Think of a goal, have you got it?

Next think of all the things you need to do to achieve it.

Small manageable chunks, with focus - you should be achieving that in no time - go you!!

Seems straightforward doesn't it? And this is a goal you've had for some time, plus those steps are probably quite easy...

...now think about everything you did yesterday - how many of those things contributed TO your goal or simply distracted you from it Netflix binges, scrolling mindlessly through social media, any psychodramas you got caught up in?

Our brains are amazing - they are capable of so much - and yet we often apply their energy and drive ineffectively due to habit, laziness, or simply because we don't know any other way.

It is not the big choices that we make that shape our lives the most - whether to buy that house, whether to take that job, whether to get into a relationship with that person...because they are clearly defined and they have an exit strategy. It is the little choices you make every day that really make up who you are:

• Do you have the apple instead of the doughnut?
• Do you take five minutes for yourself, or do you say "yes" to every person who asks?
• Do you choose to speak kindly to yourself, or do you berate yourself for "just not being good enough?"