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Little changes ==> Big differences

We’ve all heard the theory before, but now more than every it is definitely true.  Sometimes small changes can make all the difference.

Think about it.

The marketing executive trying to think of ways to make her message more memorable.  There are proven and simple changes in the presentation and structuring of information that can make a big difference in how much her message can spread.

The college basketball player who can’t make a free throw for anything. Just a few more shots a day, more balanced form and a small shift in the way he point his elbows, and suddenly he goes from making 50% to 75%.  We see this exact same story happen every single year.

The kid in grade school playing hockey for his school team. As we learned from Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers, a few months change in birthdate can make all the difference.  Remember, the children born on January 1 play in the same league as those born on December 31 in the same year. Because children born earlier in the year are bigger and more mature than their younger competitors,  they are often identified as better athletes, get extra coaching and a higher likelihood of being selected for elite hockey leagues. All because of a few months.

And the yoga practitioner who has been working on a headstand.  But once they learn to engage their core, and just push their elbows in one more inch. one day all of a sudden they feel more stronger, more grounded, and can get into a pose easier than ever.

The ideas above are all different but all have one important thing in common.  That sometimes, we aren’t as far away from success as we think.  That change is often more closer than we imagine. And if we take a step back, think about it and embrace it, we might just be one small step away from changing everything.