Think of a project you’d like to progress or career change you’d like to make.

• What are some small next steps towards that change that you can take that would allow you to test out reality, assess and manage the risks, address your fears and answer your questions?
• What are the financial costs of taking these steps?
• What are the time costs of taking these steps?
• What other risks are inherent in taking these steps?
• What are the potential rewards and opportunities that would open up to you if you take these steps?

Weighing up the costs, risks and rewards, does it make sense to take these next small steps or do you need to find even smaller steps to test the waters? (in which case, return to the first question).

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.