One reason why some knowledge and skills gaps don\u2019t get bridged is…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the same as why some streams don\u2019t get crossed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The person that bumps into one believes that the \u201cwhole path to get across\u201d,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
every single step,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
has to be figured out before she can take the first one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without risking getting wet or hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Truth is,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
waterproof boots exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Puncture-resistant boots exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boots with a slip-resistant sole also exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heat-resistant boots exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insulated boots, for cold weather, exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boots with bindings to prevent ankle-sprains exist too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In short,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there\u2019s a pair of boots for almost every hazard known to man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Except a pair of \u201call-hazards-proof\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can\u2019t buy that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me, neither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause they don\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause there\u2019s always some sort of risk,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
some sort of hazard,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
tied up to \u201ctrying to accomplish something we haven\u2019t done before\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or haven\u2019t mastered,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
as hiking teaches anyone who starts walking on a non-beaten path,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
getting across a stream of water becomes possible when you make the smallest steps possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meaning,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
by setting foot on the rocks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the stepping stones that are closest to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead than by aiming for the big leap,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
by using the boulder in the middle of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless your goal is to get hurt or wet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fun part?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This small-steps \u201cgame plan\u201d works with overcoming any other obstacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever its size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether it’s stream, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
a knowledge-gap,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
or else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cCrossing a stream\u201d and \u201cbridging a knowledge gap\u201d have more in common than you might think<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-work-life"],"yoast_head":"\n