"A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step". Forget about the 150,467th step. Are you afraid to take that 112th step?
Philosophical Engineering
Often we have heard this cliche and realize its importance at some superficial glance. That success is really in the process of getting from where we are today to where we want to be tomorrow. However, what is often overlooked is that there can be no shortcuts of steps to achieving a goal. No race official has let me begin a marathon and cut corners to take off some distance and be allowed to finish the race.
And so the fear of success might lie within the courage to take ALL the necessary steps to crossing that finish line.
(Modified excerpt from The Impression of a Good Life: Philosophical Engineering and inspired touch by The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell)
