I ran 15 km on Sunday.

But here's the thing, I almost didn't go.

No energy. No willpower. Didn't feel like it.

So I didn't focus on "running 15 km."

I focused on the 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

→ Just get to the running store where my group meets.

That's it. Nothing more.

Once I was there, a new goal:

→ Just start running.

Then:

→ Just make it to 5 km.

At 5 km, some turned back to complete their 10 km.

I decided to continue.

15 km done.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀.

James Clear talks about this, goals are overwhelming, systems are actionable.

David Allen calls it the "next action" in Getting Things Done, the smallest physical step you can take to move forward.

Two things made Sunday possible:

𝟭. 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, the running group was waiting.

𝟮. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀, I never thought about 15 km until it was done.

Stop thinking about the whole staircase.

Just take the next step.

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What's one thing you've been overthinking that just needs a first step?