Creating positive, forward momentum is one of the most powerful things you can do in your life. By building upon small wins and accomplishments, you push a tiny snowball down a massive mountain. As you proceed, you watch this snowball grow and grow until it becomes an avalanche of achievement.
How do we create this momentum? What can we do on a daily basis that will improve our chances of bigger success?
A couple things should be done on a consistent basis in order to keep that ball rolling. One of the most important is the regular act of challenging yourself.
Try to do something new everyday. By doing something new, you are challenging your mind and willpower to adapt to a new action, a new circumstance, a new situation or habit. As you get in the routine of doing something new, you acquire new knowledge and new strengths you never knew you had or were capable of.
An easy way to do this is simply ask yourself - what can I do today that I've never done before?
It doesn't even have to be something hard! Just something different from what your normal habits are.
Go outside and take a 20 minute walk in the morning.
Cook yourself a new breakfast
Compliment a stranger sincerely
Do a workout you've never done before
Meditate for longer than you've ever meditated
By practicing these small acts of discipline, you are exercising your mind to take action on something new. The act of doing something new can also be seen as "the unknown". We are afraid of the unknown. Until we experience it for ourselves, not knowing the outcome of a particular action leads us to a fear of doing that one thing.
Break free of this stifling thought. Build your character by strengthening your mind. As you accomplish these smaller feats of seemingly unimportant and minor things, your ability to overcome bigger challenges and reach new heights will grow.
Apply this discipline that is learned on a daily basis towards other aspects of your life. Build upon your forward momentum like a freight train. As you celebrate your smaller wins in life, the train accelerates and builds inertia. Tough decisions are made easier as you grow confident in your ability to take action. Goals that were once too far off and too vague, materialize into clearly visible objectives. You start to see the steps necessary to take to get there.
Now go and try something new today. Challenge yourself. Build upon your successes. Develop your forward momentum and allow nothing to prevent you from reaching your goals. Share this with someone who would enjoy it and have a great day!
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