a journey of a thousand miles begins
with a single step it’s from an old
Chinese proverb most people have heard
it or have come across it at some point
and the meaning is pretty
straightforward right it advocates
having the courage to take that step
towards a goal and that’s huge we’re
making that decision to move forward
towards something you want but it’s what
happens immediately following that first
step that I’m interested in what happens
when the journeys begun and it’s you and
your goal and all of a sudden you
realize how long that road ahead really
is now this is a turning point for a lot
of people and those who can succeed are
able to take their daunting intimidating
goal or journey and see it for what it
really is
just a bunch of small manageable tasks
strung together you know when you look
at why people quit a lot of the time
it’s because they were overwhelmed by
their goals and ambitions let’s say you
have you know this wonderful plan in
your head to climb a mountain you’re
thinking about that feeling of being on
top looking down with pride every time
you think about it your heart starts
racing
so you pack your stuff you make your way
down on the base of the mountain and
then you look up different ballgame
right now the entire mountain is in
front of you and you realize that that’s
no small feat that is when people walk
away when they aren’t able to see a
challenge as the sum of tiny steps they
see it as a crazy impossible task it’s
like saying you want to be the next Tom
Brady or Kobe Bryant to tall mountain to
climb
like trying to hit a target from a mile
away but if you can identify and map out
what you need to conquer in order to
become a better basketball player or
football player and begin taking those
small steps improving everyday that
makes things real that’s what gives
goals life the ability to see your
objective not as a marathon but as a
series of little 400 meter stretches
stepping stones you know what your
objective is today tomorrow the end of
the week and the end of the year
completing them day by day these little
victories that’s what gives your dream
life it’s what gives you momentum you
feel good about the process and by the
way when things blow up in your face
which happens every so often on this
little place we call Earth you’ll have
that foundation in that sense of
accomplishment to stay focused because
your approach is tangible and it’s
realistic this applies with everything
losing a job a breakup failing a test
these things are monumental if you allow
them to be you know they can turn into
that unclimbed
or they can roadmap a new path for you
and if you define what you want you
define success and begin stepping
towards it one hour one day at a time
you’ll get where you want to be quicker than you thought
with a single step it’s from an old
Chinese proverb most people have heard
it or have come across it at some point
and the meaning is pretty
straightforward right it advocates
having the courage to take that step
towards a goal and that’s huge we’re
making that decision to move forward
towards something you want but it’s what
happens immediately following that first
step that I’m interested in what happens
when the journeys begun and it’s you and
your goal and all of a sudden you
realize how long that road ahead really
is now this is a turning point for a lot
of people and those who can succeed are
able to take their daunting intimidating
goal or journey and see it for what it
really is
just a bunch of small manageable tasks
strung together you know when you look
at why people quit a lot of the time
it’s because they were overwhelmed by
their goals and ambitions let’s say you
have you know this wonderful plan in
your head to climb a mountain you’re
thinking about that feeling of being on
top looking down with pride every time
you think about it your heart starts
racing
so you pack your stuff you make your way
down on the base of the mountain and
then you look up different ballgame
right now the entire mountain is in
front of you and you realize that that’s
no small feat that is when people walk
away when they aren’t able to see a
challenge as the sum of tiny steps they
see it as a crazy impossible task it’s
like saying you want to be the next Tom
Brady or Kobe Bryant to tall mountain to
climb
like trying to hit a target from a mile
away but if you can identify and map out
what you need to conquer in order to
become a better basketball player or
football player and begin taking those
small steps improving everyday that
makes things real that’s what gives
goals life the ability to see your
objective not as a marathon but as a
series of little 400 meter stretches
stepping stones you know what your
objective is today tomorrow the end of
the week and the end of the year
completing them day by day these little
victories that’s what gives your dream
life it’s what gives you momentum you
feel good about the process and by the
way when things blow up in your face
which happens every so often on this
little place we call Earth you’ll have
that foundation in that sense of
accomplishment to stay focused because
your approach is tangible and it’s
realistic this applies with everything
losing a job a breakup failing a test
these things are monumental if you allow
them to be you know they can turn into
that unclimbed
or they can roadmap a new path for you
and if you define what you want you
define success and begin stepping
towards it one hour one day at a time
you’ll get where you want to be quicker than you thought
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