The power of one yes

On January 1st, I committed to writing and publishing on here daily. And now it’s January 31st. Wow, that time flew by, When I look back, it’s almost surreal how much one clear obedient yes shifted.

Yes to showing up.
Yes to honoring the call to write.
Yes to consistency, even on days where I had no idea what I would be writing at all.

That yes didn’t stay contained to the page.

Neuroscience tells us that every repeated action strengthens a neural pathway in the brain. The more we do something, the more our brain begins to identify it as who we are. The resistance lowers. The pathway clears n Momentum builds.

One yes creates evidence.

Writing every day trained my brain in trust. In following up and follow-through. In identity. It taught my nervous system that I am someone who keeps promises to myself.

And once that pathway existed, it started lighting up everywhere else.

I started going to the gym four times a week not out of discipline or striving, but ease.
Then I started making sourdough bread.
Then sourdough chocolate chip cookies.

Then I made large pots of pho with the richest bone broth.

None of this was part of a grand self-improvement plan. These were downstream effects. Natural extensions of the first yes.

This is how change actually happens. Not through dramatic reinvention, but through faithful repetition. One decision, honored again and again becomes a foundation. And from that foundation, new choices stop feeling heavy and start feeling obvious.

Here’s what I keep coming back to:

You don’t need to overhaul your life. You don’t need a perfect system or more motivation. You need one honest yes—the kind you can actually keep.

Start there. Stay there longer than feels exciting. Let your brain, your body, your spirit catch on.

Because once you prove to yourself that you can show up in one small way, the next yes will find you. And another. And them another.

So if you’ve been waiting for clarity, or confidence, or a sign..this is it. Pick the yes that’s already tapping on you. Choose the easiest most doable one to say yes.

Say it once.
Then say it again tomorrow.

That’s how new pathways are made.

Warmly,