The One Degree Shift

The One Degree Shift https://rebuildpostrehab.wordpress.com/tag/one-degree-shift/Recently I finished reading the book “Double Your Income doing what you love” by Raymond Aaron. The ideas in the book were very refreshing and original. Some of the ideas were different to what you typically read in other self-help books.However, one idea really hit home with me. The idea resonated with me a lot.Raymond Aaron talks about the concept of the One Degree Shift. He illustrated this with the example of a how a motorboat makes a course correction.evalLet’s say you are on a motorboat â€" you realize that you are going completely in the wrong direction â€" instead of going North you are going South. In order to reach your destination you obviously need to change direction. How do you do that?This is what I have learnt you need to do â€" you make a one degree shift using the rudder, then another one degree shift , and eventually step by step you are going in the right direction. A series of one degree shifts wil l eventually take you in the right direction.This is a great analogy to any lasting change you want to make in your life.Let’s take the example of your health. You realize that you overweight The same frustrating experience can happen when wanting to change your personal finance, career, etc.Now let’s go back to Raymond Aaron’s One Degree Shift. Remember the motorboat analogy.Instead of changing everything You are becoming more active ,you feel good, you feel healthy. Then you realize that you are not getting the proper nutrition â€" so you start cutting back on soda,chips,etc. And soon you are eating a healthy nutritious diet. Your outlook on life starts to change.You also realize that because you are now much healthier- you also have more energy. And you are happier..Suddenly it seems like you have more time because of the new-found energy levels. So you start signing up for a new courses/classes. Overtime you learn some new skill and maybe even smarter. And perhaps even be more productive at work, make more money and so on..You get the gist? Perhaps I rushed the sequence, but I am confident you can relate to this.Instead of making 25 changes at once â€" you make one small change, and do it well.That 1 Degree shift will slowly and surely start to impact your overall life. Instead of continuing to go downhill, before you realize it you are going uphill â€" in the right direction.What is the one small thing you can change today? And how will that impact your life one year down the line?“If you make a 1 percent change for a long enough time, you’ll be heading in the exact opposite direction sooner than you think. If you change your rudder by 1 degree, it doesn’t take you years to change” â€" Raymond Aaron