One Small Step....

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong

This year marks 56 years since humans first walked on the moon, a step once thought impossible.

As someone who loves the excitement, wonder and endless possibilities of what space has to offer, I’m fascinated that there’s so much out there we’ll never see, touch or experience yet simply believing in what we can’t see can open whole new ways of thinking.  Combined with my obsession with the human mind and what it’s capable of, I find the potential in all of it mind-blowing (pun intended!).

We’re now six months into 2025, and it’s no surprise that over 80% of people who set goals back in January have already abandoned them or gone off course.  Be honest - are you one of them?  It happens so often, we set goals that are unrealistic or vague, or both, with no real plan to get started. Then, when life inevitably gets in the way, we beat ourselves up for not following through.

Psychological research shows that setting longer-term goals, five to ten years, actually helps us make better short-term decisions.  Why? Because it shifts us out of reactive mode and into a mindset of vision, purpose, and possibility.  Short-term goals can be useful, but they’re often driven by discomfort, an attempt to escape where we are now. Long-term goals stretch our thinking, they invite us to believe in more, to stay open to change, and to see failure not as a setback, but as part of the process.

Let’s go back to Apollo 11 for a moment. That historic landing came after more than 70 failed attempts, both manned and unmanned, over a decade of trial, error, courage, and persistence.  Every failure held a lesson, every setback helped shape the success.That’s what big, meaningful change takes: vision, collaboration, perseverance, resilience and action.

Now, as summer unfolds, we’re being offered a natural pause. Time to soak up the sun, travel, enjoy the people we love, a moment to rest, reflect, and recharge.  But don’t stop there, use this space strategically.  Let your brain wander, your imagination expand, dream bigger. Revisit those long-term goals, do they still align with what you really want?Set a new course if needed. Create an action plan for the next step forward, however small.

Because if Apollo 11 taught us anything, it’s this: even when the odds seem impossible, transformative change is possible.  We just have to believe it’s worth going for and take the next right step.

So if you’re feeling stuck, unmotivated, or unsure what your next move could be.

Look up. Dream big. The sky is not the limit.

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" – Carl Sagan