With a "Baby Step," You Can Go Anywhere

We have entered September 2022.

There are only four months left this year.

From those who have already started
and are continuing new challenges,
to those still halfway there,
or even those who haven't started moving yet...

I hope that many people will spend 2022
without any regrets.

This talk is aimed at
those who haven't started moving yet
or those who are slow to start
content.

The topic is
"With a baby step,
you can go anywhere."

"Huh!?
A baby step??"

If you are curious,
please read until the end.

Well then, let's go (^^♪

✔Small steps
are effective enough

To achieve goals or make dreams come true,
you need to clear
each process.

If it's about getting a qualification,
daily study is essential.

If you are seeking your ideal body shape,
you will also think about
dietary restrictions and weight management.

For success in anything, you must always find
"the necessary actions" and
continue them steadily.

Even so...

"I just
can't get moving (-_-;)>"

For those people, I recommend
"a baby step."

A "baby step" is
also known in the world of habits
as "baby steps."

A baby's step is
incredibly small, isn't it?

Compared to an adult's step,
it is probably about one-tenth the size.

Even such a small step
is a great step when it comes to building habits.

This is because
you can go much further
than someone who is just standing still and thinking.

✔ The greatness of
"baby steps"

So, why do we
use the analogy of
"baby steps"?

In building habits, what is important is
to keep at it steadily.

Because you keep repeating and continuing day after day,
it leads to habit formation.

To help with that, "baby steps" will
be a source of strength for you.

People who fail at building habits
are those who start off with great enthusiasm, saying "I'll do it!"
but then quit after three days,
thinking, "I've had enough."

Behind such failures, the cause is often that
"the initial step was too big."

For example...

Suppose someone who thought, "I will make running a marathon a daily habit,"

ran 3km on the first day.

Suppose they also
managed to muster up the "motivation" on the second day
and ran 3km.

However, when the morning of the third day arrives...
their legs are sore, and mentally,
they fall into a painful state of thinking,
"Do I have to run another 3km?"

And, predictably, they skip the third day.

Once you skip one day, naturally,
you will continue to skip for two or three days.

As a result, the habit of
marathon running will never be yours.

The reason for the failure in this marathon example is that
"running 3km every day"was
simply too big of a step.

So, how can you
achieve habituation?

How do you utilize a baby step?

Let's think about it
using the marathon example above.

The failure of the marathon was
the daily routine of an action that was too big.

That is precisely why you should make your daily starting action
as small as possible.

For example...

・For now, just put on one sock.

・Go and line up your running shoes
at the entrance.

・At the very least, change into your running gear.

・Prepare everything the night before and go to sleep.

As shown above, please create
a small step that leads to the marathon.

And what is important is that once you practice
a small step, you
celebrate that action.

Also, if you
cannot practice the small step,
do not blame yourself.

"Why couldn't I even do
such a small thing?"
Please do not regret it.

If you fail at one action,
you just need to make it an even smaller step
and practice that.

In that way,the joy of continuingis
something important to realize.

✔ With a small step,
you can go far

Taking a marathon as an example, you might think,
"What! Can such a ridiculous action
really be effective!?"

That is exactly
what I thought a year ago.

Even though I have now been posting daily
for over 500 days,
when I first started posting, I did not
feel the need for small steps.

But one day,
I simply could not muster the "motivation"
and even the thought of "writing an article"
was painful.

At times like that,
"I'll just touch the keyboard for now"
I thought, "Just touching it is enough," so I got up,
sat in front of the computer,
and just tapped the keyboard a bit.

Then, strangely enough,
I started to think,
"Since I've already touched the keyboard,
I might as well open up note."

In the end,
"Since I've opened note,
I might as well write an article"
which led to action.

This is one example of how the small step of
"touching the keyboard"
brilliantly led my actions to success.

* * * * *

"Do not underestimate even a small step"

It is because you continue things that you realize their essence,
and move closer to true success.

Even if,
you were to succeed without effort,
a lucky punch will not last forever.

If you become complacent about the "power to continue,"
you will surely be tripped up.

This is because the pioneers of every era
were all people who achieved success
through the "power to continue" as well.

"I can't take action..."
"I'm slow to get moving..."

For those people, first and foremost,
a "baby step" is fine, so
please intentionally create a small step.

Your destiny will start to move from there.

I hope you will use
this article
as a reference to initiate your first action.

Well then, until next time.
Goodbye.