Overwhelmed by a big project [or even a small one]? Take baby steps, that’s the answer.

Break it down into small steps that you can easily do, and tackle just one at a time. Don’t think about the whole picture, just the one step you’re working on. When you finish that, take a break, reward yourself [but not with the rest of the day off, like me!], and then go on to the next one.

Before you know it, you’ve reached the top of the stairs — or finished something big that you didn’t think you could do!

What one baby step will you take right now? Tell us in the comments below, and then hop to it!

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There’s a blog post in this, but for now:

Just give yourself a break already. So you’re a flake, big deal.

Get over it, stop being mad at yourself, and get busy working on that thing that you’re so excited about. Get one little thing done, and you will be deliriously happy. Temporarily. Then, before the I’m-such-a-FLAKE mantra can start running through your head again, get started on one other little thing. See how that works.

Rinse. Repeat.