I’m big on building momentum to drive positive change, and I’ll probably keep writing about how small steps get you there forever.
A big part of this is taking time to celebrate the small wins. They really have an outsize impact as you work to make big changes.
As you know if you’ve been around here for a while, I’ve been doing some work on my house, and so I’ve been getting to celebrate a lot of small wins. One of the less exciting jobs is to clean the radiators (seriously, go and have a look down them if you haven’t done this before!).
I didn’t want to pour water down them, so it’s time for dusters and a vacuum cleaner and what felt like was going to be a bit of a slog. Before going too deep I had a good look at the radiators and found that they had a cover that looked like it might come off. With a couple of quick YouTube searches, I found the matching type and had the knack of taking the cover off.
It was immediately massively better than trying to clean them with the cover on. By taking a few minutes out to make things better I both managed to do a far better job, and do it in less time overall.
It’s just a small job, but by not rushing and doing the prep right, it left me feeling a lot happier.
So where can you find your small win for a better overall outcome?
James Osborn 