Tēnā koutou,

For years, I have had grand ideas about two projects and have not got very far with either. There has been lots of thinking, talking, learning, excuses, huff and puff, but nothing to show for it. Yet both I have pulled off this week! I give credit to a comment from my daughter -  "What's the smallest version of that project that you could complete this week?" Wow! That comment has been a game changer. So much so that I just had to share it with you.

The first project was the 'Infant Survival Watch'. We relied heavily on this when leading SUDI prevention work, and not supporting you similarly weighed heavily on me. That simple shift in thinking to 'the smallest version' and 'this week' cleared away all the obstacles and left me feeling free as a bird.

So much so, that I was energised for the second project. I have gone past blog post no 1 of Apr 2022 and resurrected the Pod Talk posts to bring you numbers 2 (Keep Watch) and 3 (The smallest version).  As you will see, these, too, are a 'small version' and easily completed 'this week', but they mean we can be back in touch, having conversations and feeling connected in our safe sleep work.

In the depths of overwhelm , change and 'too much to do' we can be held back from doing what we know will have impact simply by thinking we have to do the big and fancy version. What if we did the smallest version of that vision that we could do this week?  What might that mean for our influence in the world?

Mā te wā, Stephanie