"My lifestyle changed completely. No more expensive cars, no more luxury restaurants. I now travel by bike or walk," Mr. Son shared. "Leaving the job of a senior manager to start my own business felt like dropping from the sky," he added.

Son shares his story of leaving a job that didn't match his core values to start an independent business. In the end, it was worth it.

After many ups and downs, and failing in different endeavours, Son is a success. Now he helps others to do what he did. Knowing the value of taking that initial step, no matter how small it is is one of his key lessons.

How about you? Is there goal or dream of yours that seems impossible? And so you haven't made even a small first step?

If you have not taken the first step yet, you may think it is because it is too difficult to achieve the big goal or dream. But deep down, reason can be because you are afraid of what others will think of you. A voice tells you "this is an insignificant effort towards an impossible goal".

But something is different now. Your tired of the mental image of being successful. You want it to be real. And now you are ready start a new journey.

But you don’t need to stay there anymore, held back by mental illusions. Now is the time for you to let your dream come alive. You don’t need to be great to start. Instead, you need to start to be great.

And this is the time for you to do so. How to get started?

- List in writing all the things you want to achieve

- Choose one thing you want to achieve the most, one that if you don’t achieve it, you will regret forever. - List in writing all the reasons that stop you from taking a first action – and say "thanks" to these reasons - List in writing all things that if nobody stops you, nothing stops you, you will do. - Start with one thing first, such as reading one page a key book, or listening to 10 minutes of a useful speech.

You start and become great!