The Fulfilled Leader with Jean Balfour One Piece at a Time: Building the Life You Want
Jul 17, 2025
Feeling stuck in your career? Discover how small, incremental changes can lead to significant breakthroughs. The host shares a personal journey with a jigsaw puzzle, illustrating how meaningful progress often comes in tiny steps. By embracing 'one-degree turns,' you can navigate frustration and transform your life and leadership. Whether it's relationships or career growth, focus on daily, sustainable actions. Remember, you don’t need a grand vision—just take it one piece at a time.
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Jigsaw Moment Sparks Small-Step Mindset
- Jean Balfour describes starting a difficult jigsaw and nearly giving up before deciding to place just a few pieces each day.
- She uses this small-step approach as a metaphor for gradual progress in work and leadership.
Change Comes In Small, Steady Steps
- Jean Balfour observes that change rarely arrives as a sudden transformation and instead emerges through steady, small steps.
- She highlights that focusing on inputs helps sustain progress when outcomes feel slow or invisible.
Track Inputs, Not Outcomes
- Measure inputs instead of outcomes by tracking daily behaviors like writing for 25 minutes each day.
- Use consistent small actions to make long projects, like books or promotions, more attainable over time.
