06/24/2025
Stop Killing Your Own Progress
We always say Momentum Hour is a space to get unstuck but this week, it got personal.
This wasn’t a session packed with strategies and productivity hacks. It was a vulnerable, real-time unpacking of why we hit friction even when we know what to do. If you’re a founder, creator, or builder of any kind, you probably know that feeling well:
You’re moving along…until you’re not.
Something pulls you off track.
And then your brain starts its favorite game: “What’s wrong with me?”
Here’s what we learned and shared on this week’s episode:
The real reason momentum disappears...
It’s not because you’re lazy, unmotivated, or not “ready.”
It’s because your nervous system may not feel safe moving forward.
Sometimes, momentum dies because your identity is shifting and you haven’t caught up with it yet. Other times, it’s because you’ve been holding too much and your body forces a pause.
You don't lose momentum, you leave yourself behind
Jim shared how progress often stalls when he’s unintentionally disconnecting from his own voice. The minute he gets lost in the noise of what “should” be happening, his clarity vanishes.
Rachel talked about that moment of progress where instead of celebrating, you feel a wave of panic. You want to run. Why? Because success feels like a loss of control when you’re used to managing chaos.
Sometimes the resistance is grief
That “blah” feeling you can’t shake might be grief over who you used to be. We’re often grieving the last version of ourselves, one who didn’t carry as much responsibility, one who didn’t yet have visibility, one who wasn’t feeling pulled in a thousand directions.
What actually helps:
✅ Zooming out instead of spiraling in
You don’t need a better to-do list. You need altitude. Sometimes we need someone else to say, “Hey, you’re not behind. You’re in the middle.”
✅ Momentum is built in conversation, not isolation
Every single time we go live, someone says, “I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear that today.” That’s not by accident. Energy builds faster when you’re not white-knuckling it alone.
✅ Claiming the win is the work
We both tend to jump to “what’s next” instead of anchoring in what’s already working. But momentum needs evidence. You have to see yourself moving or your system won’t believe it’s safe to keep going.
One last thing:
You don’t need to push harder.
You need to reestablish connection with yourself, your mission, your breath, your people.
And sometimes, that looks like logging on to a Momentum Hour and letting the conversation do what your brain can’t do on its own right now:
Hold the space.
Join us inside the Impact Effect Accelerator if this kind of conversation helps you recalibrate. We’re not just talking about goals. We’re redefining the path to reach them.
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