First Steps Never Get Old

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE 1^ST TIME?

First steps!  We all take them throughout our lives.  


Without 'first steps', we'd never move forward.  They can be scary at times; stepping into a new career, a new school, a new social group...but once we push past the fear and take the step, the emotions change to excitement and joy! 


The opposite of 'first steps' is walking in circles.  Too many times we lose sight of the excitement and joy new steps bring and let fear keep us from getting anywhere.  

We've all heard the saying ~  ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result’. 

When you're not doing something for the first time…then you're doing the same thing over and over.  And if  you're  doing the same thing over and over…you can't expect anything to change. 

Are you at the finish line?  

Are you done?  

Have you come to that line you have drawn 

between possible and impossible? 

If you're not ready for things to stay just as they are…

...if you have a dream of more, then

you must continue to do things for the first time.   

It’s not a matter of how far that dream or vision you have is from being a reality…it's a matter of constantly moving forward....

Just. One. Step. At. A. Time.  

Your line defining what was possible and impossible moves FORWARD each time you do something for the first time. 

When I see people who have decided that they have reached the line of impossibility, I see people who have stopped doing something for the first time.  I see people who have let fear and self doubt decide for them that they have come to the end of what's possible.  

I’ll prove it: 

Possible looks like this...

Your business and all its possibilities started with the first time you decided to give it a try.  The first time you stopped listening to the excuses and fears and took a step you had never made before.  

Impossible looks like this….

A business and all its possibilities ended when a person decided to not step out and give it a try for the first time.


Possible...

If you are in a party plan business, your bookings and all the possibilities of continued bookings started the first time you decided to ask a friend to hold your first show.  From this first step you found more opportunities to fill your calendar. 

Impossible...
A home party business and all the possibilities of continued bookings ended  when someone decided not to take that first step of asking a friend to hold a show. 


Possible...

For those that have developed a leadership business, your journey to leadership and all its possibilities started with the first time you decided to share with someone your business opportunity.  

Impossible...
A journey to leadership and all its possibilities ended when someone decided not to take that step of sharing the opportunity. 


Possible...

Your success to this point started with the first time you decided to invest in personal development. 

Impossible...

Personal growth and success ended when someone decided not to take that first step of investing in personal development. 

Taking a first step is how it starts.  

Not taking a first step is how it ends.  

Be willing to dream and then do something…one thing…even the smallest thing…for the first time. 

This is different than doing the same thing over and over.  Try something you haven't tried before.  Learn something new and then do it.  


Don't make it complicated, just step out there and find a new idea from another successful person and then try it yourself for the first time.  Doing something for the first time just means it's the first time YOU have done it.  


When you do, you'll find the excitement and joy of 'first steps' will energize you and your business in ways that are sure to move it forward to the next level of success.  

Let’s Get There One Step at a Time,

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