“Some people think in order to make positive, permanent, pervasive, change that they must change everything at once in order to get anything at all. That’s just not true. What is true is you must change something but you don’t need an entire makeover.
You have heard me say, or you have read in my writings a favorite quote, ‘drop by drop fills the tub’. Or I ask, how do you eat an elephant? Answer, ‘Bite by bite’. You know the famous quote, ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’.
Small changes can be powerful. When NASA shoots a rocket to the moon its internal guidance correction system is making micro-corrections all the while to keep it on course. That’s because, if the rocket goes 1/10 of 1% off course near the time of liftoff within a short while it will be hundreds of thousands, even millions of miles off course.
If you’re driving straight on the salt flats and you turned your wheel just a tiny bit and locked it in right there, soon you would be miles and miles away from the straight line you were traveling. That small adjustment takes you way off in another direction.
It’s true. If you are aiming at a target destination and you get off course by only the tiniest little bit, you will be off course by a lot very soon.
The other truth is, if you want to change your life it only takes a little bit of change to make a serious amount of large change. That tiny correction you make will take you very far in improving your life.
You exclaim, ‘I don’t have the time, the energy or the money to make changes right now!’ That’s okay. Make one small change you can stick with and you’ll be amazed with the results you can get.
Whatever it is. Perhaps, it’s dedicating yourself to reading a page or more of inspirational material each and every day when you get up. That isn’t much to commit to. 1 single page. Certainly, you could do more if you want, but you could do at least a page.
Maybe you decide to listen to inspirational audio while you drive. That’s a great time to listen to motivational, inspiring speakers. It’s also a great time to shout out with enthusiasm your daily affirmations. It’s an excellent time for either or for both.
Or, you decide to spend 5 minutes focused on your goals first thing in the morning when you get up. You visualize yourself seeing yourself as already having all the changes you want. You imagine living and behaving in that positive reality.
Perhaps, you spend 5 minutes laughing when you rise. That’s 5 minutes of non-stop laughing. Or you laugh during your drive. You could commit to smiling more thoughout the day. Maybe, you commit to doing things each day that put a smile on someone else’s face.
You might decide to spice up your life by trying new things. Use your other hand to eat, shave or comb your hair. Drive different ways to school or work. Walk places you have never been. Sleep with your head at the foot of the bed. Anything different and new!
Keep a journal of all you’re grateful for. As you list each thing spend a moment feeling the wonderful feelings. Decide to be nicer to the people around you.
Pay attention to and really listen to people to get understanding. Monitor and manage your self-talk for a certain amount of time during the day. Meditate for 5, 20, 30 minutes or more a day.
Make it a point to stop complaining and blaming. Only speak about those things that uplift and make you and others feel good. Accentuate the positive. Speak only to bless, heal and prosper and uplift yourself and others.
You don’t have to do all of these.You could. Certainly they’re all manageable. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
Pick one and commit to doing for no less than 30 days and perhaps a whole lot more. You’ll be surprised at what a difference it can make. A little change, like a little faith, can move mountains.
As you go along you may discover you want to, and can add in, other things. DO whatever pleases you and makes you feel wonderful. But if you do nothing nothing will change. So fill your day with delight!” Rex Sikes
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