| Great men and women succeed moment by
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| | feminist campaign against sexism did not
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| moment, step by step, lifted up by one
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| | make much progress when they aimed for
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| small victory after another, until they
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| | the big victory of changing legislation,
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| reach a lofty and impressive pinnacle of
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| | the Equal Rights Amendment. But through
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| success and influence.
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| | the smaller victory of desexing language,
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| Similarly, a group or cause can move from
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| | they made successful inroads into
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| obscurity to great renown through making
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| | changing the collective consciousness
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| consistent small wins.
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| | regarding women's rights. The smaller
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| Small wins may not inspire much
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| | reforms worked and were adopted with less
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| attention, but through methodical
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| | resistance because they tackled issues of
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| persistence something large and awesome
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| | a discernible, size, clarity, and
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| is created.
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| | visibility.
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| A striking example of the cumulative
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| | Persistent change in small doses over
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| effect of small wins is that of the
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| | time creates a critical mass and shifts a
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| Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980. By February
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| | struggling movement into the dominant
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| of that year, the Pittsburgh Steelers in
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| | paradigm. Never underestimate the power
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| the National Football League had won an
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| | of small, incremental gains.
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| astonishing 88 games and lost only 27.
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| | Resource Box
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| Under their coach, Chuck Noll, they
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| | Saleem Rana got his Masters degree in
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| broke about even with strong opponents
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| | psychotherapy from California Lutheran
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| and won by a landslide against weaker
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| | University. His articles on the internet
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| opponents. With strong opponents, they
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| | have inspired over ten thousand people
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| won 29 games and lost 26 games. Against
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| | from around the world. Discover how to
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| weak opponents, they won 59 games and
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| | create a remarkable life
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| lost one game. Thus, their fabulous
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| | Copyright 2004 Saleem Rana. Please feel
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| statistics were based on small wins
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| | free to pass this article on to your
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| spread over time.
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| | friends, or use it in your ezine or
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| Another example is that of the rise of
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| | newsletter. It's a shareware article.
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| the Women's Liberation Movement. The
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