The Hidden Way To Deep Success?
As I write this short message to you I’m in pain.
Not macro, serious, brutal pain.
No. Thank God.
It’s so much more minor.
You see—somehow—last evening, a tiny insect made it into my bedroom. And so it most likely joyfully fed on me for much of a long night.
The result: red blotches of swelling where the uninvited critter worked his craft on my unsuspecting body.
As I soaked in my tub this morning, I thought of what the founder of The Body Shop Anita Roddick once said:
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.”
The little things really can have larger than expected results.
Actually, in so many ways, I’ve discovered that it’s the little things that are the big things.
...sweating the smallest of details on your master project is what makes pure magic.
...eating in a way that ensures you feel tiny daily victories over your nutritional game stacks into exponentially great health over time.
...writing a handwritten thank you note to the chef of a restaurant that recently delighted you or to a service provider that did something good for you is a minor act with major consequences.
...making the time to reflect on the winning formula that has made your business successful and then building out a plan to accelerate innovation, value creation and public service isn’t the biggest move in the world yet acting on what you’ve come up with just might change the world.
And so...
...remember the brain tattoo that I’ve been teaching for much of my professional life: small daily seemingly insignificant improvements when done consistently over time lead to stunning results.
And close all doors before you go to sleep.
Love,
Robin
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4 年Would love to meetup with you when you are next in Cape Town Robin. Your wisdom share with me about small changes done consistently over time leads to beautiful results has changed my life for the better. Thank you :)
AI and Machine Learning blended with DL and Explainable AI. Unorthodox, contrarian, non-believer.
4 年Sometimes, small has a big effect, life changing may be! Count on small things in life, small improvements! Small ones in fact make something big! Think of small rivers and big water bodies, oceans, metaphorically speaking! Life is what; a summation of small events!
Creative Communicator, Curious Analytic....Connector of dots and Problem Solver
4 年Thank for the reinforcement Robin. I've always said that its the deepest considerations of the smallest details that make the most lasting impacts. Great picture. See you have been spending some time with us in the Mother City. You're always welcome here!
Country Head of HR @ The Adecco Group (Adecco, Akkodis & LHH) | Member of the Global HR Leadership Council
4 年Yes. The magic is in the consistency??
Educationist || Keynote Speaker || Senior lecturer || Adjunct Professor || The Excellence in Teaching Award || Business and Life Strategist
4 年Great book indeed! Thanks for the words. Small things done , big results later on