A drip and a splash

When I first began working on changing my life almost a decade ago, I fantasised about making a splash.

Something that would signify I was different like:

• Quitting my job
• Taking time off from work to travel
• Cutting all my hair off
• Switching careers
• Starting over in a new city

I’d daydream about the kind of shift that comes from doing something major.

But then I’d be brought back to reality. How could I make a splash by doing something big, when I wasn’t even able to do something small?

So instead of jumping in at the deep end, I started making the faintest of ripples. At the time, it didn’t really feel like anything was changing but then I’d look back on the time that had passed and notice a difference.

In hindsight, I’ve come to understand that even if I did make a splash with some dramatic change in my life, I would have still needed to do the small things. The challenges I was facing wouldn’t have disappeared just because I moved to a new city or quit my job.

I would’ve just gotten excited and then deflated, once I realised that nothing had actually changed

However, now that I’ve had time to work on the the drips, the little things that build up over time, I’m finally ready to do something big.