Stop Mistaking Movement for Momentum
If you’re driven, chances are, you love motion. We are wired for action. If there is a problem, we fix it. If there is an opportunity, we chase it. If there is a gap, we fill it.
But here is the catch. Movement does not always mean progress.
Movement feels productive. You are busy, active, and constantly doing. Your calendar is full, your inbox overflowing, your mind racing. But that does not guarantee you are moving in the right direction.
Momentum is different. Momentum is deliberate. It is not just motion; it is motion with meaning. It is progress that is tied to your purpose.
To find it, you have to slow down long enough to ask yourself a few hard questions. Am I working toward something that truly matters? Or am I just keeping myself busy? Am I reacting, or am I creating?
In The 10 Disciplines, I talk about knowing your 100 percent and saying no often. This is where those disciplines come alive. When your time and energy are scattered across things that do not serve your purpose, movement replaces momentum. You spin instead of glide. You burn energy instead of building it.
Momentum comes from alignment, when your actions reflect who you are, what you value, and where you are going. It is calm, focused, and powerful.
Movement is easy. Momentum is earned.
Take a moment today to pause. Reflect. Realign. Then move again, but this time with intention. That is where real progress lives.
Stay Focused,
Gino