One Small Step

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu - Chinese philosopher

This quote reminds me to focus on the small steps when I feel my goal is out of reach.  It is from here that NextStep was created and the first step to change....

How many times have you been asked “What’s your 5 year goal” or “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” We are encouraged to create goals and use them as motivation, but sometimes we focus too much on the goal instead of the steps that are needed to get there. That’s when it becomes all too much and too hard, fear and anxiety creeps in and our goals slip away.

We cannot rid ourselves of fear and anxiety but we can learn to minimize it.

Instead of focusing on the ‘big picture’, we need to adjust our focus on the next small step, such as writing an email or making a phone call.  The bigger the fear and anxiety the smaller the steps we need to take.

Learning to use our small steps as motivation and celebrating each one in a positive way keeps us moving forward toward our ‘big picture’.

Like you, I have a number of long term goals.  But in the meantime I am going to focus on writing my next blog. What’s your next small step?

Until next time, I hope your goals are big and your steps are small.

Rochelle