Momentum is often the only difference between winning and losing, between success and failure.
When momentum is fueling our attitude and our energy levels, we are inspired to believe that we can rise to a higher level of performance … and so we do.
Certainly, we desire to create momentum in our lives that brings the essence of our efforts into a powerful force working for us rather than against us.
Momentum in life is not automatic. Positive momentum is something we must constantly strive for, struggle and fight for, if we are to build the kind of a life that will accomplish greatness.
If we are not working towards creating positive momentum, we will default to a negative momentum without even realizing it.
Doubt, procrastination, complacency, and a lost sense of purpose in life are the warning signs that appear as momentum turns against us. Faith, action, a passion for excellence, and the single-mindedness of personal purpose guide our pathway to positive momentum that impels us onward.
If we establish goals and then give up on them, or if we achieve goals and then feel that we have “arrived” and the challenge is over, we will never have momentum. It is the ongoing process of moving towards a purpose that will create a momentum towards significance in life.
- Exercise:
Do you see positive momentum or negative momentum in your life?
What areas do you need to be more deliberate about creating positive momentum?
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