Zee Power of One

c/o Stephanie Staples, an inspiration of mine.

She writes,

"If you have ever doubted the power of one, its’ time to reconsider. One cannot only make a difference, it can make thee difference.

Consider Kathy, a past audience member of mine who told me that when she was a young child she played piano. One day at a reception after a piano recital, she was pouring tea for a gentleman who said to her, “I hope you pour tea better than you play piano.”

Young and impressionable, Kathy was devastated. She took this information to heart and never played in public again. After our talk about limiting beliefs, old beliefs that we still hold onto, ones that don't define who we are now, she decided to let this one hurtful statement go and finally played in public five decades later.

One of anything, has the potential to make a huge impact-good or bad.

Think about some ‘ones’ in your world, for example: one person who caused you to feel 'not good enough,' one person who made a positive difference in your life, one idea you acted on that started a huge shift your life or one fear you conquered.
Here are some 'ideas of one' that, if implemented, could significantly increase your quality of life.

• Take one minute per hour to close your eyes refocus and reenergize your self
• Use 1% of your day for your own personal growth, that’s about 14 minutes
• Every month, write a thank you note to one person who has helped you on your journey of life
• Pull one tip out of every magazine/journal you read
• Pick one course/activity and try it before your next birthday
• Ask one new colleague to share your break with you
• Give one chocolate bar to the gas jockey
• Use one commercial to do an exercise.
• Let one old, limiting belief go.
• Go one day without looking in the mirror
• Plan one weekend this year to go away with a friend/loved one, just for FUN!

In this world there is no shortage of ideas, but what seems to happen is that when we are overwhelmed with information, we freeze and don’t do anything!

Just pick ONE little, itty-bitty thing to do and DO it!"