What does a Long Tail have to do with Big Goals?

I just read Small Steps to a Big Goal...the two that jump out for me are

#2 Do things that show movement in the right directions. People need to see that they are making progress.. How can we show people that their efforts are making a difference?  Plus providing feedback uses social influence...which is a behavior change strategy.

#3 Don't create a "big support tail" for yourself. For me this means two things. Don't do things for others they can do for themselves. And don't do things that are going to create more work for yourself down the road.  So before I says yes to something.....I need to ask myself....Can this person do this themselves?  and if I do this....will this require more work or generate more individual requests, down the road?  

Read all four steps at Small Steps to a Big Goal

Cormac's Long Tail
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