“You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You say, ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid. You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall.” – Will Smith
They say patience is a virtue. They also say patience is not necessarily the ability to wait, but rather the manner in which you wait.
Truth be told, life is lived one day at a time. Novels are written one word at a time. You can only walk one step at a time.
Great walls are built one brick at a time.
We often desire change. We daydream about being and having and all that but we seldom act on those dreams. The distance seems impossibly long. Standing there, at the base of the mountain, contemplating having reached the peak, it feels as if daydreaming is all we can do.
Very true!
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Consistency is key!
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Indeed! Little by little, a little becomes a lot.
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One foot in front of the other is all I am capable of at this point, so I’m pleased that this is the thing to do. Thank you for your post. Really appreciate it and you.
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I actually like the headline
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One day at a time, but the action is still important. I read this story this morning, which goes with this blog –
Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance, he saw a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.
The man was stuck by the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached, the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.
As he came up to the person, he said: “You must be crazy. There are many miles of beach covered with starfish. You can’t possibly make a difference.” The person looked up at the man, then stooped down to pick up another starfish to throw into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said: “It sure made a difference to that one”.
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True. I have tried walking three steps at a time and have found it to be ineffective.
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Fantastic write up. Having the courage to take that all important first step can be difference between living a mediocre life and enjoying a deeply satisfying and fulfilling one.
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Yes, Brick by Brick and I go step after faltering step as I find my way in our incredible world.
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Fantastic post! Thank you for writing this.
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Thank you!
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Being an avid hiker and canoeist, getting to the destination is simply one step at a time or stroke of the paddle at a time. A correct and consistent stroke in a canoe can be kept up for a long period of time. The key though is consistency.
One word at a time.
Thanks for posting.
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Thank you, Glen! That analogy is brilliant. We can get everything we want in life if we are moving consistently towards our goals.
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Simply know where you’re headed and take one step at a time.
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Loved this!
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Thank you!
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I heard a YouTuber frame it as building and focusing on systems rather than goals. You engage systems everyday, which eventually lead to the accomplishment of goals.
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