You're right on the money with "one small action." For example, when anyone asks me for exercise advice, I tell him: "Do 1 push-up every day right before you

You're right on the money with "one small action." For example, when anyone asks me for exercise advice, I tell him: "Do 1 push-up every day right before you take a shower." That may sound pathetic but the key is to do something consistently every day. So if you're in a hurry and don't feel like exercising, drop and do one push-up anyway. Eventually those efforts compound, and soon enough you're doing your age in push-ups every day. But if a day comes when you don't feel like doing your age in push-ups, just do one. Don't do zero just because you can't meet your loftier goal.