The real difference between intention and outcome is habit. Small steps have three advantages: they lower the entry threshold, reduce anxiety, and build self-efficacy. A 10-minute daily action, repeated for 90 days, transforms more than an intensive weekend of enthusiasm.
In coaching, we create a system: minimal routines, starting rituals (to get started), environmental triggers (visual reminders), and a weekly review period. We reward the process, not just the outcome: celebrating consistency makes consistency more likely. If you miss a day, you don’t miss two: you learn and start over.
Remember: consistency is not rigidity. It’s the ability to start over. “Gentle” discipline works because it respects your energy cycles and integrates change into real life. One step at a time, results arrive and last.
