The Slight Edge

Albert Einstein called compound interest "the greatest invention of all time." It has even been referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

For example, if you place $1000 into an interest bearing account of 6% a year-- your money, like magic, would double itself in 12 years without ever adding a single penny!

Jeff Olsen, shares a philosophy in his book "The Slight Edge" that is inline with this principle of compound interest. He says the decisions we make everyday matter! We don't know it at the time but just as money compounds ever so slightly, the results of our decisions compound and shape the outcome of our life.


Take health for example: Eating Pizza vs. Eating Salad

At the moment of decision, we would all agree that it really doesn't matter what we choose. We're not instantly healthy from eating a salad, and we don't become unhealthy from eating a pizza. But let's apply the compounding effect: What would happen if we choose the pizza (or something similar) everyday, and analyzed the results 3,5 or 10 years later? Would you be better off then the person who decided to eat the salad (or something similar) over the same period of time?

You be judge.

I love this philosophy and wholeheartedly believe in it. The bottom line is our everyday decisions DO matter. The simple, little disciplines:

• Brushing your teeth
  
• Praying
  
• Reading a good book
  
• Saying "I Love you"
• Exercising
  
• Saving money
  
• Eating right... etc.
  

You know what these elements are in your life. What's something you've been neglecting that has been compounding in the wrong direction? What's one decision you will make TODAY that will improve the quality of your life forever? I challenge you-- Plant the new seed, commit to cultivate, and reap the beautiful fruits of harvest in God's timing.

"Easy to do, but also easy not to do." Jim Rohn