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Here is one more reason to focus on baby steps.

It is called The Progress Principle.

This is Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer’s The Progress Principle in a nutshell: "Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work."

Amabile and Kramer’s research found that by creating, completing and celebrating "minor milestones" on a journey towards a large goal, employees could keep their motivation high and this greatly impacted their "inner work" lives.  

While we often imagine how good it feels to achieve a long-term goal or experience a major breakthrough, we need to recognize that these big wins are great—but they are relatively rare and often far into the future.

While working on a large or long term project or goal, it can be challenging to keep motivation constant and to experience a sense of achievement which feels good.

The Progress Principle tells us that we do not need to wait to complete a large project to feel the positive feelings that comes from achievement.  [These positive feelings play a major role in keeping our motivation going to see through a long term project.]

In order to keep going and to keep our motivation high, and foster a regular sense of achievement, we need to create and celebrate small wins on a daily basis.

So, while we are breaking our goals down into bite sized pieces and taking baby steps towards them, please let us remember to create and celebrate minor wins regularly, shall we?

Wishing you a day full of positivity, purpose and peace.
Warm blessings

Marzia  

Please scroll down for a list of recommended books on achieving goals by taking baby steps.


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Recommended books on goal achievement using baby steps

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.

The Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic by David Emerald

One Small Step Can Change Your Life by Robert Maurer

Tiny Habits. The Small Changes That Change Everything by B. J. Fogg

Lots more resources on living your best self www.marziahassan.com and on www.marziahassan.org

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