Personal Growth
3 Small Changes That Had a Big Impact on My Productivity
I believe success is determined by our daily habits. It’s what we do daily that compounds over time. Success either shows up in a particular area of life or it doesn’t. Good habits have a positive impact on our outcomes while negative habits take us further away.
Darren Hardy describes how this works in his book, the Compound Effect. So, if you are willing to win each day with the right habits, success is inevitable in any area of life. Workout daily and you’ll eventually be fit and healthy. The real challenge isn’t winning today but being consistent enough to win the month, 6 months, etc.
Here are a few small changes I that have a big impact on my productivity and how I have embraced the compound effect:
- Manage finances everyday - I track our spending everyday with the daily habit of using YNAB and updating our budget. I know this practice makes the job smaller as it’s managed for just a few minutes per day. It also ensures we stay on track towards our desired financial outcomes.
- Exercise everyday - It’s better to be steady and exercise everyday versus trying to do all of your weeks' worth of exercise on Saturday, right? Daily exercise spills over into every area of life in that when I’m exercising, I have the energy to be more productive and motivated to achieve more.
- Read every day - I love to read and learn. There are just too many books, so it becomes overwhelming to think about everything you want to read. Instead, I focus on reading for 15 minutes per day or about 10 pages. In doing so, I can at least get through one book per month and enhance my personal growth.
These are just a few small changes I’ve implemented that I know are leading to the outcomes we want in our finances, my health and personal development. Overall, for me it’s about becoming and producing more so that I can be more to other people.
Saturday November 30, 2024