481: Dream big, start small
Today I'm sharing one of my favourite pieces of advice, complete with an analogy!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Tuesday to you. So this week on the Daily Pappas, I am sharing my favorite pieces of unconventional listings to really help you get out of your own way and get shit done. And today, I'm talking about one of my very favorite things that I know if you've been around here before, you'll have heard me bang on about before. and it's this idea of starting small. Now I am a huge fan of having big dreams, but doing small actions. And what I mean by that is that it is so easy to completely intimidate ourselves and scare ourselves away from doing things because Either the start has to be perfect, or it just feels really, really overwhelming. I know there are many projects that I was so excited to start and habits that I wanted to do and goals I wanted to achieve that I put off because it just felt too big. In reality, I could have taken a small step and done another one and done another one and be there already years ago. But in the moment, it just felt too big, and I felt that the actions I could do were too small and they wouldn't make a difference. But let me tell you, that is absolute bollocks. We have to start small, and we have to break things down. In my world, there is no such thing as a step too small, and sometimes we really do need to, for our own sake, Take their ego hit and start almost embarrassingly small.
For everyone who knows me, they know I am definitely not a jogger, but I think it can be really helpful to think about this in terms of a bit of a jogging analogy. So rather than put any new diary, tomorrow at 6 AM, I'm going for jog, which I can tell you, I most definitely am not, and I don't think you could pay me to do it, and good on you for those of you who do. I digress. Instead of putting in your planner that you're gonna go for jog at 6 AM three times a week. We need to take that way back to the point that you think, yeah, of course, I can do that. So that first tiny step might look like getting up tomorrow whenever you get up, and put any running shoes by the front door. It does not look like putting them on. It does not look like leaving the house. It is just doing a small step towards that. If that one feels too small, then you go to, actually, putting your trainers on, and then maybe taking them back off again. And then the next step is putting your trainers on, leaving the house, and going for walk by the block, and so on and so on. Now this might feel slightly keyless, but bear with me. This is really important because a lot of the things that we struggle to motivate ourselves to do or things that we struggle to start There is a very real reason that we struggle, and it's called resistance. And we resist things because they're scary. because we've got on our head on loop, all of the times that we wanted to do something or aim to do something and didn't, so battling against that. And sometimes it can feel easier not to try, and this is definitely one of mine because at least any serious after disappointment if it not working out. Now what I'm trying to say here is that our resistance gets in the way of starting and what started as seemingly small thing can become this huge mountain that we've created in our head. But the truth is action begets action and doesn't matter what size action that is.
So when it comes to making any change in your life, taking your dream seriously, and really showing up for yourself. Start small, make it really achievable, and build from there. You'll be surprised just how far you come in quite a short period of time by making it that bit easier on yourself. And believe me, Big dreams can definitely come from small everyday actions.
So today, have a think about something you've been wanting to do that you've been putting off for whatever reason. And I challenge you to get ridiculous about this. Think about the literal smallest possible thing you could do. and set yourself a goal to do that tomorrow. See what happens when you do it. And I think you'll be pretty bloody surprised. Here's to overcoming our resistance. Here's to remembering the stories of the times that we did do it and using them as evidence instead. And here's to knowing that by listening to Seppo, you are part of a very fabulous and brilliant community. of women taking very, very tiny steps that are making huge ripples in the world. I can't wait to see you tomorrow.
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