i rarely read forwards.and all the more rarely forward forwards.

heres a simple one though, but good thought…

want to gain muscles, lose weight or complete your part-time mba course ? many people don’t want any of these… they hate long-term goals! it is either too far or too big… it will take a few years to achieve and requires a lot of effort. most of us are overwhelmed with the size of the goal and then easily get discouraged. the focus is on all the effort needed. “i just can’t do it”. this reminds me of the story of the clock that had been running and running. this clock had sat on the mantle for years. and it ran and ran. one day, the clock began to think about how many times it had to tick during the year. it counted up the seconds – it would have to tick 31,536,000 times a year!!!

the clock seemed overwhelmed – “i can’t do it, that is just too much.” so the clock stopped ticking. then somebody reminded the clock that it didn’t have to tick the 31,536,000 seconds all at one time, but rather one tick at a time. the clock then realized this was okay and started ticking again! want to gain muscles, lose weight or complete your part-time mba course ? the trick is in doing a little bit every day – not doing it all at once. so the next time you find yourself overwhelmed by your goal, remember the clock and the number of ticks – do a little bit every day and over time you will reach your goal. reaching your goal is worth it!