Celebrate Your Progress, Before the Finish Line

Sometimes progress moves slowly…so slowly that we don’t even recognize it. And when you’re not even sure of what you want in life, it’s hard to see the movements that bring you to your BIG Dream.

But when you start to celebrate the little things, the mundane accomplishments, you start to train yourself to see even the most microscopic progress. You build the muscle that sees even the slightest improvement and life gets a little more exciting each day.

Learning to Celebrate Your Progress in the Smallest Moments

These little wins could be as simple as waking up in the morning 😜, accomplishing that one little thing you’ve procrastinated about, or adding that one little thing to your routine.

We tend to celebrate the big things in life…the completion of big projects, anniversaries, returns to home base, etc. But it’s the little things that keep our motivation going during the slog to complete that big thing.

Sending that email is worth celebrating. Getting that first/next sign-up to your list is worth celebrating. Creating that small thing is worth celebrating.

My eldest daughter has a really fun saying, “Happy, Thank You, More Please!” She says this whenever something small, but wonderful, happens. She finds a penny on the ground, “H,TY,MP!” The person walking past you smiles and compliments you, “H,TY,MP!” Anything good that just falls into place, “H,TY,MP!”

Celebrating Your Progress Through Gratitude and Awareness

This little bit of joy and gratitude lifts your spirits and allows you to see all the little good things that show up in life. Because, where you focus you will see. If you focus on the negative, you will see bad things. If you focus on the positive, you will see positive things.

Not saying you should be all Pollyanna all the time, but noticing the good in your life, no matter how teeny tiny it may be, helps to show you more goodness in your life through the veil of sh-ift.

And once this goodness is seen, it starts to build. You start making braver choices. Things start aligning to you even before the big thing is complete. Your confidence builds, momentum starts to accumulate, and the belief that you CAN starts to show up.

Celebrating Your Progress Builds Confidence and Momentum

I challenge you to start noticing when something good happens. Even if it’s just that the light turns green as you approach it. Say a quiet, “H,TY,MP!” or do a little Bootie Wiggle. And try to do it without a smile on your face…bet you can’t. 😜

Then notice how your day goes afterwards. Is it a little brighter? A little more exciting? A little more YOU?

This simple little trick causes you to “change your state” (as Tony Robbins says). It puts you into a different mindset, just that quickly. 🫰 And as you do, you’ll start to notice that you’re getting more things accomplished, with better results, in a faster time frame. AND you’re happier doing so.

Remember, it’s the little things that build up to the big things. So, if you recognize and celebrate your progress AS IT’S HAPPENING, the path to the final accomplishment will be filled with motivation, excitement, and I CAN DO THIS energy! Try it and see, then let me know how it goes. 😉

If this idea of celebrating progress as it happens sounds intriguing, don’t let it stop at reading. I created the 10-Second Bootie Wiggle™ as a simple, playful way to change your state, celebrate a win, and reconnect with yourself in real time, no planning, no overthinking required. It’s a tiny moment of movement that reminds you, “This counts. I’m moving. I’m doing this.” 

Download it now, and try it the next time something good happens, even something small. Notice how quickly your energy shifts. Celebration builds momentum, and momentum builds belief, and this is a beautiful place to start. 💃