Robert Collier, who was a successful New Thought author, once wrote: “Big things are only little things put together.” The simplicity of this statement might appear ludicrous, but there’s actually magic behind it.

That short passage is from his famous book entitled The Secret of the Ages. The insight came to him one day when he was watching a sixteen-storey building being constructed. He states that one morning as he stood watching the construction he heard the shrill sound of a whistle and watched as a derrick lowered a platform from great height. When it reached the ground, a workman fastened a chain around the center of a steel beam. The whistle sounded again, and Robert watched as the girder rose to great height where other workers fastened it into place with bolts, adding to the structure.

We can apply this simple point to our goals, which may seem impossibly big and challenging when viewed in their totality. But that’s not how great structures–or great goals–are achieved. They’re accomplished one step at a time; the way that one steel beam added to the tall building that Robert described. The people who accomplish such great feats do so with intense passion and unwavering focus. They also exhibit great patience, but not the type that leads to procrastination. They realize that projects come together in the right fashion in the right time. Doubt–if ever it should knock at the door to their mind–is quickly replaced by a positive focus that enables them to move forward. These great men and women realize that the mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master!

As you’re contemplating your goal, take a look for the proof of this type of thinking. There are many great accomplishments now taking place. Think nano technology; think exploration of space; think computer technology. History is also full of great examples: think Great Wall of China; think Ford; think Marconi; think Wright Brothers; think Bell. What might seem easy from our point of view took Patience, Dedication, and Will. Big things are only little things put together. What one beam will you add–today–to the goal that you’re building? If you know it, do it now.

Dare to dream (and care for one another).

With heartfelt regards,

Art

Copyright © – 2020 – R. Arthur Russell

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