| When I was 8 years old, my parents let me go | | | | able to run a marathon within the year.Small |
| to the toy store with my buddy Mike and his | | | | change, big results.Let's take an example |
| Mom.My dad gave me a whole dollar to spend.At | | | | from one of my coaching clients. This person |
| the store I found a Frankenstein model that I | | | | really wanted to start a savings plan but |
| really really wanted. The problem was the | | | | believed he did not have enough money to |
| model was 88 cents, I had a dollar and I | | | | begin.Experience tells me if you look in the |
| didn't want to waste the 12 cents | | | | right places, you can usually find a little |
| difference.Fortunately for me, Mike's Mom | | | | bit of money.We discovered that he was |
| explained that if I took the model to the | | | | spending at least $2 a day on a soda and a |
| check-out counter and gave the lady the | | | | candy bar on the way to work each |
| dollar, she would give me 12 cents back.I | | | | morning.That small amount of pocket change |
| thought this was a pretty cool way to run | | | | adds up to $10 a week, approximately $43 a |
| things so I bought the model.The model is | | | | month, which is more than $500 a year.Put |
| long gone, but the lesson is not.Once someone | | | | that small $2 a day into the right interest |
| explained the concept of change to me, a new | | | | bearing places, and you are well on your way |
| part of the world opened for me.In my work | | | | to a healthy savings plan, all based on the |
| with helping people to get the changes they | | | | small change in a pocket.Small change, big |
| want and need in their lives, I find that | | | | results.So let's put some hands and feet on |
| most clients do not understand the concept of | | | | this, and apply these notions in your own |
| change. Once people see how easy change can | | | | life.Choose something you have been wanting |
| be, they get excited, begin to believe they | | | | to change - just one small thing to do |
| really can change, and a whole new world | | | | differently. Give up caffeine, walk around |
| opens up to them.One of the most common | | | | the block each night, go to bed an hour |
| places people get confused about change is | | | | earlier, listen to your kids, smile at your |
| the false notion that in order to change you | | | | spouse, etc. All of these are small changes |
| have to make big, huge, and difficult changes | | | | that can lead to big results.Here's my |
| for it to make a difference.That's just not | | | | challenge:test this out and see if what I am |
| true. A small change, the right small change, | | | | saying makes practical sense.For the next |
| can bring big results.For example, a plane | | | | week, choose just one small thing to do |
| flying from Atlanta to Hawaii could be off | | | | differently and commit to it.At the end of |
| course by only one degree at the start and | | | | the week, check out the results.I'm willing |
| wind up in Australia.Applied to our own | | | | to bet you'll be surprised and motivated to |
| lives, just one small correction in our | | | | move on to some more changes. Then you are on |
| course can make all the difference.I know of | | | | your way.It may even open up a whole new |
| a man who was very out of shape who decided | | | | world ofsmall changes, big results.Visit for |
| to start running. The first day, he made one | | | | tips and tools for creating and growing a |
| small change in his day. He ran from the mail | | | | great relationship. You can also subscribe to |
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| the house next door and back. By adding one | | | | your relationship today, from relationship |
| more mail box to each of his runs, he was | | | | coach and expert Jeff Herring. |