My 1000 Small Steps

The Power of Poetry and Small Steps

Inspired by a chapter in Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker Palmer, I invited friends to write poetry that reflected small steps and the challenges we face in our country. I asked them to write using Haiku or Cinquain forms of poetry. My hope is that their poetry will inspire you to continue to…

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Luminary Leadership

Written by Cassi Christiansen, MCC, BCC, PMC, Uluminations By taking one small step, or 1000 small steps, you are being a leader.If you wonder how this is possible, I invite you to continue reading. “Leadership isn’t about where you show up on the org…

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Stacking Rocks…Small Steps

Written by Bob Knopp, UnCommon Sense A few years ago I built a small, decorative garden wall from stone. It was easy. It took two dozen stones about the size of bricks and I didn’t engineer it to last for generations. The whole project was finished in…

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Literally Small Steps…

Written by Janis Collins Colin O’Brady was nearing the summit of Mt. Everest when a dangerous windstorm forced him to turn back. If he failed to reach the top of the mountain, his 130-day effort to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam by climbing the highest peak on each of…

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Remembering the Value of Small Steps

In this fifth post about our journey of taking 1000 small steps to impact the outcome of the presidential election on November 3, 2020, I share more ideas about the value of small steps. First – let’s look at the flaw in the logic of “bigness” described by Charles Eisenstein in an article I read…

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The Power of Small Steps

My fervent belief in the power of small steps was the driving force in creation of My 1000 Small Steps, the project that evolved from the despair I felt on the morning of November 9, 2016. But why take small steps? In this fourth post on the journey of encouraging individuals to take 1000 small steps…

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