Why Celebrating Your Small Wins Is Important

Discover the importance of celebrating your small wins and the positive impact it can have on your motivation and overall well-being. 

There are many things you should do to keep yourself motivated and happy in life. One of those is celebrating your small victories. It is one of the best methods to keep yourself motivated and on top of your progress.

The small wins are very important when it comes to achieving your long-term goals. Nobody achieves something out of the blue. A lot of work needs to be put towards achieving those small achievements.

Some people are reluctant to celebrate their small achievements because they feel stupid. There are simple tasks that don’t seem worthwhile but that is not the case, especially if it helps towards achieving the primary goal.

If you are someone who sweeps their small wins under the floor then you should make a change.

Let’s take a look at why you should celebrate your small achievements.

Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is common in humble successful people because they believe they don’t need to celebrate their small wins. Especially for individuals who are blind to their accomplishments.

They might be waiting for that big breakthrough, when all of the small steps they have made towards their overall goal go unappreciated.

For example if you have started a luxury homeware brand and you’re anticipating your first thousand sales, what about that first sale? Did you take it in and appreciate its importance?

That is why it is important to celebrate your small wins because you need to recognise how successful you are. Praise your small wins such as getting through a certain number of emails during the day or making your bed every morning for the week, if you celebrate your small win. You are giving yourself reasons to understand why you are successful.

It Is Important For Improving Team Morale

Something else that you need to remember is the team you work with. That could be at work or it could be with a sports team. Celebrating your small wins when you are in a team is a great way to keep up team morale. If you celebrate small wins as a team, you can keep people motivated.

It doesn’t need to be anything amazing. It could be you messaging your team members or telling them how well they are doing after the game. If you acknowledge your team’s small wins, you can guarantee it will improve the overall team morale.

If you are at work and a client signs a contract extension, this should be celebrated. Client retention is underappreciated in most workplaces which is why you should look to start praising individuals for keeping clients on.

Helps With Motivation and Discipline

These small wins are essential for us to keep motivated and disciplined. Celebrating the small wins also helps with motivation and keeps us going. It means you need to set yourself short-term goals as well as long-term goals.

For example, if your goal is to run a marathon. You need to set yourself a goal of running a short distance first, for example, a 5-kilometre run. Once you do this you should increase it to 10 kilometres and so on. Once you achieve that 5K run, ensure you celebrate and treat yourself to new running clothes or shoes.

If you are ever struggling with motivation, you should reflect on all your previous successes. For example, look back at how you couldn’t complete a 5K run and now you are achieving 10K runs. Look at how your times are improving on average. All of this helps to keep you motivated and keep that discipline to help achieve your long-term goal.

Acknowledge The Progress and Not The Outcome

No matter what your long-term goals are, it is the process you should use to keep up your motivation. A common mistake for many people is that they aim for the finished product and don’t acknowledge the process. That is why they become demotivated because they don’t recognise the process.

During the process, you learn a lot. You learn from your mistakes and the things that you can do better. You can then use this for other goals and help you understand the process even more. Once you do this, that end goal makes your achievements even better.

Slow Everything Down To Enjoy Your Journey

Another mistake people make when they are aiming for their main goals is that they try to rush things. If you start to rush your progress, it leaves more room for a mistake. If you make a mistake then it can slow your progress meaning it will take longer to achieve your main goal.

A great example would be when you are on holiday. If you are going somewhere, you don’t try and get there as quickly as possible. Instead, you enjoy the journey there and make a mental note of places you can go the next day. However, if you rush on the way to your final destination, you are not going to enjoy the journey.

Acknowledge Praise

The skill of accepting praise is the next step to why you should celebrate your small wins. That includes accepting self-praise and accepting praise from friends and family. Don’t be the person who deflects praise and be the person who acknowledges it.

To celebrate your small wins, all you need to do is smile at yourself or pat yourself on the back. Yes, you might feel stupid giving yourself this praise but soon, it will become natural.

Now Review Your Previous Achievements

Now that you understand the importance of celebrating your small wins, it is time to look back at your previous successes. It could be anything such as celebrating by going to the gym early in the morning before work, especially if this isn’t normal for you.

It could be achieving a 5K run in a record-breaking time or receiving a pay rise at work. No matter what it is, you should celebrate that achievement.

Once you have made a list of your quick wins, find a relevant way to celebrate it. There is no issue with that. Just make sure whatever you do doesn’t go below your intended goal.

No matter what it is and what your small achievement is, you should always celebrate the small win.