Step, breathe. Step, breathe.
As I climbed up the tallest mountain in my home state (Guadalupe Peak in Texas) I couldn’t help but think about the endeavor that I am undertaking of starting my own web based business. Sure I just finished a masters degree in technical commmunication, but it didn’t really teach me what I need to know to get going on my own. How do we do anything though? Whether it be complete a stint in the military, get a masters degree, start a business, or climb a mountain, we do it the same way. One step at a time.
The day after I came down off of the peak I met an individual who ironically gave me the same advice. Step, step, breath. So I embrace that as my mantra. Do something for my business, and then take a breath. Then get ready to do the next thing. It is a process, but I embrace the process as part of life. Step, breathe.
Sure it takes time, and it can be overwhelming when we look at that summit from the bottom. I knew there was a peak up there that I wanted to get to, but I couldn’t see the view until I got there. All I could see was that one step and this huge task in front of me. So thinking about the view from the peak wasn’t really going to get me there. Maybe it can help drive you forward. There is a reward waiting at the end. Maybe I didn’t know exactly what that looked like, but isn’t that point of doing something new? To see what you have never seen before.
Even thought the peak in Texas isn’t the tallest in the world (8,751 ft), it’s still a peak. It was still a task to accomplish and the view was still amazing. So maybe a caveat to my mantra: Step, breathe, enjoy the victories when they come. Now I’m ready for the next step, the next breath, the next victory, and the next step again, because that is how we keep moving.
