Sometimes I see, in myself and my client, a reluctance to start what occurs a big job or difficult task.
It’s like our minds looking up at a mountain and thinking, ‘that’s too big to climb today’.
Tomorrow turns into next week. Which turns into next month. Then next year…
A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.
Give your brain something that it can say yes to – I can do that!
A couple of years ago I was reading Lessons From the Art of Juggling by Gelb and Buzan – the concept of using relaxed concentration for improved performance in business and life.
I’d made a commitment to be able to juggle 3 balls by the time I finished the book in one month. I finished the chapters relating to juggling 2 balls, and skipped ahead, missing the section on 3 balls because it seemed too hard.
After a month, I went back to the section on getting started with juggling with 3 balls.
The first step – pick up the third ball, so I had 3 balls in my hands.
The next step – throw 3 balls in the air and let them all fall to the ground.
The next step – throw 3 balls into the air and catch 1.
The next step – throw 3 balls into the air and catch 2.
The next step – throw 3 balls into the air and catch 3.
Then do it again.
Within 5 minutes I was juggling with 3 balls.
Context and accountability are decisive.
Be clear on the ‘Why’ for accomplishing something – in business or life – and then create a structure for fulfilment. One step, or action, followed by the next.
You’d be surprised at what you can accomplish by taking a step, then another, then another…
