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Keep change simple. Focus. The first steps are meant to start building confidence, not to change everything overnight.

If you start small, a 10% increase might seem insignificant. Once again, focus on gaining momentum. Soon, those incremental ten percents - building one on top of another - will become visible.

The most effective behavior change is organic and invisible - you will notice the team winning the game, not the small changes they were making to get there.

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The ten percent advantage makes building momentum easier. Every 10% increase, either daily or weekly, becomes a precipitating event on its own - it will trigger positive emotions.

As you continue to make progress, you associate every "incremental 10%" with a change in performance. This con...

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... ten percent at a time:

  • Prioritize your first steps: focus on one or two things you want to improve. Keep change simple.
  • No step is too small: focus on gaining momentum.
  • Celebrate small wins: Acknowledging progress is vital to consolidate the mom...

The ten percent advantage

The ten percent advantage

Focus on making small everyday progressWhat is the 10% change that is going to move your life forward?

If you aim for small gains, you won’t exhaust yourself. Making continuous progress will generate momentum; thus, building confidence and helping you focus on the ongoing succ...

Self-Improvement: 1 Percent Daily

  • We are never done improving ourselves. We need to do certain things daily to achieve and maintain our success. The first steps are not easy, but taking small actions is progress, while not taking any action isn’t.
  • Kaizen is about the 1 percent improvement that we can focus...

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