1% better every day.

While in college, I was a member of (and eventually president of) the Franklin Fellowship. This fellowship was a dinner fellowship that met once a week with the same group of people and a rotating distinguished guest. These dinners were focused on self-improvement, leadership development, and community growth. Without a doubt, it was one of the most influential organizations I participated in while in college.

Every week, I conversed with friends and chatted with former presidents, heads of state, CEOs, grammy award winners, nobel laureates, and more. From well over 100 of these dinners, I distilled one clear lesson: do what you can today to make your life easier tomorrow. Becoming just a bit better today (and every day) can make you 37 times better by the end of the year (37.7834 times better, thanks to compounding improvement).

It’s like melting an ice cube. With each increase in temperature it seems like the ice won’t melt. But eventually, when the temperature is right (0 degrees Celsius) it becomes a liquid. Which degree increment melted the ice? Well, that seems like a silly question. There was no individual increment, instead the compounding of all the temperature changes are what melted the ice.

I work to be 1% better every day.

- MB

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