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Let's Take Little Steps Today

Our first partnership & community of practice, the little steps that add up

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Jessica Friday
Apr 05, 2026
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Most of us know exactly what we want more of.

Connection. Play. Joy.

A life that actually feels like yours.

And most of us are trying to get there alone.

That’s not a personal failing. That’s just what happens when the culture around you optimises for productivity over meaning, and you’re left with a to-do list that grows and a quiet sense of dread or overwhelm.

There’s a different way to do this.

And it starts with one step.


Meet Joheem Loh

Joheem Loh Little Steps Today App
Joheem Loh and all the characters she created for Little Steps Today!

Joheem Loh has spent decades building other people’s visions. Quietly, on the side, she was working on her own. Inspired by something she’d seen again and again: that small steps, taken consistently, change everything.

Not the grand gesture. The small one.

The one that’s actually possible today.

This year, after many years of building with care, she launched Little Steps Today.

And the moment she introduced me to it, I knew we had to build something together.

Jessica Friday & Joheem Loh celebrating a win together for the Little Steps Today app community of practice
Me and Joheem celebrating a win together after we put together the Little Steps Today Community of Practice!

This is no ordinary to-do app.

This is an app that connects us and actually shows us how our small acts ripple out.

Here’s what I love about it.

Firstly, these steps are the antithesis to productivity culture. Rooted in joy, play, care, and stretching yourself just a little bit at a time.

The home screen shows you one thing. No productivity dashboard here.

Just one step at a time.

You can create your own or take one someone else has shared.

Characters like Tito reflect the heart of the app and there are quotes to inspire you :)

And here’s the best part.

When you finish a step, you don’t check a box. You reflect.

This part is so important, because reflecting, rather than just checking a box, is essential to our growth.

You write something, or share a photo.

And then you can see the whole chain of people who took that same step before you.

That part matters more than it sounds.

Because the steps I’ve been building follow our connect, create, share, reflect, ground rhythm.

This is the growth rhythm for creating a better world, starting with a better life for you.

Left: Me and Joheem celebrating a small win — putting together our Community of Practice for Little Steps Today! Right: Ripple effects of reflections people have added to Little Steps Today app.
Left: Me and Joheem celebrating a small win — putting together our Community of Practice for Little Steps Today! Right: Ripple effects of reflections people have added to Little Steps Today app.

Things like knocking on a neighbour’s door if you want to turn your street into an actual community. Sending a genuine compliment to someone whose work you admire. Asking for help. Receiving it.

Small things that sound simple and somehow never happen, until you connect with others! So here’s how to make that happen.


Want to start your own?

Download the app and register.

Browse steps or create your own.

Then find a few people and meet weekly.

Connect, reflect on what’s led you to this point or the steps you took last week, share a step, take it together, plan the week ahead. Repeat!

The app is free. The steps are yours.


Little Steps Today Community of Practice

Want to join our community of practice? It’s Wednesdays at 2pm EST and free to Connectioning members, we also have a Whatsapp group chat to nudge one another during the week and share steps.

And we offer 100% scholarships if you can’t do the monthly membership right now. Just email friday@connectioning.io to request yours!

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