I came across this the other day and your question reminded me of it.

You may (or may not) find it useful information :)

Taking Action in Incremental Steps

9th Dimensional Pleiadian Collective - March 2014

Greetings, dears. At this time many of you are feeling called to action, but what action to take feels elusive. Now more than any other time, you are being asked to trust in taking steps in new directions. The steps need not be monumental, but rather will be incremental, building one on top of another as you move forward in creating new patterns and modes of working, collectively and individually, as you move into creating a brand new paradigm. These new creations on the surface look nothing like that which currently exists in your reality. You are creating the new model as you take these incremental steps so that those who follow after will have a new foundation, a new blueprint, upon which to build.

This is an excellent time to release your worries and attachments to the results of your efforts as often they can not fully be seen in the moment. It is only in hindsight (or through inner-sight in the moment) that you will be able to see the multifaceted effects of each experience and how without it, no subsequent experience would be able to exist in the same way.

When in doubt take a step, even a small one, for indecision is the fastest way to shut down your energy flow. By making a conscious choice in any direction, you allow energy to flow, and from that space you are capable of making course corrections.

The journey need not be a difficult one. Remember that the difficulty appears as you align with your fears rather than the divine creative power that may effortlessly flow from you.

You have boundless support on this side, dear ones. You need only ask. Heart center yourselves and listen. Trust what you get. Uses your discernment and take the bits and pieces that resonate with you. If you need confirmation, ask and we will be sure to help place it in your physical reality. And remember, if you wonder if something is a sign, take it as such as it is! Otherwise, the thought would not even cross your mind.

Until you call...we are watching, waiting, sending much love and many well wishes.

Source: http://higherfrequencies.net/taking-action-in-incremental-steps/

In his book, Resonance - Manifesting Your Heart's Desire, Seth calls what you are looking for the Heart's Desire.

Your Heart's Desire is usually something you came into your current life to learn, but are not doing so currently. The reasons people do not know their Heart's Desire are because they are denying or intellectualizing material in their consciousness that is trying to guide them to a realization of their Heart's Desire. You are quite right, the ego is happy and satisfied with the gifts of the physical world. But the heart and the soul become realized when you experience the gifts of spirit. This is the theory.

So every once in a while your soul sends a message to your ego, "Help the poor people in Africa, in a big way." But the ego doesn't concern itself with the gifts of spirit and giving to others, and so it denies or intellectualizes this information. Over time the soul stops sending out these ideas to love others, to give it all away to others.

To stop this cycle of denial and intellectualization, do not ignore these messages but act on them. Embody them when they come around. Make them physical by acting upon these impulses to do good works.

Stingray's answer is spot on, although maybe not for the reason you think.

Are you familiar with Candy Crush? King (or the company behind it) is gearing up for an initial public offering. Once company that invested in them expects to get 10 thousand percent return on their investment at the IPO, because they have an ownership stake.

Would it surprise you to know that King has produced 180 games over the last 10 years? Candy Crush produces 78 percent of their revenue.

Did you know that The Beatles wrote more than 100 songs before they had their first hit?

Taking action in incremental steps is the secret. Making little bits of progress every day. That's how great things are accomplished. Look at any wildly successful person, and you will always see the same pattern.

Yes Taxi Driver is a good movie and Robert DiNero is a hero in the movie but in todays world instead of a medal he would probably have been put in prison for killing all those people.

But you are right he cleaned up the town and it doesn't outright say it but he saved more than just Jody Foster. That ** (Note the word blocked out is not a swear word, but description of someone that manages girls like he owns them as property) had more than just her as a child prostitute.

So how could he legally rescue those kids? Go become a police officer, then go shoot all those bad guys and rescue the girls.

There is a legal process that if adhered to works, that is why they use it.

Now for your vision, what is it? For Mark Hamilton it was building Neo-Tech also he built the Sky Bridge over the Grand Canyon. For Sir Richard Branson his dream was space, and now Virgin Air has become Space, in the future we will be able to take vacations on other planets thanks to Sir Richard Branson.

So what is your dream, think on that.