The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.

Lots of small steps equates to a giant leap.

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

2001 was a small step for Stanley Kubrick, but it was a giant leap for special effects.

If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step.

Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.