S2. E37. Off the Cuff: Go with Momentum

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Go with momentum.

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Sometimes you're faced between two

different options or two different

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choices and maybe you're trying to make

an opportunity work or you're trying to

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pursue a new path or you're trying to see

what would be the right choice for you.

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And sometimes, the paths they're

conflicting but you think both can

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work, you're not really sure which one.

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So you have to kind of try both.

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But as soon as you get momentum in one,

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And sometimes the momentum takes

a while to build and that can be

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the frustrating part and sometimes

you have to be waiting for a while.

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But for me, I just recently

had an opportunity.

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I was trying to pursue a specific

opportunity for my business and

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I tried three different paths.

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The first path, instant momentum.

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It just worked.

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And then things kind of

died down for a while.

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And I said, you know, I want to expand.

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I want to get other

opportunities outside this area.

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So I started to pursue a second area, but

as much as I would talk to people about

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my ideas, I had calls, I had emails.

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I sent wonderful proposals,

got a lot of good feedback, but

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then it never went anywhere.

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There was zero momentum.

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Or I got shut down and I was told no

we're not going to go in this direction,

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but thank you so much And everybody

saw the value in what I was proposing

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But nobody in that second group wanted

to take it further and then I got an

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opportunity To go a third route So I

was still working on the second route,

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but an opportunity kind of naturally

presented itself for the third route

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I didn't actually go looking for it.

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It kind of came to me You And since

I've opened my mind and my eyes

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to the possibilities of that third

area being a potential, momentum has

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started building in that area too.

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So what does this mean?

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I'm now going to let go of that

second area altogether because

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even though I would love to

expand my business in that area.

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there's not a fit.

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Maybe it's not a fit ever.

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Maybe there's not a fit right now.

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Maybe I haven't met the right people,

but for now there's no momentum.

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So instead of me continuing to waste

effort and energy on something that has

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yet to produce fruit, let me go with area

one and area three that are currently

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producing fruit and are building momentum.

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And so if you're in a stage of

life where, you know, you're just

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feeling like you're stuck and you're

not really making a breakthrough.

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Try to go back and identify, well,

what area were people showing interest?

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Or where was I making a

little bit of progress?

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And see what can be done on your end

to increase and boost that momentum.

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And sometimes I'll say too,

sometimes you can't do anything.

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Sometimes you just have to

sit and give it some time.

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But you might be doing

things in the background.

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You might be making

connections with people.

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You might be improving things.

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And then over time, the momentum

just comes out of nowhere.

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I think I am wildly shocked at the leaps

and bounds my business has made in the

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last two months after work I've put in

for the last two years that was always

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building but now it just skyrocketed and

I'm like oh my goodness can I keep up

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and that's an exciting problem to have

in an exciting area to be in especially

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if you felt stuck like if you if

anybody's listening and they felt stuck

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and they weren't going the right way.

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I know what that feels like.

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So, that's my That's my tip for today

is just go with momentum honestly This

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supports your mental health and well

being so much because when you keep

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meeting barrier after barrier and block

after block Sometimes it ruins your

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creativity and it's hard to keep pursuing

new opportunities But when you find

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momentum, you naturally get excited.

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You get excited when someone books with

you or someone wants to work with you

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or someone wants to partner with you.

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And that excitement leads to

collaborative opportunities.

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It leads to more creativity.

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It hopefully leads to more

money, more connections.

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So everything can really

grow and expand from there.

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Until next time, continue to serve

yourself, your loved ones, and

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your communities from a full cup.