30 August 2009
The Power of Small Improvements
Posted by Moss under: Personal/Self .
A Question for you:
How much do you think to have to improve to be really successful?
- 100%
- 75%
- 50%
- 25%
You’ve probably heard of: Willie Shoemaker, the Jockey and Joe Namath, the Quarterback
What did it take to make them world champions, the best of the best, finishing first?
The Answer:
The difference between those who finished first in the world compared to the athlete who finished second was faster than most of us could “blink an eye.”
I’ve been thinking about the rest of us, the non-Olympians, you know, the average person who wants to win, who wants to figure out how to navigate toward success.
Here’s what I’ve come up with: Your success and victory will be gained through small improvements, around five percent at a time. Just think if you improved 5% each day, or even, each week. What would your results look like if:
* You made 5% more prospecting calls in sales a day
* You sent out 5% more “thank you’s” to satisfied customers
* You sent out 5% more personal notes each week to past clients saying, “I’ve been thinking about you and how you might be doing through these challenging times…..
Your Call to Action
* Choose a critical pathway to success and increase your action just 5% a week. Do it for 3 months.
* At the end of 3 months, check your results.
Bottom Line
* Be a World Champion and make a 5% effort.
* Make small daily victories.
* Navigate Toward Success.
One Comment so far...
Nancy Hendrickson Says:
27 May 2009 at 7:54 pm.
I wrote a blog post about the Kaizen philosophy - - how small efforts add up to great success. I read it about it in Robert Maurer’s book, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way. A fascinating concept, with American roots in World War II war effort factories. Thanks for the great post - - I believe I can adopt the 5-percent improvement in many areas.
