--- title: The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney description: Part 2 crazy goal first few milestones. 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Walt Disney ![Daniel O'Connor](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/03d3f37f3d955b3ffe59331c1a11a00e) by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) | Part 2. [Part 1 is here. ](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/what-have-i-done)   My brother said you can't run [100 miles if you don't think you can run 100 miles](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/you-cant-run-a-hundred-miles-if-you-dont-think-you-can-run-a-hundred-miles), so I'm starting this off really confident, I'm gonna run 50 miles in the 24 hours. When my bro was pursuading me to do this, he said as long as I can maintain a pace of three miles an hour then I should be coming in on time. He knows me too well. Keep it simple and I understand.  What he didn't mention was averaging at three miles an hour is actually pretty hard when you're walking up hills. In the spirit of picking a massive goal and then [breaking it down into small bits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/how-to-eat-an-elephant-reuse-procurement-waste), I've started training in earnest by walking to work, which is, well.... 1.2 miles.   | | --- | | My other consecutive milestones are  1) Buy some trainers. Check. 2) Download Strava. Check. 3) Third milestone was walking to work, which I did yesterday, and it's only 1.2 miles. It's up and down a few hills though. My brother reckons if I can walk two sessions of two miles a day at a pace of 50 miles ... Well if I can do a mile in 15 minutes, which is four miles an hour, I'll learn to walk efficiently. That's the plan for the first week.     | | I need to sit down and write a plan for the whole thing. But to be honest I do not know what I'm doing, and my brother will have to help me. And to be honest I just wanted to get started because just getting started and start getting some [little mini wins](https://info.warp-it.co.uk/mini-wins-download-the-spreadsheet) out there to get some confidence up before we started doing a plan. I can wait for the plan, I can get out there and start walking without having the right plan. But the plan will come. Step one: Make some progress by taking action to get that momentum up.   [Read my other posts on this crazy goal here.](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/crazygoal) Will I make it to the Lakes in July??!!     I am raising money for a charity called [Epic Kidz](https://epickidz.co.uk/), who provide small grants for volunteer groups organising sporting or recreational activities for children. If you would like to support this activity then [please donate here.](https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/daniel-o-connor8)    You can read other posts [on this subject here.](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/crazy-goal)  | ### Here's another Warp It hack Use our templates to save time and get ideas! 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Get it in your inbox ;) By entering your email you expressly consent to receive our newsletter monthly and other material related to Warp It Reuse Network. # The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney Posted by [Daniel O'Connor](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/daniel-oconnor) on 28-Nov-2017 18:44:02 ![Daniel O'Connor](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/03d3f37f3d955b3ffe59331c1a11a00e) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielbedeoconnor) [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/danwasteman) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | Part 2. [Part 1 is here. ](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/what-have-i-done)   My brother said you can't run [100 miles if you don't think you can run 100 miles](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/you-cant-run-a-hundred-miles-if-you-dont-think-you-can-run-a-hundred-miles), so I'm starting this off really confident, I'm gonna run 50 miles in the 24 hours. When my bro was pursuading me to do this, he said as long as I can maintain a pace of three miles an hour then I should be coming in on time. He knows me too well. Keep it simple and I understand.  What he didn't mention was averaging at three miles an hour is actually pretty hard when you're walking up hills. In the spirit of picking a massive goal and then [breaking it down into small bits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/how-to-eat-an-elephant-reuse-procurement-waste), I've started training in earnest by walking to work, which is, well.... 1.2 miles.   | | --- | | My other consecutive milestones are  1) Buy some trainers. Check. 2) Download Strava. Check. 3) Third milestone was walking to work, which I did yesterday, and it's only 1.2 miles. It's up and down a few hills though. My brother reckons if I can walk two sessions of two miles a day at a pace of 50 miles ... Well if I can do a mile in 15 minutes, which is four miles an hour, I'll learn to walk efficiently. That's the plan for the first week.     | | I need to sit down and write a plan for the whole thing. But to be honest I do not know what I'm doing, and my brother will have to help me. And to be honest I just wanted to get started because just getting started and start getting some [little mini wins](https://info.warp-it.co.uk/mini-wins-download-the-spreadsheet) out there to get some confidence up before we started doing a plan. I can wait for the plan, I can get out there and start walking without having the right plan. But the plan will come. Step one: Make some progress by taking action to get that momentum up.   [Read my other posts on this crazy goal here.](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/crazygoal) Will I make it to the Lakes in July??!!     I am raising money for a charity called [Epic Kidz](https://epickidz.co.uk/), who provide small grants for volunteer groups organising sporting or recreational activities for children. If you would like to support this activity then [please donate here.](https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/daniel-o-connor8)    You can read other posts [on this subject here.](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/crazy-goal)  | #### Contacts - UK & EU: 0800 0488755 - United States and Canada: (424) 781-3159 - Australia and NZ: (02) 80050 5828 - General enquiries: info@getwarpit.com - Sales: info@getwarpit.com - Customercare: daniel@getwarpit.com - Technical: sie@getwarpit.com #### WARP IT on Social media #### Charities [Not for profit & 3rd sector](http://getwarpit.com/charities) #### Recruitment [We are hiring](http://getwarpit.com/Recruiting.aspx) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img7.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img1.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img5.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img4.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img6.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img3.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) - [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/getwarpit_Nov2016%20Theme/footer-img2.png)](http://getwarpit.com/awards) Copyright © 2014 WasteAction Resource Efficiency, All Rights Reserved