I had the wonderful opportunity to do a mini-retreat at a wonderful place called On-Site sponsored by the wonderful non-profit Music Cares.

At the retreat, they shared a concept called the "2% Shift." I love the idea of taking a micro habit and changing it, then looking over time at how that micro habit grows to macro. When you course your life over time, it's the 2% shifts that make the difference. We get so bogged down and overwhelmed to change everything all at once. Start small and let it grow.

Here's my take on this wonderful concept.

Peace and Love.

This one is a fun one. When we do the same routine each and every day we get into autopilot. That can then lead to you checking out on life. Why not start small and drive a different way to work? Brush your teeth with the other hand. These little things help us to become more present and our minds more focused on being in the moment.

This a little story to remind everyone that how we show up and react to others is incredibly important and even on a micro level can shift someone's energy. Also, a story that showed me personally how mindfulness practice can get us all to a place where we react to the world from a place of alignment and our true authentic selves, not from trauma. Always a gift to see the work reflected back. Peace friends.

Mark Manson has a great principle in his book. Half of the battle is the idea that we can't get motivated to sit down and do something. Whether it's creating, or building your toolbox to create more and deeper elements, just simply doing is half the battle.