The Art of Progress — How to Make Every Day Count

Donovan Michel
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3 min readJan 20, 2024
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Progress.

A tool that measures levels of success.

Progress is something I made today.

I made progress:

  • writing online
  • getting closer to Jesus
  • building my first product

It’s been a productive day.

I’m worn out from today’s events.

I’ve been building Rome today.

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And guess what?

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

I will continue building.

I will continue writing.

I will continue failing.

However, I will fail fast.

I will not fail slow.

When I fail, I will fail fast and move on.

I ought to stay consistent with my actions.

I will wake up tomorrow and:

  • pray to god
  • read the bible
  • drink some water

These 3 things will start my day off on the right foot.

After that, I will write online.

I will write a Medium article.

I will write to my email list.

P.S. Speaking of my email list, you can subscribe here.

I created a visual today.

A visual?

Yes, a visual.

I took a piece of blank 8.5 x 11 paper and drew a diagram.

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That blank piece of paper is now my gameplan.

This plan is designed to make my vision clear as glass.

It’s designed to keep me on the right track and propel me towards achieving my goals.

For personal reasons, I’m not going to show the graphic.

However, it has been a bold use of my time.

Lots of brain power went into that piece of art.

And yes, it is art.

It’s my art.

It’s the special sauce.

That special sauce is going to allow me to make money online.

I have a plan.

With consistent and persistent actions, I will achieve the goals outlined in my plan.

I will achieve things I didn’t think I was capable of.

I will reach new heights that I didn’t know could be reached.

I have set my goals 10x higher than they ever would have been if I didn’t read The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone.

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Because of that book:

  • I set high goals.
  • I plan intentionally.
  • I pursue 10x actions.

Not only will I take action, but I will take action consistently.

What’s holding you back?

What’s preventing you from taking action today?

The best time to start was yesterday. The 2nd best time to start is now.

Let’s make something happen.

Thank You for reading! :)

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Donovan Michel
Word Garden

Donovan is a financial coach helping everyday people with personal finance. Learn more about Donovan's coaching here: https://linktr.ee/donovanmichel