I want to share a lesson I’ve learned (often times the hard way) over my last 4 years of entrepreneurship. That lesson is: Momentum is the key to almost everything.
Now – there are a lot of things that allow you to build momentum, those things being the core tenents of motivation (passion, ambition, drive, etc…), but they all lead to one thing – and that’s building momentum.
What is momentum? In it’s most basic sense – it’s Newton’s second law. It’s a vector quantity representing an object’s direction and magnitude of movement. (thanks wikipedia!) You’ve heard it before – objects in motion tend to stay in motion. On a deeper level, the bigger the object and the faster it’s moving, the harder it is to stop it.
If you want to step outside the physics lab, you can learn about how to apply momentum to your daily life. This can be business, work, fitness – whatever you want to improve on.
Example #1 – I am on a mission this month to produce a lot of quality content for some of my 7xo Labs sites. Saying you’re going to produce 50+ items of content in a month is daunting…so daunting in fact that it’s easy to not even start. How do you even approach a goal like that?
Easy – using our basic understanding of how momentum works, we know we have to write that article, and write it now. Don’t worry, the second one is a little bit easier. Then, you ride that wave through the third and fourth. Next thing you know, you’ve built up your internal momentum to a point where you’re absolutely killing it. The beauty of momentum is that, while it can be hard to get going, it can also be hard to stop. When people refer to the force of habits, they are really talking about momentum in their behaviors. If you’re in a habit of writing a couple articles every day, suddenly it’s easier to write them than to not…that’s momentum.
The most important thing I want to share with you about momentum is also the most encouraging – anyone can do it. That’s right – if you’re sitting out there with a business idea, you can start to bring your dream to life with just one step. One little step forward today, and a committment to making another tomorrow (then, recommitting tomorrow to the next day, an on and on) and you can start to live your dream.
It doesn’t even have to be big, but it should be meaningful. Write a page of your business plan, get a hosting account for a website, pick a name, just do something. You’ll hit some bumps along the way, and may even change direction a couple times – but the momentum you’ve built will carry you through.
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