“The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
– Confucius
When I was writing my first book, I kept telling myself I’d start once I had time. But time never came—until I stopped waiting and carved it out. No mentor, no workshop, no lightning moment—just me at 6 a.m., writing in silence.
That first sentence was my perfect one. It had no prior comparisons. None whatsoever. It turns out it was the ‘perfect step’ I was waiting for; and this, for many years.
We think the breakthrough comes with a big push from outside. That’s a rare thing to happen. You wouldn’t halt your life for the next blue supermoon, would you?
Waiting for the next Halley’s Comet might cost you a whole lifetime.
Truth is, most breakthroughs start in small, quiet defiance—when you stop waiting and begin. That push. That effort. That silent advancement. That is the real deal.
🛠 Action Point:
🔍 Identify one dream you’ve been postponing.
⛏️ Break it into one small action you can take today.
⏲️ Schedule it. Commit publicly if it helps.
Just start.
Your first effort is the perfect step, it has no history. Stop waiting… you already have the perfect step.
👉🏾 What dream have you delayed, simply because you’re waiting for a push you could give yourself?
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