We have a starting point. We've come this far, we shouldn't scrap it.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.