The Surprising Power of Small Steps

During any solutions-focused project we make a lot of significant progress by discussing and then taking?small steps.

So how small should a small step be?

'Small enough for you to take it'?is a handy maxim.

Consider a selection of small steps, perhaps popping up as candidates in the course of a project discussion or coaching conversation. Which one to choose?

In one sense it doesn't matter, as long as you do make a choice. Any step that you will take is better than one that you won't. Our advice is to develop a sense of which are those you are more likely to do. You could sort through them for:?

• The easiest
• The most attractive
• The soonest
• The nearest

All of these are infinitely superior to the next one along the scale - however impressive it may sound - that you don't take! ?