It’s not about the number of reps you do.

It’s not about reading for an hour every night.

Or running 10 miles per day.

It’s about doing something every day.

That’s it.

Quantity doesn’t matter nearly as much as consistency.

The more you force yourself to do, the less likely you are to create a daily habit.

It becomes too much.

Eventually you crack and the habit dies.

But if you start off small and maintain a daily practice, it will become easier.

You’ll get better over time.

It won’t seem so overwhelming.

It won’t seem nearly as hard to accomplish.

When we see an audacious goal of an hour of reading or 20 minutes of meditation per day, it can become too much too soon.

20 minutes of daily meditation forever?

It’s not that you can’t get to that point.

It will just take time.

If you start out doing too much, it’s not sustainable.

Start small and be consistent.

Really small.

One page of reading.

4 push-ups.

3 minutes of running.

To make long-term progress you have to start somewhere.

To create a habit you have to start small.

Focus on incremental improvements over time vs. expecting immediate results.

It takes years of small, daily work to create the major changes we crave.

Don’t fall into the trap of overnight, instant success.

“It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.” – Eddie Cantor