I Don't Want To Do Anything
It’s been 4 days since I posted on social media. It’s been 9 days since I’ve been to the gym.
And despite feeling rested, well fed, and full of quality time with my loved ones, I’m also feeling overwhelmed after the long weekend.
My inbox is a mess, my digestion is way off, and a part of me wants to isolate myself and give up.
This is the feeling of a lack of forward moving energy.
A lack of MOMENTUM.
Can anyone else relate? If so, this post is for you.
Anyone caught in that heavy, slow, sluggish, depressed energy this morning.
Anyone having a hard time finding #motivation or #hustle.
Anyone who hasn’t posted on social media in a while and is feeling the pressure.
Anyone feeling isolated and alone as a result. I want you to know that we’re in this together. I feel it too.
I know how much it sucks, and how helpless it can feel. I also know how magical it is to ride the wave of momentum energy. Honestly for me it’s the greatest feeling on earth.
So for today’s Tip Tuesday, I don’t have any clever shortcuts for you. Because the only way around it, is to MOVE.
-> movement
-> creates
-> momentum
It sounds overly simplistic and obvious. If that turns you off or irritates you I get it, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Because movement creates momentum. So let’s take the first step together.
We can start slow. It doesn’t matter how big the first step is, it just matters that we take it.
And as my friend Sal said this morning, the train feels heavy when it first starts moving. But it’s also impossible to stop at full speed.
Got any advice for restarting momentum after a few down days? If so, please share your experience in the comments, and help the rest of us ride the next wave of momentum into the sunset.
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Shoutout to Alex Charfen and Giovanni Marsico for giving me so much clarity about the power of momentum. I’ll never forget Alex’s short but wickedly powerful talk on the topic at Archangel Academy last February in San Diego.
Momentum was something I could always feel to be true, but didn’t have the language to describe. His talk honestly changed my life by validating my experience as well as providing me with that language.