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McLeod: Want to solve a big problem? Get started

War, disease, famine, your checking account.

Sometimes big problems can seem so overwhelming you don’t know where to start. It feels like trying to dig a hole to China. With a spoon.

But what if instead of feeling like you had to solve the whole problem, you could just solve one part of it?

Whether it’s credit card debt, a failing career or a house filled with clutter, little incremental steps are what create the momentum you need to take bigger steps later.

You don’t have to start at the perfect place; you just have to start some place.