Magna Elevare

Today was a strange mix of things: fairy lights that may or may not make my studio look like a Christmas tree 🎄, a knee support I hunted down on crutches, and preparing for my very first surgery.

Tomorrow, I’ll be under general anesthesia for the first time in my life. And instead of fear, what I feel is curiosity. To me, every experience - pleasant or painful - is an opportunity to learn something new about life, about myself, about resilience.

People sometimes look at me funny when I say I’m excited about surgery. But here’s why: I don’t want to walk into this experience with fear. I want to walk in with awareness, curiosity, and gratitude. Because I believe even hard chapters can carry wisdom - if we choose to look for it.

And that’s what this whole journey is about: not skipping days, not surrendering to excuses, but finding ways - even small ways - to keep moving forward. Tomorrow, while I recover, I’ll still do my “1% better.” Whether it’s journaling, studying, or planning next steps, I won’t break the chain.

Because progress isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes it’s lights, sometimes it’s surgery, sometimes it’s simply the courage to keep going.

Thank you for walking with me on this path 🙏

The Compounding Effect

When I first came across the concept of getting 1% better every day, I assumed that by the end of one year, I’d be about 3.7 times better.

And honestly, that didn’t seem too bad to me.

But then I remembered the power of compounding, ran the numbers again, and here’s what it actually looks like:

1% better every day = (1.01)^365 ≈ 37.8

That means nearly 38x growth in one year. Crazy, right?

And you know what’s even more mind-blowing?

To achieve that kind of growth, all it takes is a consistent daily investment of just 1%.

If we skip days, we lose the compounding effect—and the growth starts to stall or even drop.

That’s why it’s so important to take at least one small step toward our dreams every. single. day.

So, what small step have you taken today in the direction of your dreams?

Momentum.

If you have the time to watch my video, you’ll see that I have a lot of moments where I lose my words.

When this happens, the Trickster (my internal saboteur) ALWAYS tells me that I suck and that I will NEVER, EVER succeed at this.

And I’ve got to tell you, that voice is STRONG. Sometimes I can hear it yelling in my mind. But because I have the right information, I know it’s part of my messed-up programming, not my TRUE self.

That’s why I’m patient with myself, and I do my best to stay calm and take small actions to maintain momentum - even when everything inside me screams to bail and stay in my comfort zone.

Remember: imperfect progress is still progress.

What small step have you taken today in the direction of your dreams?