Just take one more little step

I don’t know about you but I feel like New Years can be a huge pressure to make change.  As an idealist, (or maybe even a fantasist at times), I feel I should have a whole heap of resolutions and step by step plans as to how to achieve every single one within the next four weeks!  That’s a lot of disappointment waiting to happen!  The way I am wired means the only resolutions I think are worth considering are the grand gestures played out Hollywood – style in my mind’s eye!  Then my notorious impatience and stubbornness comes into play and I want it all done now, no mistakes along the way! If any of them get left undone…well, that’s a lot of back whipping to be done!

Don’t get me wrong,  as a Life Coach I can totally see the benefits of knowing your dreams and goals.  Not just knowing what they are but seeing them in completion, hearing, smelling tasting them.  It is proven that people who plan each step very specifically are the ones that are most likely to reach their desired destination.

But…how does that translate to someone like me?  A person with a lot of drive and determination, wanting to get to that goal but seeing too much of the big picture leaves me confused and overwhelmed. The feeling of being overwhelmed can be all consuming and often leads to giving up.  Giving up on moving forward, giving up on dreams, maybe even giving up on life.  I am slowly learning that yes, plan those steps and know where you are headed, because without that you will drift. BUT in carrying out these big resolutions, concentrate on that first little manageable step that is right in front of you.

Just put the next foot forward…

Just take one more little step!