During a conversation with a financial advisor a few years ago, he shared something with me that I have since adopted for health and well being. We were chatting about ways to double investments when he told me the penny story. One penny, were it to double in value every day for 31 days would yield $10,737,418.24! He explained how, with consistent doubling of efforts, the lowly penny can potentially yield millions in its value, given the time and effort.
I went home and took out a piece of paper and calculated the daily doubling value of this penny and placed it on my wall to motivate me towards my goals. At the clinic one day, while encouraging a client to adopt healthy living for the long haul, the penny story popped in my mind. I went ahead and offered how the penny, doubling in its value daily, to yield a significant return, is similar to the value of daily healthful actions that yield comprehensive wellness results.
Often times we are overwhelmed by the thought of how much time it will take to achieve a health goal. The reality is we will spend the time anyway so we only need to focus on whether the time will be of benefit or a waste. By taking small consistent action, our daily healthful efforts double in their yields and within a short period of time, we can realize our health goal(s).