My personal goal has always been to keep growing, to learn as much as possible and then apply what I learn to my life. Sometimes the application of what I learn starts to falter and I find myself reading book after book and attending class after class without stopping to digest what I’ve learned and find practical life applications.
This usually happens when I see the change I need to implement as one huge effort or event. Does this ever happen to you? You go to a seminar and learn a cool new time management strategy or a way to run a meeting that is completely counter to what your company currently practices. You try to make the change, but the inertia of existing systems is just too great to make any effort stick. So we give up and settle for the status quo.
What would happen though if we went to a class and asked “What’s the smallest thing I could take away from these sessions that would have a positive impact on my work or life?” And if we ask our brain the question, it’ll look for the answer. And when it finds the answer, it’s up to us to recognize the answer and then take that small action. Luckily small action isn’t as scary as big action. Jumping off a chair doesn’t have the same repercussions as jumping off a cliff. So if we look for small actions to take and then act on the lessons learned we’ll put our lives in the upward trend for growth
So the goal is to keep growing. There may be seasons of rapid growth, but the general trend should be consistent, upward progress. Your mind, body and spirit will work together to pull every aspect of your life to a higher level.
What small actions are you taking today to improve your life? Just jump.