Last week, I challenged readers to find one minute.Not an hour. Not a workout plan. Not a major lifestyle change. Just one intentional minute of movement.
As I reflected on that challenge this week, I found myself thinking about how often we underestimate the power of small successes. We live in a world that celebrates big achievements. We notice the marathon finishers, the championship teams, the athletes standing on podiums. What we rarely celebrate are the tiny victories that happen long before those moments ever arrive.
The first walk around the block. The decision to take the stairs. The choice to stretch instead of staying on the couch. The one minute that becomes the beginning of something more.
Physical Literacy has taught me that confidence is rarely built through a single grand accomplishment. More often, it is built through repeated experiences of success. Every time we move, every time we try something new, every time we discover that we are capable of a little more than we thought, we build confidence. That confidence encourages us to try again, and over time those small moments begin to shape our habits and our lives.
One of the challenges many adults face is that we are often quick to dismiss our own successes. We walk for a minute and tell ourselves it doesn’t count. We spend a few minutes stretching and decide it wasn’t enough. We focus on what we didn’t do rather than what we did. Yet if we watched a child learn a new skill, we would celebrate every step forward. We would recognize that growth happens one success at a time.
Perhaps we need to extend that same kindness to ourselves. What if the goal isn’t perfection? What if the goal is simply showing up?
Over the past week, I have found myself appreciating how good it feels to accomplish something small. There is something powerful about setting a goal that feels achievable and then following through. Success creates momentum. Success creates belief. Success reminds us that movement is not something reserved for athletes. It belongs to all of us.
That is why this week’s challenge is simple. Find two minutes.
Two intentional minutes of movement somewhere in your day. Take a short walk. Stretch. Play catch with your children or grandchildren. Step outside and enjoy the evening sky. The activity itself matters less than the experience of doing it. And when those two minutes are over, take a moment to recognize your success.
If one minute felt right for you last week and you would rather stay there, that’s okay too. There is no prize for getting to two minutes first. Physical literacy is not a race. It is a personal journey that looks different for each of us.
What matters is not whether you choose one minute or two. What matters is that you continue to create positive experiences with movement. Every time you move, every time you choose to show up, you are building confidence, competence, and a stronger connection to being active.
Physical Literacy is not built in giant leaps. It is built through small moments, small choices, and small victories that accumulate over time. One minute becomes two. Two minutes become five. Before long, movement becomes something we do not because we have to, but because it has become part of who we are.
Last week, the challenge was one minute. This week, it is two. What is one thing in your life that could benefit from just two minutes a day? I’d love to hear about your own two-minute victories.