Ep. 62: How to Build & Sustain Momentum with Mark England
Jul 5, 2023
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Mark England, an expert in personal and client goal achievement, dives into the challenges of building and sustaining momentum. He discusses how starting and stopping can derail progress and shares powerful insights on overcoming self-sabotage. The conversation emphasizes the importance of mindset, community support, and celebrating small wins. Mark also explores the balance between productivity and burnout, using endurance racing as a metaphor, and highlights the significance of vulnerability in fostering personal growth.
Understanding momentum is crucial as each small progress contributes to cumulative gains towards personal transformation and goals.
Overcoming the discomfort and resistance when starting new endeavors is essential for building sustained momentum and achieving progress.
Maintaining consistency through regular effort and engagement not only fosters growth but also builds resilience against obstacles encountered along the way.
Deep dives
Building Momentum for Change
To initiate personal transformation, understanding the concept of momentum is fundamental. Momentum can be likened to a snowball that gains speed as it rolls, symbolizing how progress can accumulate over time with repeated effort. Often, individuals may experience initial success but find that disruptions can cause them to lose this momentum, forcing them to restart their progress. To maintain momentum, one must set clear directions, whether it’s moving toward desired goals or away from negative experiences.
Taking Action in the Face of Stuckness
When feeling stuck in life, taking that first step can be the most challenging part of the process. It is essential to recognize that starting a new endeavor may always involve discomfort and resistance, which are common experiences when attempting change. This stage requires not just action, but a commitment to push through the hard parts and to expect both challenges and progress along the way. By accepting the reality of struggle and keeping momentum alive, one can shift out of stuckness and into progress.
The Importance of Consistency
Consistency is vital in building and sustaining momentum, particularly when pursuing new goals. Regularly showing up and putting in the necessary effort plays a significant role in creating a rhythm, which can lead to ease and fluidity in one’s activities over time. While it might feel frustrating when progress slows, maintaining engagement and continuing the grind is crucial, akin to the gradually building speeds of a well-trained athlete. This practice not only fosters growth but also nurtures resilience to overcome obstacles.
Expecting and Managing Internal Resistance
Anticipating self-sabotage or imposter syndrome is crucial for individuals embarking on new journeys. Recognizing that these feelings are common can empower people to process and push through moments of doubt. Many individuals worry about failure or not being good enough, which can create inertia that hampers action-taking. However, embracing mistakes as learning opportunities and setting expectations for challenges can help re-frame the narrative and promote continued forward movement.
Creating Space for Growth and Change
Creating mental and physical space is essential for facilitating personal growth and the acceptance of new ideas. Often, the mind becomes cluttered with noise and distractions, making it difficult to focus on what truly matters. Engaging in practices like breathwork or taking a break from technology can help calm the mind and allow for clarity to emerge. Ultimately, individuals must remember that maintaining momentum may sometimes necessitate stepping back to reflect and recharge, setting themselves up for future success.
Starting and stopping is crushing your goals, your clients goals, and sabotaging the end results. You've experienced this before- you get excited, start making some progress, and then something (you) stops you in your tracks. Now you've got to start all over again. Mark England discusses with us today the idea of building and sustaining momentum toward your goals so you can keep the progress rolling for yourself and your clients.