Sensational Sunday Small Steps
At the beginning of each college semester, professors
usually hand out a syllabus of the work expected for the class. I don’t know
about you, but I always found these things pretty daunting. It always seemed
like an impossible amount of work.
That’s because the syllabus was presenting the Big Picture. Big
Pictures are scary. But when the work is done a little bit at a time,
consistently, it often isn’t difficult at all. Most things in life are like
that, I’ve discovered. Looking at how far one has to go is discouraging, but
focusing on the small steps that can be taken today to get there makes it seem much easier. Like the image above,
a staircase could be pretty frightening if you had to get to the top by taking
a giant leap over all the steps, but going one step at a time is so easy we
never even think about it.
If you are discouraged by any step or piece of choreography,
break it down into smaller pieces and focus on that one piece each day. Gradually
the Big Picture will come into focus, and it won’t be so scary.
It works for other things in life too. Try it.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivatinal Secret #79:
“Take small steps consistently.”
Quote
of the Day:
““I am a slow walker, but I never walk
back.”
― Abraham Lincoln
― Abraham Lincoln
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