Health has become an important focus for me. Each week, it's my intention to make three workouts at Fit Chick Express and get to one yoga class. And while I'm not the best eater, I do focus on portions and try to limit the indulgences.

So as I head through airports today on my way to Reno for Mastery Workshop V, I'll take the stairs instead of the escalator. Seems like a small choice; and, the cumulative effect can make a big difference. I'm not out to drop 40 pounds in 4 weeks. I'm after a consistent, long-term change in lifestyle. One choice at a time.

Kind of like the real estate business, isn't it? So many people are still after that one big breakthrough, that magic bullet that will, almost overnight, flood their business with scores of transactions. And yet, if they'd simply get on the phone each morning and call five past clients to check in and be of service, or reach out to two expired listings and get them hoping and dreaming of what life will be like when they do sell, those small efforts would result in over 100 past clients touched and over 40 expireds in just a month.

So maybe it's time for you to make one small choice to point you in the direction of the success you're yearning for.

There's a great book on the impact of small positive choices called The Kaizen Way, for those of you who want more research before you take the leap.