Chapter EightWHEN SMALL STEPS ARE TOO HARD: WHAT TO DO

When even small steps are toohard, it’s a sign that your fears arewaking up. Here are five ways toquiet those fears and move downthe kaizen path to your goal.

Small steps work. But if you’re heading toward a major change, you may feel like some of my clients, the ones who say, “Even small steps make me panic!” Resistance in any form—fear, panic, resignation, boredom—is a sign that fears are waking up. There are as many reasons to fear change as there are people on the planet. But there are five very common obstacles that nearly everyone has encountered. They cause all kinds of resistance and send us running for the hills. They make us want to give up on our most cherished hopes. The five ...

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