You begin by taking small steps. You master one line or one small task at a time. You give yourself a goal you can reach. You start with a small change in character development or in the pattern of your day. You change one thing, no matter how small, and you reap the rewards of growth.
Success builds success.
You begin to learn that the next step is not more difficult, it is only different. The contrast of these two perspectives and the tension between them produces a complex symphony that integrates the Jew's awareness of his greatness and his personal insignificance. In order for Man to know his own greatness, he must also recognize his limitations. He is a being fated for death and decay. Our body, the entire physical world that surrounds us is a temporary instrument in the hands of G-d.