We use the term all the time to explain how one gets from point A to point B when undertaking something difficult. We have to practice the skill over and over throughout life, whether in business or our personal lives. Sometimes we get frustrated with a project or a client, but we know we have the tools we need to be able to solve the problem and move forward.

Granddaughter Tessa took her first solo steps yesterday, just three weeks shy of her 1st birthday. Watching her cognitive and physical progress has reminded me daily that we have to just keep trying and we’ll get there. Whether it’s a tough business decision or working through that project from hell, you can and will figure out the baby steps to take to get from here to there.