Microwins

Discover the transformative power of incremental achievements

Microwins: Go Small, Build Momentum, and Tackle the Goals that Actually Matter in Life, by Daron K. Roberts, a former NFL coach turned leadership advisor and author, presents an invigorating approach to achieving your most ambitious goals through the accumulation of small victories. Daron shares his insights on harnessing the power of Microwins—modest, manageable successes that collectively pave the way to significant triumphs.

In the book, you'll:

• Learn how small victories can lead to monumental success, transforming how you approach your goals in life and work.
• Unlock the secrets to sustained growth and fulfillment in your personal and professional life with practical, actionable strategies.
• Break free from the myths and mindsets that limit your potential and redefine your path to achieving your biggest dreams.

Roberts expertly guides readers through the process of identifying and accumulating these Microwins, offering a practical playbook for sustained satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness in various aspects of life. From professional growth to personal health and relationships, this book demonstrates how to achieve long-term goals with bite-sized successes.

This insightful guide also tackles the psychological barriers that often hinder progress, providing readers with strategies to enhance self-talk and focus on achievable steps towards their ultimate goals. It's a must-read for managers, executives, professionals, athletes, and anyone looking to unlock their true potential. Transform your life, one small win at a time.

A Story Introduction ix

Part I Mindset 1

Chapter 1 Principle 1: Embrace Your Coffin 3

Chapter 2 Principle 2: Time Is Made, Not Found 15

Chapter 3 Principle 3: Wage War against Your Status Quo 31

Chapter 4 Principle 4: Wiretap Your Mental Chatter 45

Chapter 5 Principle 5: Go Small to Get Home 55

Part II Mechanics 67

Chapter 6 Macrowins 69

Chapter 7 The Three Domains 83

Chapter 8 Work 93

Chapter 9 Family 103

Chapter 10 Health 109

Chapter 11 The Microwins System 117

Part III Momentum 129

Chapter 12 The 17 Laws of Momentum 131

Notes 179

About the Author 185

Acknowledgments 187

Index 189

DARON K. ROBERTS is a leadership keynote speaker who has partnered with Fortune 100 companies, as well as professional and college sports teams, to deliver actionable leadership and inspirational messages to one million people. He is the author of A Kids Book About Empathy and Call an Audible, a former NFL coach, a Harvard Law School graduate, father of five children, and chief dive instructor at Deep End Ventures.

In Microwins: Go Small, Build Momentum, and Tackle the Goals that Actually Matter in Life, former NFL coach, leadership advisor, and author Daron K. Roberts delivers an inspirational and motivational discussion of how to achieve big wins through incremental gains spread out over a long time.

Daron explains how to achieve Microwins, small units of victory that add up to a Big Ass Goal. You’ll learn how to combine these building blocks of success into long-term satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. He demystifies the challenge of achieving big goals and arms you with a system to sustain growth in your profession, sport, family, health, school, and anywhere else you can progress and improve.

As you dive into this intuitive playbook, you’ll bust the myths that have held you back from your full potential and discard the mindsets that keep you from being your total self. You’ll learn to focus on your family, your health, and your work—the command center of your purpose in life—to take control of your well-being. You’ll also discover how to reconfigure your self-talk to focus on the next small and manageable breakthrough instead of a huge, seemingly unattainable achievement.

And once you’ve achieved that first small win, you’ll find that the small victories keep coming, creating an avalanche of successes that add up to your most ambitious and “impossible” dreams.

Perfect for managers, executives, directors, professionals from all walks of life, athletes, service members, and anyone else with an interest in figuring out what they’re really capable of, Microwins is a straightforward and attainable way to break down your biggest goals into tiny pieces and achieve them, one at a time.

ACCOMPLISH YOUR WILDEST AMBITIONS BY BREAKING THEM DOWN INTO SMALL, MANAGEABLE PIECES

Microwins: Go Small, Build Momentum, and Tackle the Goals that Actually Matter in Life, by former NFL coach and renowned leadership advisor Daron K. Roberts, shares a revolutionary approach to achieving life's most ambitious goals. Through the concept of Microwins—small, manageable victories that cumulatively lead to significant achievements—Roberts offers an inspiring guide to realizing your full potential.

This book demystifies the journey towards your Big Ass Goal, breaking it down into attainable, incremental steps that lead to long-lasting satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. Whether it's advancing in your career, enhancing your personal relationships, or improving your health, Microwins provides the blueprint for continuous growth and improvement in every important aspect of life.

Roberts challenges and overturns the myths and mindsets that limit potential, advocating for a focused, purpose-driven approach to well-being. With practical advice on reconfiguring self-talk and concentrating on the next achievable step, this book empowers you to initiate an unending series of victories.

Ideal for leaders, professionals, athletes, and anyone eager to discover their true capabilities, Microwins offers a simple, yet powerful strategy for breaking down daunting objectives into achievable fragments, ensuring a path of steady progress towards even the most ambitious dreams. Embrace the power of going small to achieve big—this is your playbook for life's grandest ambitions.