SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Why You Should Celebrate Tiny Wins
Because they lead to big wins
“Small wins are exactly what they sound like, and are part of how keystone habits create widespread changes.” — Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit)
I just need a small win today. And more importantly, celebrate that small win viscerally. By saying “yes!” to myself with a fist pump, or, doing a high five with a friend.
The point is to feel great about the tiny win.
Just like I trained myself to feel great after writing a small section of this article. Each section was a small win followed by a celebration — an emotional high manifested by a small physical movement.
To me, these tiny celebrations naturally replace distress with a positive attitude towards taking on larger challenges.
Whether my continued efforts will lead to bigger achievements depends on how well I develop my internal motivating system which is motivated by rewards.
Big achievements are the results of our self-rewarding habit for the small efforts we make along the way.
Repetition does not form habits, big changes, or successes. Emotions do.
