Taking One Step At A Time

“There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.” – Peter A. Cohen

Sometimes, we just want to do many things all at once: give extra time to your family, take a business course, learn how to swim, or read one book a week. We build such a high castles of desires, and then it seems we just are not making progress at any one.

There are a few tips I think you would find helpful in making that progress you really want to see.

1. Do not rush. Keep calm, and draw a plan. You cannot do all those many things you want to do in one day.

2. Consistency. Give a little time to each activity every day. That way, you are making measurable progress. It could be as little as fifteen minutes, and as much as five hours.

3. There is no balance, but a scale of priorities. When people say things like someone is able to balance work and marriage, though I understand what they are trying to say, but that is not entirely true. Where is the balance when your spouse is sick, and you have an important business trip to make? At that point, you choose what really matters to you.

4. Technically, while you are busy attending your friend’s wedding, you might be missing an important business opportunity; while taking a part-time course, you are missing out on some family time, and while reading that book, you could have been sleeping or watching a movie.

5. Making Time: There is no phase in your life when you would ever “ have time”; you “make time.” If it is important, you have to create time for it.

In essence, always know what is important at every point in time, but never be so caught up in life’s motions that you forget to live.

Have a lovely new week!