Small Wins

There is a concept called "small wins" that is being used in management to communicate several things.  In order to explain this concept, I have people describe BIG WINS.  "When in your life have you experienced a "big win," something that you considered really important?"  Typical comments include:  graduation, marriage, landing the job or a promotion, birth of children, winning the lottery, championships of some kind ...

Then I ask people how often big wins really happen in our lives.  The response is "not very often."  So if we are living for the big wins, we have the wrong focus.  We should be seeking out the small wins and celebrating them. When we do this, we turn hopelessness into hope.  Momentum builds and this helps with our motivation.  We can relieve stress if we celebrate the small wins.  This concept can change your whole perspective if you are on the lookout for the small things in life to celebrate.