There Are No Small Steps
The other day a friend of mine cut up one of her credit cards.
That’s right, go back and re-read that sentence! She wants to begin to Choose The Life She Wants and part of that includes reorganizing her financial picture.
She told me that she sat looking at the credit card for a very long time. It was a platinum card.
Deep breath.
Then she took out the scissors.
Deeper breath.
She proceeded to sit with the card in one hand and the scissors in the other for another very long time.
Deepest breath.
SNIP!
That’s huge right?
Well, as she was telling me this story, she was already downplaying the significance of what she’d done. She started with that old refrain, “Yeah, but...”
“Yeah, but I have many other cards… Yeah, but that was just one… Yeah, but that was just a tiny, baby step.”
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We all need to realize that when it comes to choosing the life you want, there are no small steps. We need to acknowledge and celebrate each and every step that we make in our respective CTLYW journeys.
Please, please, please, don’t insult yourself by diminishing the “small” accomplishments you make along the way! Small actions trump grand intentions every time! That’s what the CREATE Phase of the CTLYW Process is all about!
By the way – I advised my friend to go back to the garbage can and retrieve a small piece of the credit card to keep as a monument to her new choices and her new life!
How about YOU?
- What are you committing to? Let’s hear about it in the comments section!
- What will you use as a symbol of your new choices and your new life?
My name is Patrick Mathieu and I'm a speaker, author and coach. I developed The Power of Mortality™ and I've been featured in a full-length documentary film and appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including an hour-long interview with Dr. Oz on Oprah & Friends where we discussed my first book and my 
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That’s exactly what I’ve decided to do this year – Go slow… very, very slow.
I’ve quit smoking (a day at a time) and started my workout routine. There have been other changes that I’ve been less successful at, but they’ll take more effort.
But its all worth it.
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