Small steps are what Whanganui Youth MP Timothy Rowe says will help him to create change as he gears up for a two-day Youth Parliament in June.
Rowe admits he was too fixated with the "bigger picture" early in his tenure when he set out to alleviate child poverty and improve the standard of education.
"I realised I needed to go after realistic goals in order to achieve the bigger things I am passionate about.
"For a person in my position I think all I can do is use my ideas and present them to the people who matter to show there is a problem here and we do need to address it.
"You can't just make change happen; it's a gradual process."