A Journey of a Thousand Miles ...

All it takes to break down a large goal into tiny steps is to reframe

Everyone knows the new year is an ideal time to set an intention to accomplish something that’s been on your “to do” list.

Experts say the best way to accomplish challenging goals is to start small.

If you want to start working out, get up in the morning and put on your sneakers, they say.

If you want to read more books, start with a page or two.

One of my 2025 goals is: meditate for three minutes three times a week.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” according to a Chinese proverb.

Sometimes all it takes to break down a large goal into tiny steps is to reframe.

For instance, if you focus on the totality of the project, writing your life story for posterity may seem overwhelming.

But if you focus on the first assignment in the first chapter — writing down the details of the day you were born — the entire mood shifts. What seemed onerous and complicated in the abstract becomes simple and easy in reality.

Everything after the first assignment flows as easily because it is all based on simply triggering your memories, one after the other.

I spent several years creating the easiest possible way for everyone to write their life stories for posterity because I believe it is that important.

For the next weeks, I will post a newsletter every few days with your writing “assignments.” Each will focus on one decade of your life.

At the end, if you keep up, you will have written your life story.

Are you ready?