How to reach your biggest, most audacious, impossible goals

Inch by Inch

Getting a personal development prompt from ChatGPT feels oddly cosmic. Like the Universe whispering something meant just for you.

Here's what I got today,
“Stretch into courage - even if only an inch. It changes everything.”

And it reminded me…

When I was about 17, I decided I wanted to do a split. And I scheduled training. There were others to “compete against” – I was dedicated.

It took a year or so of daily stretching. Nothing extreme. I did it. I never lost it ever since.

It was done inch by inch.

On any given day you wouldn’t say there was a lot of progress done.

Sometimes it felt I was moving backwards.

And yet, in a year, I was sitting in a full split.

Inch by inch. Word by word. Step by step.

When we look at our heroes, we often think that somehow they magically leaped to where they are today.

To be honest, looking at some of their achievements often feels discouraging – they are so far ahead, that their journey feels indistinguishable from magic.

And yet, you know, that they too, arrived there inch by inch.

Today’s post is a reminder to self, to you – whatever you want, no matter how big and far away from where you are, you too, can stretch into it.

Inch by inch.

Patience.