Renovate, Invigorate, Inspire!
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step."
- Lao Tzu
The weather outside still looks, feels, and smells like winter, but step inside FL Crooks & Co for a taste of the long-awaited season of Spring! Especially check out the mid-section of the women's division where extensive renovations were made last summer. The dark wood in this area was removed along with the built-in horizontal bars. Marbelized slat walls are in place now along with silver fixtures set off with contemporary track lighting.
Women's division manager, Darla, states that the space "looks more light and open. People can now see the whole entire outfit complete with accessories. It has much better visual appeal." Delicious Spring, in abundant and glorious color, is bursting from the clothing on display.
Just like our buildings and businesses can benefit from renovation work, our lives can benefit from a bit of work and small changes. I just finished reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. Olson promotes turning simple disciplines into what can become massive successes. The slight edge philosphy is all about "simple steps and their compounded effect over time". Olson examines how simple, single, easy-to-do activities can, day in and day out, have a phenomenal impact on 5 areas of our lives:
- Your Health
- Your Personal Development
- Your Relationships
- Your Finances
- Your Career
The longer we make positive choices every day, the more accumulated success will impact our lives in each of these areas. Continuous improvement and refinement can come with having the discipline to do the little things consitently with a good attitude over a long period of time. It's about making easy, simple choices consistently.
Here are a few ideas from a recent Oprah magazine entitled "Small Changes, Big Results".
1). Eat an apple
2). Brush your teeth with your other hand
3). Drink filtered coffee
4). Power up your walk
5). Have a few walnuts
6). Time major decisions
7). When you learn something, say it out loud
8). Wake up with a plan
9). Practice the phrase, "I forgive you"
10). Chew gum
11). Purge toxic possessions
12). Stand on the balls of your feet
13). Add umami to your diet
14). Take 10 minutes for daydreaming
Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated, "The law of nature is, Do the thing, and you shall have the power." There's no time like now to renovate, invigorate and inspire. It's in the little things. Spring into action with little steps that can lead to big accomplishments for you.
In closing, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it well, "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world!"
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