How you respond to expectations tells you how likely you are to follow-through on a commitment to yourself or to others. It can feel like slow-motion. Watching yourself act against your own self-interest, questioning why you are doing the opposite of what you said you wanted. If you’ve ever struggled to meet expectations (your own…
I’m sitting at a small table facing the large window in my living room. The desk is a relic from pandemic times once serving as a makeshift remote office, but now, 5 years later, has become my writing spot. One month into my Momentum90 experiment, this bright space is where I start most days, writing…
I love a challenge. I always have. “The instructions say it takes two adults two hours to build this Barbie camper van? Challenge accepted.” Okay, so maybe I didn’t say “challenge accepted” as a 7-year old child, but I did build that van by myself in 90 minutes on Christmas morning. I felt like Rockstar…
I’m trying a personal experiment called Momentum90 that uses goal mapping, a pact, and the Momentum Formula to establish a new habit. I’m sharing the details as part of the experiment while also showing a real-time example of how I’m using my own framework to take consistent, sustainable, and aligned action. The inspiration The past…
The Method is a critical part of building Momentum and making progress towards your goal. It’s the plan of action: what, when, where, how. But it’s common for people to get stuck on the Method. Either you don’t really have one or you have one but it’s not working well. The best thing you can…
Once you understand The Momentum Formula, the next question is how to apply it. Use this page as a guide to walk you through the questions for the Method, the Mode, and the Mindset. I invite you to grab a notebook or notes app to capture your responses as you work through the prompts on…
What do you picture when you hear the word momentum? Maybe you think about forward movement. How being in motion makes the next step easier than the first one. Think about the ease and flow that comes when you’ve got momentum. It’s an amazing feeling. Which is why it’s so frustrating when you’re trying to…
A familiar feeling I’m sitting in my hotel room working on my slides when a familiar feeling washes over me. It’s not déjà vu, but I know I’ve felt this way before. For the first time in months, ideas are pouring out of me faster than my hands can capture them. I can almost see…