What is it that makes us take the first steps?
Help and challenges to overcome the motivation gap
Text and drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt
Both working with why and how hikers take the first steps, from thinking about hiking to actually hiking. But also working with as different projects as how we face climate change, to how we can help people in recovery commit themselves to the path ahead, I see a lot of the same factors… here is my sketch of some of them


Keywords: art, psychology, ambition, motivation, fear, reality, coaching, hiker,stepping stones, drive, peers, social factors, theory, guiding stars, hesitation, hiking, landscapesofunderstanding, landscapes of understanding, logbook