Do you have something that you really want to do but have yet to do? Do you find it very difficult to take that first step? Do you believe that after taking the first step, the journey will be smooth and you will have no problem at all?

If you answered “yes” to all the above questions, maybe it’s time to change your mindset a little because the first step in doing something might not be as hard as it seems. It is relatively easier than the steps which would follow the first one.

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Why do I think so?

• It’s easy to force yourselves to make the first step especially if you can convince yourselves that you have nothing much to lose.
• After passing the first hurdle, your excitement will somehow “cool off”.
• And to reignite your excitement after the first hurdle can be very difficult, which means your 2nd, 3rd and n-th steps will be more difficult than your first step.
• That is the big problem because at the end of the day, without maintaining the momentum, it will be hard to achieve whatever you initially wanted to achieve.

That is why in order to be successful in something, taking the first step IS important but it will not be enough to make it successful. You will need to continue with the momentum, or better, increase it. But that requires one to have a very good discipline. If you do not have the will to keep doing it, then you might as well forget it. You will just give up after the first step.

So, think carefully what you want to achieve and plan ahead. And be sure to follow that plan of yours and not giving it up after the first hurdle unless you really feel it’s not meant for you. Also, don’t take the first step for the sake of taking it. Don’t waste your time.

Maybe that is why some people from the older generation often says “If you want to do it, then do it properly, don’t do it halfway!”