The Small Blog

Fri, January 22, 2010 - 11:10:53

Overcoming Tragedy with Small Steps

Over the past week, we’ve all watched with deep sadness as the devastation in Haiti following last Tuesday’s massive earthquake has dominated news headlines.  But, amid all of the images of suffering and misfortune, amazing stories of triumph, survival, and humanity have also emerged and in the face of tragedy, we’ve seen how all of us can join together to do good. From global humanitarian organizations to everyday citizens, people across the world have been providing aid to the millions of hungry, injured, and displaced Haitians by taking on the enormous catastrophe one small step at a time.

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Thu, January 21, 2010 - 4:13:02

Worth its Salt

Think the little things don’t add up?  Well, for those of you who are trying to get fit and stay healthy in 2010, you might want to take heed.  According to a report in Tuesday’s New York Times, the little things we do now can have drastic effects on our health and wellness for years to come.

Sure, we all know that taking care of the big things like quitting smoking and exercising daily play an important role in the ways in which we age, but contrary to what you might expect, making the tiniest of changes to our daily diets can have an equally profound effect.

Don’t believe us?  Perhaps scientists at Stanford University Medical Center, The University of California San Francisco, and Columbia University Medical Center can change your mind.  In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, they conclude that if everyone consumed just half a teaspoon less of salt per day…

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Fri, January 15, 2010 - 4:46:48

New Year’s Revisions

It’s been two weeks since we welcomed in 2010, and now that all of the champagne has gone flat, the decorations have been stowed away, and we’ve all settled back into the daily grind, you might be starting to break those New Year’s resolutions you so optimistically proclaimed as the clock struck twelve.  In fact, you might not know it, but January 17th is actually the official day for giving up New Year’s Resolutions.  But, you don’t have to renege on those promises you made yourself.  In fact, the key to making your New Year’s resolutions stick may actually be easier than you think: if you want to achieve your biggest goals, all you have to do is start “thinking small.”

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Mon, December 28, 2009 - 3:56:44

2009: The SMALL Year in Review

Last winter, we issued a challenge to make 2009 the year you started “thinking small.”  As we entered into the year, we faced innumerable difficulties as a result of too many years of thinking big.  Big cars, big mortgages, and big debts had gotten us into big trouble, but we believed then as we do now that tackling our problems one by one, with precision and micro-focus could help us dig our way out.  And little by little, we’ve seen that others shared our SMALL perspective, using the same little philosophy to accomplish truly remarkable things. 

From the amazing ways in which SMALL can change to world to the dedicated individuals harnessing its power to achieve success, here are just a few of our favorite SMALL stories from the past 12 months:

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Mon, December 21, 2009 - 11:45:19

It’s the Thought That Counts.

We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s the thought that counts.”  But, if you’ve ever been the recipient of the kind of gift that seems to point out your flaws rather than make you feel good, you might begin to question that old conventional wisdom.  As a humorous article on TodayShow.com points out, few of these holiday flops are given out of sheer malice and instead are the result of misinformed generosity, but no matter what the giver’s intent, they can be extremely hurtful.  Why?  Well, it has a lot to do with the power of small.

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