Small Steps

If you were hungry enough to want to eat an elephant how would you do it? The answer of course is one bite at a time - even when the elephant in question is one of those delicious Cote D'or hazelnut filled choccies. Savour it, one bite at a time.

A client I worked with today reminded me that real and meaningful change in his life can only come about by focusing on small steps towards achieving what he wants. So often we are taken in by the big picture; how we should look, what we want to achieve, what our family should be like, that we focus all our attention on achieving that. But putting all our energy into creating what we want instantly can end up ruining all our attempts to achieve something new. At some point the task just seems too big or unachievable and we put it on the back burner for a while. And we start to think things about ourselves and our ability - often along the lines of 'I'm not good enough' or 'I can't do this' or 'If I can't even do this then why should I try anything?'

So what changes are you contemplating in your life? Take what you want to achieve and break it into smaller more manageable steps. Get some help to do this if necessary. And then work on achieving the small steps, rewarding yourself all the way. With Cote D'or chocolate elephants if that's your passion!