TIP 67

GET YOURSELF UNSTUCK

       Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

CHINESE PROVERB

The key to making a big change is to make a little change. This has to do with inertia. We often get stuck in the idea of having to make some huge change in our lives, and it seems overwhelming, so we don’t do anything. We just wish, wait, and hope. Or we may just be stuck in a very comfortable routine. The trick is to realize that the force of inertia (the tendency of bodies at rest to stay at rest) will keep you exactly where you are unless you do something. Amazingly, that something doesn’t even have to be related to what you want.

You’ve probably heard of taking a big goal and chunking it down into baby steps. This is a ...

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