small steps
- baby stepsCautious incremental progress
- tiptoeWalk on foot-fronts
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- creepStealthy, slow movement
gradual · progress · careful · tentative · patter · toddler · mincing · incremental · footsteps · plod · trudge · soft · quiet · gentle · cautious · hesitant · delicate · slow
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, first step, next step
- Suzuki methodearly start, parent involvement, repetition, listening, encouragement
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
scale of action
small stepsquantum leaps
Abrupt, dramatic advances
grand gestures · bold strokes · bold moves · dramatic action · moonshots
approach to change
small stepsrevolution
Violent governmental overthrow
shock therapy · starting from scratch · radical transformation · paradigm shift · clean break
risk profile
small stepsbetting the farm
Risking everything on one outcome
going for broke · swinging for the fences · rolling the dice · moonshots · Hail Mary