A business is built by tens of thousands of small steps strung together. Sometimes forward, sometimes backward.
A healthy body doesn’t come from one heroic workout. It comes from thousands of workouts strung together. Some good, some bad, some okay.
A healthy mind doesn’t come from a singular moment of enlightenment. It comes the perpetual pursuit of self-awareness.
Every step is a little step.
We get in our own way when we only see the totality of the work ahead. The forest, not the tree.
Some of those little steps become gigantic steps, but only in retrospect. They’re all small steps in the moment.
That little step of a phone call can be the one that leads to the next customer or investor.
But only after the small step of the phone call is taken.
That little step of choosing some movement over no movement can be the one that breaks the pattern of quitting.
But only after the small step of moving is taken.
That little step of pausing and recognizing our own anger or frustration can be the moment where we finally choose to respond differently.
But only after the small step of pausing for awareness is taken.
Moments. Stacked upon moments. Stacked up moments. Stacked upon moments.
Individual blocks where we get to choose what our next step is. Do or don’t. Grow or shrink. Move or stay stuck.
Take enough little steps, and the natural outcome is forward.
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✌️ and ❤️,
Adam Griffin