Everything starts with a first step — a small one.
Sometimes you’re eager to start something in a big way — to make up for lost time, or to get faster to the result you want. But in my experience, that only brings anxiety and frustration. Small steps are the key to consistency — at least for me.
Starting something new is always complicated, especially when it pushes you far outside your comfort zone. I tend to create excuses for myself: why I’m not good enough, or why it’s not perfect yet — instead of simply accepting that it takes time and effort. But lately, I’ve been getting better at starting things. Trying to go smaller. Dividing things. Especially when it’s something I want to turn into a habit.
(Atomic Habits is a great book on this — I’ll include it in the recommendations.)
In Brazil, we have something called “enemies of the end” — people who stay until the very end of things, and never want them to be over. So I decided to call this first post a "friend of the beginning" — a term for people who are learning to start. People who are finally doing things they’ve always wanted to try, or exploring something new. People who don’t fear frustration — and trust they’ll get there eventually.
This blog is a beginning for me, a way of sharing my thoughts — which originated in my morning walks, that originated on other first steps, like journaling and exercising. It’s a kind of snowball effect: the more you start, the easier it gets.
I hope these posts helps someone — or at least makes a few people stop and question life a little. Looking forward to know what you think!
