January 25

Seven Ways to Regain Your Momentum

Seven Ways to Regain Your Momentum

By Deborah Johnson

January 25, 2019

Goals, momentum, online learning, unstuck

Regain Your Momentum

Do you feel like nothing is going the way you planned? You keep pushing a boxcar uphill with no real results? Don't quit! There's help! It's fine to take a step back and re-group but it's important to get going again. Here are seven ways that will help you do just that. 

Seven Ways to Help You

1. LOOK UP. When you’re pushing and working hard with few results, you tend to look down at the place you’re stuck. Take time to look up and all around you-even take a walk. You might see a new opportunity.

2. CONSIDER MEDITATION. You don’t have to go off in the land of ums and ahs, but stop to let your mind rest from your situation. Studies document that concentration and focused attention buffers the brain against effects of chronic stress.

3. HONESTLY EVALUATE YOUR SITUATION. With a clearer mind, look at your business model-is it really working? How are your finances? Evaluate as many areas as possible, writing everything longhand in your journal. Journaling is a wonderful tool. Do it often.

4. TALK TO YOUR OLDER SELF. What do you see yourself doing in five years? Ten years? Picture yourself, then evaluate whether or not the sacrifices you are making now will pay off. Do you need to change your course slightly? Evaluate and write in your journal.

5. CONFIDE IN A TRUSTED FRIEND. Spend time with someone who will listen, not just talk, judge and lecture you. As you talk over your situation, you may gain clarity for some issues you are facing.

6. WRITE OUT A PLAN. Look at all your options. If you love what you do, identify the ways you can keep the momentum in your life and work. If you need to change, start with a couple short-term achievable goals and start moving on them right away.

7. REWARD YOURSELF. Define a small treat for when you achieve one of your short-term goals--then enjoy it! If you are dieting, make your treat guilt-free or you’ll feel like quitting again! Find what works for you and your situation.

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About the author

DEBORAH JOHNSON, M.A., creator of Hero Mountain® and former president of Los Angeles National Speakers Association, is an international award-winning music artist, author, speaker and National Media Commentator. She also hosts the popular podcast "Women at Halftime." Deborah provides tools to create your ideal lifestyle and work at mid-career or during the halftime of life, getting unstuck. You can live your second half fulfilled, focused and free! Up for multiple GRAMMY Awards and spending over 20 years in the entertainment industry, she's an expert on how to constantly reinvent yourself in a gig-economy. She is also the recipient of the Women's Economic Forum Exceptional Women of Excellence Award. Deborah is the author of multiple books, over twenty albums and musicals and speaks and performs in both live and virtual events.

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