Small Wins Matter

If you're looking for some big, dramatic change in your life, let's be real: it's not going to come from one massive, heroic effort.

It's the little battles you win every day that build the real momentum.

Like actually getting up when your alarm rings.

Or making your bed even when you're running late.

Or sending that tough email you've been overthinking for days.

William McRaven said it best:

"If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right."

And he's right.

We dream about landing dream jobs, writing bestsellers, running marathons... but none of that just happens. It's built one small, usually boring, totally unsexy step at a time.

Small wins prove something powerful: you can trust yourself.

Every time you show up, even in tiny ways, you're laying another brick in the foundation of your future self.

And here's where it gets interesting — after a while, you stop seeing yourself as someone who gives up easily.

You start seeing yourself as someone who fights for their goals.

Of course, you're not going to win every little battle. Some days, the snooze button will win. Some days, you'll ghost that cold shower.

That's okay.

This isn't about being perfect.

It's about trying again. And again.

Every time you choose to stand back up, even after slipping, you're teaching yourself something way bigger:

"I don't stay down."

So today, just pick one small win.

And tomorrow?

Pick another.

Stack enough of those, and one day you'll look back and realize...

Those small things?

They were never small after all.