Happy Sacred Sunday!
Have you ever had a big lofty goal? Maybe you dream of writing a book, running a marathon, or losing 50 lbs — but that goal feels so insurmountable you don’t think you could ever accomplish it?
We tend to focus on the big picture (I want to make a million dollars with this business idea!) but if the gap from where we are to where we want to go is too large, it’s easy to feel stuck and do nothing.
This is where the magic of Small Big Wins comes into play.
SMALL BIG WINS
Take my niece, Alexandra, for instance. She’s always dreamed of running a marathon. The problem is she’s never run more than racing her sister to their shared bathroom when they were kids. She also lives in Sweden where the arctic weather keeps her indoors more often than she’d like. Being a “runner” felt like an unrealistic goal to her.
Recently, though, she downloaded an app that helps you build running endurance through interval training. Bundled in winter attire, she stepped out into the cold, headphones on, ready to follow her virtual coach’s guidance, placing one foot in front of the other for her very first run.
After a few weeks of this practice, Alexandra signed up for her first 5k.
The 5k is a Small Big Win. It’s the win that shows Alexandra she’s capable of more. It’s the race that makes the marathon feel closer than it ever has before. Small Big Wins are the building blocks of grand aspirations.
When the idea of writing a book first crossed my mind, I had never written more than a legal brief. A friend of mine suggested starting with a blog.
“Just write one post,” she advised. “Then another, and another. Before you know it, you might have enough for a book!”
One article felt way less daunting than tackling a full book. I started a blog called Pile On the Greens, and I wrote my first blog post (in all caps, from my cell phone 
) in 2012. I think the only people who ever read that article were my mom, dad, and husband.
It would take 6 years and hundreds of articles for me to write my first book, Looking Over the Edge: A True Story of Facing Fear, Finding your Way, and All the Lessons in Between.
But having a blog was the Small Big Win that turned me into an actual writer and led me to eventually writing a book I was proud of.
And then there’s Danny.
Danny was struggling with his weight, eating habits, and lifestyle. Like most people, Danny had tried a bunch of different weight loss programs and diet plans, but would always go back to his old ways.
Until he did RejuvaFAST.
His goal with RejuvaFAST wasn’t to lose 50 lbs in 5 days. It was simply to complete the fast.
When Danny realized he could do that, his mindset changed — and that changed everything else.
That Small Big Win showed Danny what he was capable of. Danny eventually lost 70lbs — one Small Big Win at a time. You can check out his story here.
The thing about Small Big Wins is that they don’t just change one thing. They create a domino effect that changes everything.
My theme for April is Able. “Able” refers to having the skill, strength, or means to do something specific immediately, while “capable” suggests having the potential or suitability to achieve or learn to do something, with some preparation or adaptation.
When you focus on what you’re able to do right now in your current circumstances, it opens your mind to what you’ll be capable of doing in the future.
On this Sacred Sunday, I want you to focus on your next Small Big Win. What are you able to do now that stretches you out of your comfort zone and starts the domino effect?
