I once have been asked this riddle, “how do you eat a whale?’. After pondering it for five seconds and thinking that it might be a trick question, I answered, “Eat it with your mouth, of course.” It was an okay try but it turns out it was not the answer. The answer to the riddle was a very simple one “Eat the whale piece by piece.”

Even though the riddle is just for fun, the answer for the riddle has made me think in terms of financial perspective. I change the question and ask to myself “How can you get a million dollars?” The answer to that of course, similar to a riddle, is “small step at a time”.

Your goal can be as large as a whale, but the step towards it can be one step at a time. The trick is to keep on moving and never stop. Slow and constant progress is more appropriate than a stagnant position. Do not feel dwarf by your aspiration and goals. With patience and perseverance, you can achieve insurmountable dreams.

If you look at all the giant corporations, you must remember that they were all once a small business and were started by a small group of people. With perseverance and determined work, these small businesses blossom into giant and successful corporations as we can see them today.

Individuals who have attained great wealth today also started somewhere small. Walt Disney fame for being the creator of Disney theme parks started his business empire as a cartoonist. Bill Gates started his Microsoft business by freelance writing a program for a computer company. The only thing that stayed the same was their passion in achieving their dreams. In achieving your dreams, you must always take small steps concerning your goal on a constant basis. With determination, you can achieve colossal dreams with a small step at a time.