Taking Success One Baby Step at a Time

                                                               

 

Max Lucado's newest book Great Day Every Day has some excellent advice for writers, as well as for all of us searching for success in any endeavor. The following is a short excerpt that reminds us how we can reach our goals one baby step at a time:



"An accomplished Ironman triathlete told me the secret
of his success.  He said, “You last the long race
by running short ones.”   Don’t swim 2.4
miles; just swim to the next buoy.  Rather than
bike 112 miles, ride 10, take a break, and bike 10
more.  Never tackle more than the challenge
ahead."




"Didn’t Jesus offer the same counsel?  He said in
Matthew 6:34, “So don’t ever worry about
tomorrow.  After all, tomorrow will worry about
itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its
own.” 


When asked how he managed to write so many books, the
author explained that he’d never written a book. 
All he did was write one page a day."




"Face challenges in stages.  You can’t control
your temper forever, but you can control it for the next
hour.


Remember, you last the long race by running the short
ones!"



Great advice, Max!  Thanks for the reminder!