplish your business goals.

Now here is the cool thing...

Because you will not impose overwhelming habits on yourself:

1. You will be more likely to start them
2. More likely to finish them
3. And actually very likely overachieve them

For example if your daily goal is to read 1 page you will most likely read 5.

When you overachieve you will feel really good about yourself.

Just think about how you will feel walking around knowing that you completed everyone of your good habits and actually went above and beyond.