Last week we completed our review of the keys to success as we talked about the fifth and final key to success, Don’t Quit. This week let’s talk about you, specifically, how you can get better at anything.
Whatever you want to do, no matter your current knowledge or skill level, there is a great process that you can employ to get better at anything:
- Identify the tasks that need to be done
- Break the large tasks down into daily actions
- Commit yourself to complete the daily actions
- Track and record your progress
First you start by identifying the tasks that need to be done for you to get better. For example, if you want to have better health and lose weight, your tasks may be focused on increasing your exercise level or controlling your calorie intake. Or if you want to learn about a specific topic, like sales, your tasks may be to read sales books and practice the new techniques you learn.
Once you have identified what you want to work on, start by taking small incremental steps. You can’t eat an elephant in one bite and you can’t lose 25 lbs. overnight, but you can eat an elephant one bite at a time and you can lose 25 lbs. over the next 6 months.
In the case of weight loss, one of the most common incremental steps you can take is to reduce your calorie intake by 300 to 500 calories per day, which totals a 2100 to 3500 per week calorie reduction and can mean losing 2 to 4 lbs. a month. While it may not sound like a lot, over time it adds up and will be significant.
Another good example of doing something on a regular consistent basis to improve yourself is to read 10 pages of a book a day. Now, I am talking about quality content; books related to mindset training, personal development, professional development and books that teach skills you want to develop. By reading just 10 pages a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year, you will read 2500 pages in a year. This is equivalent to a semester of college; imagine what you could do if you focus this effort on one or two specific topics and you implement and practice what you learn.
Commit to this process, track your efforts and you can get better at anything. Now, don’t get down on yourself if you miss a day or two of your activities, just pick up where you left off and your efforts will pay off in the long run. The value is developed in the compounding effect of ongoing learning, like the benefits of compounding interest, this process improves you by a small amount each day and is within your control.
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