Quick Tip – Start in the Smallest Way

🚀 Complaining doesn’t solve anything – Issue #135

Hey, I get it. Sometimes you just want to have a drink with your friends and complain about things.

It helps to get something off your chest and vent to people who care about you. Maybe you’re unhappy about your boss, your job, what’s happening in the country, or even life in general.

However, while venting can feel good in the moment, it doesn’t change anything. Complaining about something doesn’t fix it. The problem will still be there tomorrow.

What you don’t want to do is get into a cycle of moaning and groaning about things all the time, yet never doing anything about it.

Friends and loved ones will listen sympathetically for a while. But, at some point, they’re going to get tired of hearing you grumble, yet seeing that you never take action.

Setting aside how they feel and react, do you really want to stay in an unhappy and miserable state? Wouldn’t you prefer to turn things around and get on the right track so that you can enjoy your work and life?

Your issues can feel insurmountable. Tackling them will seem overwhelming if you think that you have to address everything all at once.

But, you know what? You don’t have to.

All you have to do is take the smallest first step to fix something or make progress towards that big goal you have in mind. Take one tiny action tomorrow.

Then, take another small step the next day. And the next day.

James Clear calls this “The Power of Tiny Gains”:

“…improving by 1 percent isn’t particularly notable—sometimes it isn’t even noticeable—but it can be far more meaningful, especially in the long run. The difference a tiny improvement can make over time is astounding. Here’s how the math works out: if you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero. What starts as a small win or a minor setback accumulates into something much more.”

Make a plan, map out what needs to happen, and chip away at it piece by piece. Make the act of progress — even the smallest amount of progress — your new daily habit.

Even tiny actions — if you perform them consistently — can result in dramatically positive changes in your life!

Do you know someone who complains all the time, yet never does anything to fix their problems? They might need to hear this advice.