The little things are infinitely the most important."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Most of us want big changes in our life, and we want it to happen as soon as possible. We want to lose 20 lbs, for example. We wish there was a simple straightforward thing we could do to lose the weight that we wouldn't have to think about again. But life doesn't work like that. We need to think about all the little choices we make every day. Is eating this peice of cake going to help me acheive my goal? Is driving to the shop a couple of blocks away going to help me acheive my goal? It is all those little things you do every day that determine whether you will reach your goal or not.

If, for example, you made the choice one day to forego the peice of cake, it makes it easier to forego the cake next time too. Over time, foregoing peices of cake, would become a habit (and of course you would no longer be in the habit of eating rich desserts). The habit of repeatedly denying cake demonstrates to you how important your goal is. You get to know that you take this goal seriously enough, that you are willing to do whatever it takes to acheive it. And once, you have that attitude, then the Universe will find a way for you to acheive it.

Once we know what we want, we need to address the little choices we make every day, and ask ourselves if they support our goal. We need to develop new habits that support our goal, and we do that by examining those little things we do. We need to develop the confidence that we are willing to go out of our way, to change our habits, in order to acheive our goals. We need to know that we can be relied on to keep our promises to ourselves. When we prove to ourselves that our goal is important enough that we are willing to change our behavior to acheive it, then the Universe will see our goal as important too, and will find a way for us to get what we want.

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