Verb
make oneself visible; take action
Source: WordNetEvery wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas Edison
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. Brian Tracy
By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward. Mikhail Bakunin
Sometimes a step forward needs a step back. Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar
You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety. Abraham Maslow
As long as one does not call his own position into question but regards it as absolute, while interpreting his opponents' ideas as a mere function of the social positions they occupy, the decisive step forward has not yet been taken. Karl Mannheim