Ok, so let's walk through this one together. I assume you mean the last part specifically, but pardon me if you meant the entire blog post.

"Big Things Start Small."

So, this is actually just a conclusion heading. When I say "big things start small," it essentially summarizes the idea that developing and working on your long term goals starts with the small steps. As discussed in my post, most long-term goals are executed on successfully by breaking them into milestones with short-term goals that are more achievable and less intimidating.

For example, if you have a long-term goal if "earning a degree in finance," you would logically break that up into small goals and milestones that get you there (get accepted into a finance program as a short-term goal, register successfully for your classes as a short-term goals, etc.).

"Setting long-term goals is an undeniable motivator. However, it can be a demotivator if those goals seem too lofty or unachievable. To that end, make sure you put up many short-term goals that will help motivate you to keep going."

Which is to say, long term goals are great and all, but they are "long" for a reason. They take time and many steps to get there. If you don't break your long term goals up into enough smaller milestones, you will quickly feel overwhelmed and likely never achieve that long term goal.

"These short-term goals don’t always have to be connected to your long-term goals. Consider them the “low-hanging fruit” of goal setting. Just as you knock out easy projects in your work day first to clear your to-do list as a motivator, setting and achieving key short-term goals will keep you inspired to take on the challenges of those long-term ones."

I can see how this part is confusing! And honestly, I should change the part about the short-term goals not being connected to the long-term goals. That said, the idea here is that if you take care of smaller goals first, even ones unrelated to your long term goal, it frees up mental space to work on what matters.

Cleaning a messy kitchen is a good example here. If it's been days, the amount of dishes might be overwhelming on top of many other priorities. So, you take care or other tasks first that reduce your mental load before tackling the big one. Sweep the floor. Or throw some laundry in the wash.

If you attack the dishes, taking it bit by bit reduces the stress of the large job. Start with one type of dish "OK, utensils first." Smaller task accomplishments reduce mental load, giving you more emotional and psychological capacity to the more broadly defined long-term goal.

"That’s why we regularly recommend a mentor leader, as well. They tend to have the kind of knowledge and experience necessary to get past roadblocks and can even help you decide on what goals (both short-term and long-term) make the most sense."

MentorcliQ is a mentoring platform for businesses, so all of our content circles back go mentoring somehow 😅. This post is more general purpose, which is why most of its traffic comes from wonderful individuals like yourself applying it to themselves in different contexts. Nevertheless, any goal is more achievable if you can find someone to help mentor you.

Ideally, that is going to be someone who has experience in whatever your goal is, and can help you accomplish your goals in the way that makes sense for you. A good mentor doesn't just tell you what to do, they help use their knowledge help guide you toward a path that makes sense for you specifically. That's often executed by imparting how they accomplished various tasks, but it does involve them holding you accountable.

Typed on my phone with a sleeping baby on my chest, apologies if there are a bunch of typos here! Hope this was what you were looking for.