One Percent: Across Life I first learned the marginal gains idea when I was advised about developing new habits through incremental gains. Want to start jogging? Jog for one minute per day. Yes, it will feel silly to lace up your running shoes, break into a one-minute jog, and stop. “That seems so ridiculous most people laugh.” But this will helps you develop the habit of jogging everyday. Starting is the hardest part. You can adjust the amount later.

This concept can be applied to any type of behaviour change.

Want to start flossing? Floss one tooth. Meditation? One or two minutes. Writing? One sentence. Pushups? (You get the idea.)

I decided this made sense.

I realised that if I run for one minute a day, and increase this by an additional minute every three days, I’ll be completing one-hour runs within six months.

This concept was the inspiration for the One Percent Challenge.

One Percent Gains in Your Life

Maybe you’re trying to earn side income, start investing, or grow the gap between your earnings and expenses. Maybe you’re wrestling with a career decision. Or maybe you’re trying to get healthier.

There are a million goals you could reach. But there are probably only a small few that truly deserve your care and attention.

Choose those goals wisely. Ruthlessly. Deliberately.

Once you’ve chosen your targets, make incremental progress a daily habit. Send one email to a potential client daily. Read one article per day about investing. Save one percent more money than you did last month.

One percent improvements create champions over time.

The theory of marginal gains tells us how to hit that target. It’s the forward trajectory of that arrow as it soars through the air, one inch at a time.

Prioritization is the “what.” Marginal gains is the “how.”

I’ll use myself as an example:

There’s no shortage of opportunities to optimize areas of my life. I could:

• Develop weightlifting technique

• Read more books.

• Qualify for another Winter Olympics

• Get stronger

• Help more people

• Spend more time connecting with old friends.

• Expand my mind

The problem is that you and I can do anything, but not everything … just as we can afford anything, but not everything.

Through ruthless prioritisation, I chose a few goals that are at the core of my life’s vision.

Then within the goals that I chose, I create a daily habit of marginal gains.

What are yours going to be?

Small changes result in a continual upward spiral of success and thus changing your outlook to more half full. 

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