Here are 5 reasons why small choices make a big difference, how you can use them to your advantage, and how life can get a whole lot better. Before we dive in, let me explain why this is so important. First, when we have big goals, dreams, or tasks that we need to accomplish, we can often get paralyzed by their daunting nature. When this happens, the overwhelm of the situation can leave us not knowing where to start, and we actually stay stuck and end up doing nothing.