Look for the SMALL improvements

One of the hardest things about undertaking a new challenge is not seeing improvement as fast as you want to. This applies to everything — from losing weight to creating an app to starting a business. We’re all naturally gifted in different areas. A personal goal for me right now is losing weight.. But I’m not naturally gifted in fitness the way I am with software, where I can power through and succeed quickly. Even when I’m working hard, I don’t see fast results on the scale. When you start to start to stall out in any challenge, you might have to adjust your expectations to be more realistic and change your mindset about progress. In my early days of starting a business, I had only two customers for a year. Seeing the growth was hard in that situation. When we can’t see progress in a broad scale, we get frustrated. But if you could zoom in and see the minute amount of progress you make you could stay more positive. For example, if you create a new app, you might want thousands of new users in a week. But maybe you need to set a goal of one new user a week, realizing that you can still reach long term success even if your progress is slow. Focus on recognizing the tiny improvements and being encouraged with that. This will let you persevere longer in your challenges.