Microdose on SDH (Small Daily Habits). Why I Began to Rethink Performance?
2025 was supposed to be the best year of my life. On the surface, it looked that way. I had just published my book, travelled the world promoting it, and was grabbing headlines. To anyone looking in, my career seemed to be soaring.
But behind the curtain, my reality was very different. My father’s health was deteriorating. Between book launches and speaking engagements, I would fly back to Argentina to be by his side. My friends and family in London held my life together while I moved between stages, airports, and hospital rooms.
My days became a sea of moving pieces. No stability, no rhythm, no routine. I never knew whether the next week would take me to a conference hall or to my father’s bedside. Certainty vanished, and with it, any sense of control.
That’s when I realised: performance isn’t about intensity or one-off achievements. It’s about Small Daily Habits (SDH), the tiny, repeatable actions that keep you grounded and resilient, even when life feels unpredictable.
In the autumn of 2024, my father passed away and I’ve had to reimagine life and leadership from the ground up.
I started a new business, Edify Collective, I’m building a team. I’m finding my way back to fitness. I used to run marathons, now… I can’t hardly catch my dog!.
The progress is slower, but it’s real, and just as it takes a village to raise a child or to build a business, it also takes a village to create Small Daily Habits. None of us thrive in isolation. We learn from athletes who practise discipline, from musicians who master rhythm, and from ordinary people who carry extraordinary wisdom in their everyday lives.
What is Microdosing of SDH’s?
It stands for Small Daily Habits. These are simple, repeatable actions that provide structure and stability, practices “small enough to do daily, big enough to make a difference.”
For example:
Drinking water before your morning coffee.
Writing down one focus for the day.
Beginning a meeting with a single clear outcome.
Pausing to breathe before responding under pressure.
Sending a thank you note.
The idea of microdosing comes from medicine: small, consistent doses that, over time, deliver profound results. Applied to life and business, microdosing means embedding tiny, purposeful habits each day so resilience, clarity, and connection become second nature.
At first, SDH were my lifeline. But I soon saw how essential they were for others, too, especially in leadership and teams.
For people: SDH give stability in uncertain times and build confidence.
For leaders: SDH model resilience and consistency, helping teams find focus amid volatility.
For teams: Shared habits, like celebrating small wins or making space for micro-breaks, compound into trust and performance.
For businesses: Organisations that embed habits of clarity, sustainability, and innovation daily are the ones that endure disruption and thrive.
Habits are easier to start alone, but they only flourish in community. On your own, a habit is a choice. Together, habits become culture.
This is where my passion lies: at the intersection of performance, relevance, and continuous learning. My work has taken me across industries where precision, creativity, and purpose matter, from technology to luxury, from sustainability to education. The lesson I’ve carried is that what lasts isn’t a single breakthrough, but the rhythm of showing up consistently.
That rhythm is what SDH offers. And it becomes infinitely stronger when we practise it together.
Performance isn’t built on grand gestures or one-off wins, it’s shaped by the quiet discipline of what we do every day. Small Daily Habits are the anchors of resilience: they turn uncertainty into opportunity, burnout into balance, and chaos into clarity.
I’d love for us to build this bank of habits together. If you have a practice that helps you thrive, email me hello@verdenieto.com and share it, e-mail me, and if this resonates, subscribe
Let’s start building it, one habit at a time.
