Micro Moves, Big Deal Energy: 5 Shifts That Change Everything

If you want to feel like “a big deal” in your own life and work, you don’t need a full personality transplant, a new morning routine, or a twelve-month strategic plan.

You need micro moves.

Small, honest, sustainable shifts that compound over time. Moves that come from a regulated nervous system, not from panic or pressure.

In this episode of The UnSchool, I walk through the first five of my “20 Micro Moves to Become a Big Deal Before 2026.” Here’s a breakdown you can actually use.

Micro Move 1: The Proof-Optional Mindset

You cannot think your way into your next era. At some point you have to move.

A proof-optional mindset means:

• You move before you have all the evidence.

• You get into motion without needing guarantees.

• You let proof arrive after you take action, not before.

If you keep waiting for certainty, validation, or a perfect plan, you’ll stay in the same loop: big ideas, no traction, growing frustration.

Try this today:

• Pick one thing you’ve been circling for weeks: a pitch, a post, a DM, a podcast, a landing page, a workshop.

• Give yourself 20–30 minutes.

• Do the next obvious action: send it, publish it, outline it, hit record.

• Let that be “enough” for the day.

Your job is motion, not convincing yourself it will work before you begin.

Micro Move 2: The Nervous System Rebrand

You’ll know you need this one if:

• Showing up feels heavy.

• You feel unmotivated even when you care.

• You feel wired, overworked, or like you always need something “urgent” to respond to.

This is a nervous system issue, not a willpower issue.

Most of us learned to build from adrenaline. From busy addiction. From the belief that we need to always be “on” and needed.

A big-deal version of you is not spun out. She’s regulated.

Shift: Lead from regulation, not adrenaline.

Start asking throughout the day:

• Am I actually breathing?

• Can I feel my feet on the floor?

• Are my shoulders up by my ears?

• Do I know where my body is in the room right now?

Micro practices to anchor before you perform or present:

Do this before you:

• record a podcast

• walk into a meeting

• join a Zoom

• go on stage

• hit “live” on Instagram

These tiny resets done ten times a day will change you more than one big retreat.

Micro Move 3: Define Your Big Deal Vision

If your energy feels scattered, it’s usually not because you’re lazy. It’s because your energy doesn’t know where to go.

At the top of the year, it’s common to:

• write a long list of goals

• decide this is the year you’ll “do it all”

• pile your calendar with plans and programs

Then everything stalls. Not because you’re incapable, but because your system has no clear priority.

Shift: Decide what you want and what you want to be known for.

You need a simple, grounded vision that lets your energy organize itself.

Journal through this:

Write about the version of you who is already “a big deal” in your own eyes:

• What is she known for?

• What is she working on most days?

• What does her routine actually look like?

• Who does she spend her time with?

• Where does she travel or vacation?

• What does her home feel like?

• What does she listen to, read, and care about?

• What are her non-negotiable boundaries?

• What is she no longer available for?

Micro Move 4: Quiet Quit Your Old Self

Sometimes the next level doesn’t come from adding more. It comes from letting go of the version of you who had to operate from survival.

Maybe you’ve had a season where:

• you said yes to everything to stay afloat

• you overworked to feel safe

• you stayed in systems, rooms, or roles that no longer fit

Your future self doesn’t need those survival strategies.

I shared on the show that when I cut several inches off my hair a couple of years ago, a surprising wave of manifestations followed close behind. It wasn’t about the haircut itself; it was about finally releasing a version of me that no longer fit the life I was building.

Shift: Audit and release the “old you” patterns.

Audit honestly:

• Habits

• Schedule

• “Shoulds”

• Roles you’ve outgrown

• Obligations that exist only because you’ve “always done it”

Look at what you’re still holding onto:

• Physically (spaces, clothes, piles on your desk)

• Mentally (old stories about what you “have” to do)

• Emotionally (guilt ties, outdated loyalties)

• Spiritually (an identity built on struggle only)

Then ask:

Would my future self still say yes to this?

If the answer is no, you have your permission slip to cross it off, cancel it, or change it.

Micro actions to try:

• Cut your hair, clean your office, or clear one overloaded surface.

• Cancel a recurring meeting that no longer serves your work.

• Say no to one “obligation” that only exists to keep other people comfortable.

• Release one project you’re dragging behind you out of guilt, not alignment.

Take action, let go. Take action, let go. That rhythm creates space for the next version of you to land.

Micro Move 5: The Life Edit (Not a Life Overhaul)

You don’t need a total reset. You need a clear edit.

Most people wait for a mythical season where they can “start fresh” with:

• work

• health

• home

• relationships

• money

But trying to overhaul everything at once guarantees that nothing moves.

Shift: Stop chasing balance. Start editing what already exists.

Here’s How to Run a Simple Life Edit:

Step 1: Brain-dump by category.
Start by opening a fresh notes app or document and listing everything happening in your life, organized into categories like work or business, health and body, home and environment, relationships, money and admin, and creative projects. Write down everything—especially the tasks or pressures you’ve been pretending aren’t there. This full brain-dump creates the clarity you need before you begin simplifying and optimizing your life.

Step 2: Tag each item with Keep, Shift, or Let Go.
Go back through your list and label every item as Keep, Shift, or Let Go. Keep items are the routines and commitments that genuinely improve your life and should be protected. Shift items still matter but need a new method—for example, replacing an unused gym membership with a realistic at-home workout. Let Go items are the lingering obligations, outdated habits, or identity-driven “shoulds” that drain energy without giving anything back.

Step 3: Put the Keep list on your calendar.
This step is essential for building a life that reflects your priorities. Take everything on your Keep list and turn it into real calendar blocks, recurring reminders, or weekly rhythms. Instead of squeezing these items into leftover time, schedule them intentionally—whether it’s daily movement, writing sessions, or creative work. Protecting this time is how you reinforce what truly matters.

Step 4: Define and schedule your Shifts.
For every Shift item, ask yourself what would make the habit sustainable and aligned with your actual capacity. Identify the smallest version that still moves you forward, then schedule that version on your calendar. Shifts succeed when they’re realistic—not idealistic—so redesign each item into something you can consistently follow through on.

Step 5: Take action on the Let Go items.
Letting go requires concrete action, not just intention. Cancel the membership, close the unused tabs, communicate your boundaries, or archive the project that no longer fits. Releasing these lingering obligations frees up mental space and energy, creating more peace in your life through small, intentional edits rather than dramatic reinventions.

Micro Moves in Real Time

These small steps may feel subtle, but they compound into meaningful transformation. In practice, micro moves lead to outcomes like buying a once-rented home, growing a business enough to self-fund new ventures, using credit strategically, attracting aligned investors, and reshaping long-term relationships with more intention. Progress rarely comes from a single dramatic decision—it comes from consistent, tiny shifts that create the appearance of quantum leaps when you finally zoom out.

Your Next Micro Move:

Don’t try to do all five at once.

Pick one:

• Proof-optional action

• A nervous system reset before your next “on-stage” moment

• A page of writing about your big deal vision

• One thing you quietly quit that the old you would say yes to

• A simple life edit in one category only

Do it today.

Let that be enough.

And then do another one tomorrow.

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