MONTH ONE · YOUR FREE FIRST LETTER
One Day or Day One
Small changes = Massive results.
Dear Friend,
I want to ask you a question. Where do you want to be five years from today? Not where you think you’ll be, but where you actually want to be.
Maybe you’d like to be healthier, have less debt, save more money, start a business, or simply feel better about the direction your life is going. I think most of us have a pretty good idea of what we want. The difficult part is getting started.
We tell ourselves we’ll do it when life settles down, when we have more time, or when things get easier. We tell ourselves, “One day.” I’ve said those words plenty of times myself. But one day can quietly turn into five years.
That’s why I started 60 Months. I wanted to create something that reminds us we don’t have to wait for perfect circumstances to begin improving our lives. We don’t need to change everything tomorrow. In fact, trying to change everything at once is often why we give up.
We make a big plan, get excited, and go all in. Then life happens. We get tired. We miss a day. Suddenly the whole thing feels overwhelming. I’ve been there.
But what if we’ve been approaching change the wrong way? What if the secret to a massive change is starting with something so small it almost seems insignificant?
Think about walking for just 15 minutes a day. That adds up to more than 91 hours in a year. Put aside $5 a day and you’ll save $1,825 in a year, or $9,125 over five years before interest. Read 10 pages a day and that’s 3,650 pages in a year. Spend 15 minutes daily on a skill or a dream and you’ll have invested more than 450 hours over five years.
None of those things looks extraordinary on its own. But imagine what they could lead to. That’s what I mean by Small changes = Massive results. Small actions, repeated long enough, can change the direction of our lives.
And here’s something important: you don’t have to be perfect. You’re going to miss days. You’re going to lose motivation. There will be times when you wonder if any of it matters. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed.
I know what it’s like to have days when you don’t feel like doing anything. Sometimes progress is doing a little something when you’d rather do nothing. Sometimes it’s simply starting again after a difficult week. A bad day doesn’t have to become a bad month.
I also want to tell you why I decided to make 60 Months a newsletter that arrives in your actual mailbox. I know that probably sounds old-fashioned. But that’s exactly what I like about it.
Think about how much information comes at us every day. Emails, texts, videos, notifications. We scroll past advice that might genuinely help us. We save articles we never read. We feel inspired for a moment and then move on.
I wanted something different. A real letter you can hold in your hands. Something you can sit down with over a cup of coffee, read at your own pace, and leave on the kitchen counter. Something that doesn’t beep, flash, or demand an immediate response.
Just a simple letter from me to you. Each month I’ll share ideas and practical challenges about our health, finances, habits, and outlook on life. Every letter has the same purpose: to remind you that your future is still being written, and you have a say in how it turns out.
I don’t expect a letter to change your life. But I do believe a thoughtful reminder every month, followed by even one small action, can help you change your own life.
Imagine 60 of these letters arriving over the next five years. Sixty chances to pause, think about where you’re headed, and make a small adjustment. Sixty reminders not to give up on the things that matter.
Before I finish, I’d like to ask you to do something. Choose one thing you genuinely want to change. Not ten things. One. Then ask yourself what you could do for just 15 minutes today to move a little closer.
Maybe it’s taking a walk, looking at your finances, or finally writing down that idea you’ve carried around for years. Whatever it is, do it today. Then see if you can do it again tomorrow.
Don’t worry about becoming a different person by next Friday. Concentrate on one small step. Five years from now is coming whether you plan for it or not. Those years will pass whether you wait for the right moment or use them to make your life a little better.
You don’t need all the answers. You don’t need a perfect plan. You just have to start. I hope this first letter helps you believe meaningful change is possible for you, right now, with the life you already have.
And if you’d like to continue this journey, I’d be grateful to have you join me as a subscriber to the printed 60 Months newsletter. Once a month, a real letter in your mailbox. No endless notifications. No pressure to overhaul your life. Just encouragement, perspective, and one more reason to keep moving forward.
Thank you for spending a little of your time with me. I hope that five years from now you look back on this moment with a smile—not because everything turned out perfectly, but because you stopped waiting for “one day” and made today your Day One.
Until next month,
Dave Edstrom
Founder, 60 Months
P.S.
Don’t underestimate what you can accomplish in five years by doing something small today. You might be surprised how far those little steps can take you.