I once heard a speaker say to his audience: no matter what the obstacle, no matter how afraid you are, no matter how big your call or destiny is, the way to overcome and excel beyond your wildest dreams is to do it, bit by bit.

It struck a chord. Bit by bit. Eureka!

You mean I don’t have to worry myself into a frenzy because I can’t readily see the fruit of my labor as a mother and exhorter of others? I don’t have to feel crushed by the weight of my dreams because I can’t see how they can possibly come to pass? I don’t have to feel useless because I can’t give to others as much as I used too?

The answer’s no, no, and no.

An ocean doesn’t become a majestic body of water over night. A tree doesn’t grow to breathtaking heights in a day. And a problem, dream or promise isn’t resolved or answered all at once–it happens, bit by bit.

Have you ever watched a child learning to walk? They take a step and when they’ve got their bearings, they take another. Sometimes they’ll fall, maybe even suffer a bump or two. But they ALWAYS get back up and take another step; and before we know it, they’re running circles around us until we’re dizzy.

You can do anything, dream anything and accomplish anything if you’re willing to do it, bit by bit. So, take the next step and keep on going!

Selena, is the Editor of Blissfully You. She is a gifted poet, orator and has for the 11th straight year been voted the “prettiest-funnest-bestest-biscuit-making-Mommy-in-the-whole-wide-world.” She chronicles her passion to empower others without apology and compromise on her blog, Speak2It.