Taking the First Step

When I coach, I often find many people have difficulty not necessarily in accomplishing a goal – but rather in just starting it.  They have all these ideas in their head, they write things down, they make long to-do or wish list that carry over from days to weeks to even months – but that is the extent of their action. 

A little secret that may people don’t know is that what generally happens once a person takes action on a goal – just the first step, no matter how teeny tiny of a step it may seem to be - things begin to magically fall into place.  Once the ball gets rolling and catches momentum - people, things, situations just seem to come to their aid to support their goal and before they know it – they’ve accomplished what they thought they couldn’t even start.  So it’s not necessarily the difficulty in starting – but rather it’s the ‘not starting’ that makes it so difficult.  Get it?

The next time you have an issue/challenge/task that may appear daunting or overwhelming – just take the first step and everything else will follow.  Try it...it works all the time – but you’ve got to just take the first step.  Get Ready, Get Inspired! -GD