An ant on the move does more than the dozing ox. – Lao Tzu

I don’t know about you but this one sparked an interesting mental picture. A sleeping ox next to a tiny little any busily carrying a leaf.

An important part of being successful and happy is being action oriented.

An interesting realization I think I have come to lately is that is more of the “tortoise vs the hare” kind of action instead of the “bull in the china shop”.

The slow and steady and continual progress will win out in the end.

I have challenged myself lately to find smaller goals that lead up to the bigger goals.

Think about a half dozen long term goals that you have, the really big ones.

And then work on finding small, incremental steps you can take today that will lead to meeting those goals.

Want to be rich? Start saving and investing every month.

Want to be physically fit? Start exercising for x minutes x days a week.

Want to be wise? Start reading something smart for 5 minutes a day.

Whatever your long term aspirations, find something small and steady that will get you there and get started….today.

Make it a great day.

Jake