Daily Gratitude: This is another way of saying that you only need to see 200 feet ahead of you. Have you ever felt totally overwhelmed by something you’re working on? So overwhelmed, perhaps, that you’re just spinning your wheels and not really getting anything accomplished? The first thing to do is stop and take some deep breaths in an attempt to calm your nervous system. Then see if you can decide what the very next thing you need to do is. Something small. So small that no one would notice unless they knew the process. When it’s that small, it takes the pressure off you a bit since you aren’t as worried about all the eyes that might be looking at you. But the pressure is also lessened because this is probably something pretty simple and you know how to do it. Once you finish that one thing, you can feel more confident and also then decide what the next step is (remember to make it small) and continue on like this. Vol state (the 314 mile race I do in July) is a great example. If we look at having to run or walk 314 miles, it seems impossible. But if we look at it as only 16 miles in the next 12 hours, it becomes more attainable. And sometimes, if you’re like me, that 16 miles becomes “I just have to make it to the next guardrail”. You just have to make your big project into lots of little projects. I also call it “chunking”. Take a goal or project you have going now and think about what the next small step you have to take is. Now do that small step and you’re on your way.