Important thing is to know what you want to do, where you want to be. At times we do not know this at all (in fact most of the times, we are unaware of what we really want in life). So, thats when we look at the next step. Sometimes, its not necessary to see the whole flight of stairs. Just taking the next step is important.
We go through each day in a rush, in a hurry to get over the day. But do we do things mindfully? When we eat, we talk. When we talk, we are on the phone, our thoughts are on the project deadline, our child's homework etc. When we sit with family, we are worrying about the things to do next day....so we are not really mindful of what we do.