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Here are a few tips on how to build and maintain momentum:

1. Know that momentum takes time to build.
As serial entrepreneur Andy Swan has written, one of the most common mistakes is to “set lofty goals from a resting start.” With images of fame and success dancing in our heads, we set the bar too high, fail to make the grade, and quit because we’re discouraged.
 
Just as you would start training for a marathon by running a few miles and building from there, if you want to write the great American novel, you might start by trying your hand on a short story.
 
It’s important to set small, realistic goals at first. Challenge yourself, but don’t overdo it. Setting achievable goals, and experiencing incremental success will help you build momentum and confidence.

 
2. Carve out a consistent block of time to work on your project.
Particularly if you’re juggling creative work with other commitments, finding regular time to devote to your project in a daily way can be extremely challenging. But there is nothing more important. Consistent execution is paramount: it keeps your head clear and focused; it rewards you with a constant feeling of progress; and, most importantly, it keeps the ball moving forward.
 

 
3. Work on your project every day. No seriously, every day.
In his collection of interviews with painters like Chuck Close, Dana Schutz, Fred Tomaselli, and Julie Mehretu, author and artist Joe Fig observes, “They are successful because they work incessantly. Several work seven days a week.”
 
When it comes to momentum, frequency of execution is perhaps more important than the duration of execution. Even if you’re working on your project for just an hour a day that’s enough to keep your objectives and recent activities top of mind. Then, when you sit down to work on it again, you can slip quickly back into the flow.
 
 
4. Once you really get some momentum going, don't be afraid.
Anyone who’s ever been downhill skiing knows about the scary flipside of momentum. We yearn for it, but we’re also afraid of taking it too far. What if we start going too fast? What if we get out of control?
 
Don’t hold back. When it comes to creative execution, the key is to get moving, and keep moving.

#ClockIn  #KeepMoving

#ClockIn. #KeepMoving.

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"The destiny in people can only be realized when a leader digs down deep to find their potential. Often we don't realize the potential we've been given until someone puts us in a situation that requires us to respond in a remarkable way. There is buried treasure all around us -- potential buried in the lives of others. When discovered....  it can make a tremendous impact on the lives of others. Someone has to trust that potential is there in order for it to be developed."

via Lead Vertically.

"He who tills his land will b satisfied w/ bread. But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding" Prov 12.11

#Diligence

#Focus

Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." ~ Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“if you are a successful entrepreneur, you see something that’s not real, but you believe in it so deeply and can paint it so vividly, and your conviction is so deep that other people can see it through you.  – Priya Haji

#KeepMoving

Read something crucial this morning...

"The process is what God is interested in, not just the end result. The process is a test of persistence, faithfulness and heart. God is more interested in building people than giving them what they want. Life is a series of tests. If you take a test and only finish half of it, it doesn't matter if you answered everything correctly... You still fail because only half of the test is completed. Being persistent means finishing what you started and purposefully fulfilling the promise."  -- Craig Johnson, Lead Vertically

During the past few months, I've been working out a lot more….and one of my main weapons of choice has been jogging. I admittedly stepped away from the jogging game for a "few" years, but lately ...I've been increasingly inspired to get back on it.

On the "charged-up" days, I'm zoned in and hitting that deliberate stride…. shadow boxin' in my dress socks (inside joke).   On the less "inspired" days….. It seems more like I'm slowly falling forward.  Either way its forward movement, but I have a feeling that Option A will work out a little bit better in the "long run".  Lol

Today… I was charged up when I hit the pavement, but in the middle of my route…. I noticed I was literally looking down  the whole time;  looking at my feet while I was running.  And then….. all of a sudden …. it was like one of my old basketball or football coaches just shouted out.. ."What's down there? What are u looking at? ALVEREZ!... Look  Up." So I heard them…. Put my shoulders back, picked my head up and kept trucking.

The Point: Sometimes we run thru life….holding back, looking at the ground, checking our steps like we're unsure of our footing or something. But if we're going to be there… Be there.

Look  up.   Keep running forward….. & Use your peripheral "vision" to anticipate the road as it comes.

#KeepMoving.

The DressSocks Shadowboxer.