But is it an elephant?

"If you want to eat an elephant, do it one bite at a time"

This is very wise advice, for to try and stuff the whole thing in your mouth would indeed be impossible.

This is the advice given when tackling a large job, and it is just so self-evidently true that it is hard to argue against.

However - inherent in the advice is an assumption that big jobs always equal big animlas that require eating.

But what if some big jobs don't equate to elephants?
What if some big jobs equate more to the Grand Canyon that requires leaping.

You can't jump the Grand Canyon 1 metre at a time.
You have to do it all in one go, or not at all.

So while the elephant eating analogy is often true, we should remember it is not always the case.

The question to ask before apporaching any big job is therfore, "Is it an Elephant or a Canyon?" That will determine whether to do it methodically bit by bit, or with a huge run up and single leap.

Cameron