Alexander Holgate MonahanYES - the hardest part with the little
  goals is sometimes they -can- sidetrack you : which can be good
  (because sometimes your original goal could use changes or the
  side goal proves more fruitful) - or sometimes they an be a time
  suck like being stuck in a whirlpool. Those are the dangers of
  the little goals that lead to a big goal. (you see it in
  business and personal lives all the time).