I’m a natural big picture thinker. I remember walking home from
school, thinking about where the universe came from, on many autumn
afternoons. I love stories of galactic empires, travel between
distant stars, and sudden changes that transform entire
civilizations. I’m inspired by big plans.

Humans naturally vary in how large a picture they like to look at.
I’m relatively uninterested in detail work, especially of the
physical variety. My husband creates much better results than I do
when building shelves, because he likes measuring with close
attention and placing boards precisely.

We make great allies. When we moved, for example, I calculated
departure dates and timelines, and he made sure we remembered the
cats.

I had another perspective on the wide vision/narrow focus spectrum
recently. I was listening to Mark Joyner* talk about building a
business, and he said “People will do what they believe they can
do.”

I learned much about changing beliefs in my life coach training.
Joyner’s comment has another implication: if you can break a large
project into small, simple pieces — all of which you believe you
can do — you can dissolve a huge barrier to starting the
project.

Henry Ford said it this way, “If you think you can do a thing or
think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” When he created the
first assembly lines, he divided the work of building a car into a
series of extremely simple steps. Each man on the line did one
small task, over and over again, growing more efficient at it every
day. The result increased speed and reduced cost until average
American families could afford a car. Those small steps led to the
auto industry of today, car ownership as the default rather than
the exception, and the interstate highway system moving people and
products in vast, interwoven patterns. Small steps create huge
changes.

What great vision would you like to see become a reality? What
small step could you take towards it today?

I’m taking two actions. First, I have created a 30 day e-course as
a bonus with my book From Wishing to Writing. It starts aspiring
authors with writing five minutes a day, gradually increasing to
fifteen minutes a day. Easy, right?

Second, I’m adding a new section to this newsletter. Each issue, I
will offer one action, possible right now, that contributes to
building a spacefaring civilization.

Those are my small steps for today. What are yours?

*Mark Joyner applies the “small, simple step” concept brilliantly.
Take a look at his Simple-ology 101 course at www.simpleology.com.
It’s free, and includes excellent tools to help you conquer your
projects one small action at a time.

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Now available! From Wishing to Writing: A Workbook for Writers
(with special attention to science fiction)

It’s here! I have the beautiful version of From Wishing to
Writing, and the new bonuses. Buy From Wishing to Writing and get
the 30 Day Kickstart Your Writing E-Course free. All the details
are here: annaparadox.com/from-wishing-to-writing.

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Small Steps – new feature!

“That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Neil Armstrong, as he placed the first footprint on the Moon.

Each issue, this new section offers a suggestion for an action you
can take now to help humans return to space. We can do it! We
have forty year’s technical advancements since we last sent men to
the Moon!

This issue’s Small Step for Space: Attend the X-Prize Cup.

The 2007 X-Prize Cup is a Space Expo at Holloman Air Force Base in
New Mexico on October 26th through 28th. See more details at
space.xprize.org/x-prize-cup/

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Book Recommendation

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

For me, Foundation remains the archetypical galactic empire novel.
Who could forget Hari Seldon and his great plan? The first book in
a very enjoyable and influential trilogy.

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Creating Space is my twice-monthly newsletter. In my usual
fashion, I chose the name for more than one reason. One goal of my
newsletter and my coaching practice is to create a space that opens
new perspectives on my clients’ lives. Another goal is to offer
information and support for creating a spacefaring civilization.
It will take many, many steps for humanity to leave the nest of
Earth. Better to take the steps we can than to despair at the size
of the project.

You can subscribe to Creating Space at
www.annaparadox.com/newsletter. And you can ask any questions you
have about my life coaching and editing services by calling me at
505-640-0979 or emailing me at anna@annaparadox.com.

I wish you the power of creating space.
Anna Paradox