Small changes. Progressive improvement. Whatever the goal, baby steps.
A favorite movie that I use in my Exercise Motivation & Adherence course is What About Bob? starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Bob Wiley (Murray) undergoes dramatic growth following psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Marvin’s (Dreyfuss) “ground-breaking new book”, Baby Steps.
Bob: Baby Steps ?
Dr. Marvin: It means setting small reasonable goals for yourself. One day at a time. One tiny step at a time.
Baby steps.
For Instance, hum…. When you leave this office, don’t think about everything you have to do in order to get out of the building, just think to what you must do to get out of this room, and when you get to the hall, deal with that hall, and so…
You see ?
Bob: Baby steps!
Baby steps.
Oh boy!
Baby steps, baby steps,…baby steps through the office,…baby steps out the door.
It works!
It works !
All I have to do is just take one little step at a time, and I can do anything!
“All I have to do is just take one little step at a time, and I can do anything!” Get it? Anything!
If you have a challenge, break it down. Set small reasonable goals and pursue it.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow!
Carpe momento!