FORERUNNERS COURSE🎯SESSION 9

 🪷Keep Your Dreams Big But Your Steps Small!

The Power of Small Steps 

As salamu alaikum all! 

In today's session I would like to draw your attention to the power of small steps. Many of you may be feeling overwhelmed thinking that the goal with the planner is to follow it 100%. It isn't! The goal of the planner is to be consistent in writing it. The promise I had taken from all of you is ONLY to WRITE the planner everyday, morning and evening. Ticks and crosses are all upto you and it is in fact NOT recommended to aim for 100/100 in the initial days. Its better to build up slowly, little by little, one small step at a time rather than try to be big and perfect from the beginning and burn out!

So the point is, Its OK to have crosses in your planner, your 1st step of accomplishment comes when you consistently WRITE the planner without fail, your performance will duly follow as you now don’t have an escape from the reality of your performance and achievements. But be kind to yourself and take small but consistent steps at a time towards each of your goals.  

Surprisingly, small steps can have a big effect. Here’s how:

1 – Small steps get us started

A focus on small steps helps us get started. After all, they don’t feel overwhelming. Then, inertia takes over and once we’re in motion, it’s easier to continue.

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain

2 – Small steps add up to big results

3 – Success breeds success

As it is easy to be successful with small steps, the positive feelings of accomplishment makes you want to have more it thus making you steadily work towards your goals. 

4 – Consistency makes work easier

Small steps help us create valuable habits, which help us achieve big goals. Small steps help us avoid decision fatigue, which diminishes our impact. Small steps also allow us to better manage our cognitive load, meaning we have more headspace to deal with all our other thoughts and plans. And finally, small steps help us to better manage distraction. The less we have to resist the destructive habit of multi-tasking, the more success we’ll have with each small step.

5 – Progress = Momentum

Small steps create critical early momentum. And this momentum is crucial if you want yourself to thrive. One of the most prevalent features of high-performers is the ability to make meaningful progress on important goals. And this translates into higher creativity and productivity. As Professor Szu-chi Huang says, “When you are just starting a pursuit, feeling reassured that it’s actually doable is important, and achieving a sub-goal increases that sense of attainability.”  

6 – Small steps aren’t overwhelming, so they are more likely to stick

Small steps are attainable and are specifically designed to not feel overwhelming. They are also easier to fit into hectic, over-scheduled days, which most people face on a regular basis. As an added bonus, small, incremental changes are the kind of changes that actually stick. Sudden radical transformations don’t have nearly the same staying power.  

So don't fret, take it easy and enjoy your journey with the power of small steps!! 

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