“Life is a series of baby steps along the way and if you add up these tiny little steps you take toward your goal, whatever it is, whether it’s giving up something, a terrible addiction or trying to work your way through an illness. When you total up those baby steps you’d be amazed over the course of 10 years, the strides you’ve taken.”—Hoda Kotb
There seem to be endless short lists of actions that promise success. I nice and simple neat these are, they are unrealistic. Success isn’t always so clean. Indeed, it is often complicated, convoluted, and protracted. If were honest, growth comes in a series of small, seemingly insignificant steps—“baby steps”.
According to the Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” The journey continues with subsequent steps. Maybe there is an occasional leap, but mostly we progress in small increments.
If you want to change, find the easiest small step. Baby step to success.
Dieting? Cutting just 10 kcal a day will lead a one pound loss of body fat in a year. Maybe that doesn’t seem like much, but what is 10 kcal? That is one Lifesaver candy. One!
Starting and exercise program? Consider the minimal time you can set aside. Ten or fifteen minutes is certainly more productive than doing nothing. Add time and repetitions in small progressions and in time your will be surprised what you are doing.
Want to write a book? Consider what you can accomplish writing just a page a day.
Change the world a person at a time.
A book is read a word at a time.
Change is possible. You just need to break it down and baby step.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow!
Carpe momento!