You are about to start implementing that great goal and plan, but suddenly you came to terms with the reality and scope of what it entails—it may cause panic and different thoughts to flow through your mind, asking; ‘Where do I start? How can I do this? The project is massive, so how can I cope? It is intensive, but how can I do it?’
It could be a challenge to execute great things, and it may seem far-fetched and difficult to accomplish—it might be your recent experience or situation. Have you set a goal or made a plan but quit in frustration? Were you overwhelmed by the demands and felt you could not carry on? I wonder if a new approach may help you.
It is often easier to do little things or perhaps a little at a time than to do big things or presumably, do big things in one go. Some people may get frustrated when they have too much to bite or too heavy to carry. They would be surprised at how much they can chew if they do it a little at a time. They could be amazed how far they could walk if only they do a fraction of a mile per time.
The idea is simple; you have enormous work to do or a long journey to cover; How do you approach the task? You can break it down into manageable sizes and do each consistently to help you see it differently.
You may want to save a hundred pounds for a project. It may seem impossible because you only have ten pounds a day as your pocket money or allowance. It may be a great challenge for you at first, but if you consider saving a pound a day in a money box, it may make it practicable.
One hundred days later, you would have achieved your goal. What makes it different? The difference is that you probably can let go of one pound daily—because it would have less impact on you than to let go of one hundred at once. It is about knowing the practicable place to start.
If you desire to lose weight, you may find it challenging to achieve it in one day. However, you could commit to something you can manage daily—which will eventually help achieve your goal if you keep to your routine.
You may have discovered that some people added weight the same way even though that may not be their goal. They just ate some fast food or indulged in extra sauces or confectioneries every day at lunchtime—they kept the routine. They then discovered that after one year, their clothes became too small. It was gradual and effective. They can reverse the action the same way, by doing something daily to restore their desired weight. It works whichever way, but you can use it wisely for your advantage.
If you learn a new word every day, after a hundred days, you would have learnt one hundred words. If you start a plan to exercise for ten minutes every day, you would have achieved one thousand minutes in hundred days. You only have to think of the ten minutes and commit to it daily, and in hundred days, you would have done what you thought was difficult to start.
If you find it hard to start or achieve your goal, do not try to do many different things because that will not draw you closer, but doing the right thing a little at a time, will. You can make progress happen when you move towards your aim or objective by consistent action—it is not when you are doing something unrelated.
It may be hard to lift a bag of stones that weighs one tonne, but you may be able to move ten kilograms at a time and achieve the same result, doing it a hundred times in a well-managed and evenly spaced manner. You could even make it smaller by taking only five kilograms per time, doing it two hundred times. The problem is that if you see your goal as one tonne and that you cannot lift it, you may not do anything until either the hundred days or the two hundred days is over.
It may explain why many people have not done anything about their goals and plans. They perhaps see the massive one tonne and only see nothing they can do, so they only watch to see the time elapse.
There is something you can do to make progress towards your goal. Yes, if you commit to little chunks that you can handle and do it regularly, you will see that you are moving forward and will eventually achieve the goal.
If achieving the goal is crucial to you, it would not matter if you did it in ten or a hundred days, but it would matter if the same time elapsed and you did not do anything at all. The limitations you have may prevent you from doing it sooner but may not necessarily stop you from doing it at all.
You may not have to put the goal aside after all. You can find out what you can do in smaller chunks and frequently, which will drive you towards it. It may be slower, but if it will help you move forward gradually—considering the limitations around you—embrace it. It is called progress.
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