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Step by
Step
By Greg Hickman
“There is no one giant step that does it. It's a
lot of little steps.”
Peter A. Cohen
It has often been said that the grass is
greener on the other side of the fence. Maybe it is and
then again, maybe it isn’t. After all, sometimes the
greenest grass around can be found on our
side of the fence. But in either case, why do so many
people remain right where they are today, content to
simply gaze at the lush turf in the distance instead of
taking off their shoes and stepping out into the plush
playground that beckons just beyond?
Instead of playfully frolicking in the
soft, cool grass of the stunning meadow like setting
just a few steps away, they choose to do nothing,
standing and staring while dreaming of their childhood
days when playing in the park was the name of the game.
Why don’t they simply hop the fence, kick up their heels
and have the time of their lives on the beautiful grass,
rekindling that childlike enthusiasm that made their
lives so very special back then? More often than not,
it’s taking that first step that stops people stone cold
in their tracks. So they end up gazing and gawking at
the good life instead of living it.
“The elevator to success is out of order. You'll
have to use the stairs... one step at a time.”
Joe Girard
There’s an old saying that goes: “He who
is outside the door has the hardest part of the journey
behind him.” And it’s that taking of that first step,
doing something completely different from what we’re
used to doing, which terrifies some people right to the
bone. Yet take that first step we must if we ever want
to make our lives come alive with the kind of passion
and fervor that can literally set us ablaze with an
enthusiastic zeal for living.
Few can argue that our lives will
eventually become quite ordinary if we stand in the same
place all the time. And an ordinary life is hardly a
life worth living, wouldn’t you agree? After all,
there’s nothing extraordinary about being ordinary.
If our lives are to become everything we
have ever hoped and dreamed they could be, rich and
rewarding lives that can take us anywhere we’ve ever
imagined, we’re going to have to step away from the
present and step out into the new, unexplored, uncharted
territory… and keep stepping.
“Throughout the centuries there were men who took
first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but
their own vision.”
Ayn Rand
Rather than cower and back away when
difficulties arrive on the scene, as they surely will as
you make your way to the top, you need to step up to the
plate and take these challenges on without doubt or
hesitation. You need to keep your attention clearly
focused on your goals, finding a way to take those
obstacles and stumbling blocks that attempt to obstruct
your path and convert them into stepping stones.
Why should you allow life’s troubles and
tribulations any opportunity whatsoever to keep you from
striding into that breath taking future just over the
horizon or just around the bend? You shouldn’t and you
won’t. By zeroing in on where you want to go and then
taking the needed steps to get you there, you’ll soon
find yourself sinking your feet into the coolest and
crispest grass you have ever felt.
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another
step.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
John Wanamaker said, “One may walk over
the highest mountain one step at a time.” Ah yes, one
step at a time. The longest of journeys always begins
with that initial single step — followed up by another
and then another.
Isn’t it about time that you confidently
stepped up, stepped out and stepped away from the past?
Aren’t you ready to step it up so that you can step into
the future that has been your destiny since birth?
Why waste a minute longer aimlessly
staring at the greener grass that others enjoy daily,
wishing those good times and great adventures could be
yours? Why not boldly take that first step today and
then keep stepping higher, farther and faster with each
and every step you take? If you will just take that
first few steps and keep stepping, then before you know
it, you’ll be living life with more purpose and passion
than you’ve ever imagined, walking amongst the clouds.
The Bottom Line: Fulfilling your
date with destiny begins with a single step.
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