Why Celebrate a Small Win
Bring positiveness to your life and build good habits
Life.
There are ups and downs.
How do you find your ups?
And how do you define and continue to find those?
Beth Castle suggests these four things if it is in your office and you want to be happy:
“Be liberal with praise. Yes, liberal” — the more thoughtful compliments you can give to others, the more positive return you gain.
“Say thank you”
“Let go of expectations”
“Decide what you want, and find a way to get it”
If you are on a writing journey, or another kind of journey mostly by yourself there are more than 10 ways to create your successful little tiny wins to continue.
Upen Singh says in his article that continuously supplement yourself with a happy moment — anything you like — can boost your dopamine and link to your purpose of doing whatever you do, and that’ll turn into a good habit, a successful path.
If life is meant to be lived, and love is meant to be shared, then small wins are meant to be celebrated.
He tells readers to celebrate tiny wins!
Do you know your recent tiny wins?
First of all, how do we find our small wins? This is what I found about small wins:
This is an activity which you do successfully but weren’t sure you could actually pull off. A small win varies from person to person. It can be finally being able to grow a flower or sticking to a workout plan. Small wins do not change the world. However, they can put a smile on your face and help you gain some confidence. We can get stuck on noticing all the bad activities going on in our lives and forget to see the small wins. Small wins give us the strength to reach further and try to accomplish more. Hence, they are essential in the process of growth. Take the time to notice your small wins so as to appreciate them and yourself too.
Those tiny wins can be built up to reach a bigger goal. But, it’s so tiny we can’t see the final result yet, we don’t celebrate, we don’t acknowledge them and reward ourselves enough in a way to create our good habit.
It is the key to find your small goals.
Because if you set a harsh goal, and miss it, you don’t get to acknowledge your effort. You don’t get to acknowledge your small wins. You miss the opportunity to celebrate your tiny wins, then miss the crucial links to your success.
The great thing could be slipping away or takes more time to achieve.
So, how to celebrate then.
The key is to take the time or a day off.
In the article, Lim suggests the following actionable advice of how you reward yourself after acknowledging small wins.
1) Write down your victories
2) Get a small gift for yourself
3) Food, snack, and coffee
4) Involve others
5) Make it an event
6) Do something that you love and enjoy
7) Make yourself an award
8) Be grateful (don’t have to be religious, just take a peaceful time to do it)
9) Power move (like athletes who made important goals)
10) Share your victories (with people who support you)
11) Use The relevant reward concept
What is “the relevant reward concept” for celebrating your tiny win? It is explained to be a way to strengthen your good habit. If you are a writer, after achieving a tiny goal, you reward yourself with a nice mouse or notebook you use while drafting your thoughts every day.
Buy a nice pair of running shoes if you are a runner. It reinforces your daily running routine.
Think of what you like and come up with a thing most likely to directly link to work. Let yourself enjoy your tiny achievement, and use the small treats cheerfully.
Summing Up
There are ways you can be creative in what you do every day. And there are ways you can be creative to bring joy into your life. Knowing what you want. Celebrate your small wins. And build up your good habits.
The author writes about humorous stories, writing life, what she learned from others and through online materials, tech (3D, AI), etc. Find her recent article here.
