{"id":46018,"date":"2020-08-31T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-my\/?p=46018"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:15:30","slug":"next-10-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-my\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/next-10-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the next 10 steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Taking the next 10 steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this long, middle, tiring, tiresome stage of the pandemic (the novelty has worn off, hasn\u2019t it), here is an easy and obvious tip to boost motivation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Write down your long, medium, short term goals (make them realistic, but satisfying to achieve).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s your next three steps<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So write down:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>3 things you would like to achieve this week<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>3 (bigger things) you would like to achieve in the next month<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>3 (even bigger things) you would like to achieve by year\u2019s end<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I have found this very helpful on expeditions over the years &#8211; the middle phase of an expedition is always long and slow going, and it feels like no progress is being made &#8211; see video below in the desert of death.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My next 10 steps &#8211; in the desert!<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/415389496<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>#Covid #babysteps #perseverance #resilience #goals #mentalhealth<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Inspired? Read more about another tip from my expeditions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-my\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/next-10-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">balancing the negatives with the positives<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the next 10 steps. In this long, middle, tiring, tiresome stage of the pandemic (the novelty has worn off, hasn\u2019t it), here is an easy and obvious tip to boost motivation: Write down your long, medium, short term goals (make them realistic, but satisfying to achieve). 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