How To Improve Yourself – Do It With This 1% Rule
Want to know how to improve yourself? Start by getting 1% better each day consistently for 1 year – here’s how.
Let’s chat about how to improve yourself.
Did you know that you can do it by taking little baby steps, one step at a time. And you can do it by making even just a 1% improvement.
Did you know that even 1% better can make a difference?
You might assume it won’t make a difference. After all 1% is such a minuscule amount.
It might not make a difference in a day, but trust me, regular 1% improvements can change your life!
Here’s the thing. Sometimes we set goals so big that were too intimidated to even take the first step.
Our brains don’t like the idea of big changes, which is why change can be so uncomfortable.
However, a simple 1% change is insignificant enough to slip by our defense mechanisms.
It’s like taking one step, doing one pushup, writing one sentence or swimming one lap.
These things on their own don’t seem at all overwhelming.
We even have confidence in our ability to improve anything by just 1%.
For the purpose of this post, we’re going to define the 1% rule as making a 1% improvement in every aspect of your life each day.
See how you can embrace the power of small, incremental changes:
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1 – Small improvements are believable, attainable, and sustainable.
Big changes and improvements can be hard to fathom.
However, it’s not hard to convince ourselves that we can be 1% better today than we were yesterday.
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2 – Small improvements lead to big changes.
A child learning to walk is a perfect example.
Consider how long it takes a child to learn how to go from being able to crawl to being able to run.
Each of these processes is a series of tiny daily improvements.
The child doesn’t give up. Instead they keep getting better, slowly every day.
James Clear speaks about this idea of 1 per cent quite a bit in his book ATOMIC HABITS (click image to check it out).
He says:
1 Percent Better: “If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero. What starts as a small win or a minor setback accumulates into something much more.
PUT SIMPLY: 
If you get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.
If you get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.
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3 – Look for areas in which you can make a 1% improvement.
Look at your own life for areas where you could make small improvements each day.
Consider your health, career, finances, and relationships.
Could you be 1% better at your job today than you were yesterday?
Could you be 1% healthier?
Could you save 1%?
What would you do better?
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4 – Track your progress.
Note the daily changes you make in your behavior and any results you experience.
Tracking your progress will prove to you that this process is effective.
Seeing progress will also encourage you to continue.
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5 – Just being 1% better can lead to winning as much as 100% of the rewards.
1% improvements don’t just lead to great gains.
Sometimes being just 1% better than your competition is all the difference you need.
When five companies make a sales pitch to a potential client, the best pitch gets all of the work.
A one percent advantage can lead to 100% of the benefits.
Never underestimate the power of 1%.
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6 – Progress is motivation.
Studies have shown that nothing is consistently more motivating than progress.
Even losing 1 pound can be a great boost to one’s moral.
Most of us are intimidated by big goals, but we love to see any form of progress.
Progress alone can keep us enthusiastic.
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IN A NUTSHELL:
Ask yourself, “If I improved every area of my life by 1% each day, what would the result be in a year?”
How much would your life change?
How much better would you be at your job?
What changes would you see in your earnings and your savings?
How much stronger would your relationships be?
Over time, a 1% daily improvement will completely renovate your life.
Imagine each part of your life being 365% better.
The power of compounding is truly amazing.
Avoid dismissing the power of making small changes in your life.
It can be challenging to believe that making such a small change can provide benefits.
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However, the math is simple to understand.
Over the course of a year, those small improvements lead to huge changes in the results you experience.
All it starts with is just 1% and multiplies exponentially over time.
Try it out today – all you need to do is improve just 1%.
Super manageable – I know you can do it!
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I’m Frances Vidakovic – a mindset & action coach for quietly ambitious women who want to stop overthinking and finally take aligned action. I help women achieve their goals and follow through on what matters, without sacrificing their sanity or soul.