This is not my saying. I heard it from my football coach and I'm pretty sure he didn't even come up with it. But I do know he wasn't using it in the same context I've been using. By him using this mantra everyday in the hot summer practices, however, it really stick with me. I use it today, to improve my entire self. Not just improving my football self (which doesn't exist anymore anyways).
I try to ensure that I focus on at least one aspect of my life everyday to improve by 2% (to be honest I forget a lot of days, but ideally I'd do it everyday). This may mean pressing myself to learn a skill for a longer duration than feels comfortable. Focusing on improving a project I'm working on at work. Or increasing the amount of or the quality of time I spend with friends and family. I know the 2% is a bit froo-froo and unquantifiable in most/all of these cases, but it helps me focus on pressing just a little bit harder. I also like that it's 2%. Just a little bit more than the cop out 1% but not too much to discourage you for maintaining the practice over the long haul. Also I like to think of this 2% as compounding which makes an even more powerful concept and motivator.
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