Ever wonder why successful people tend to get more successful… the rich get richer… the happy get happier… the lucky get luckier?
They’ve got MOMENTUM. When it rains, it pours.
But momentum works on both sides of the equation–it can work for you or against you. Since the Compound Effect is always working, negative habits, when left unchecked, can build up steam and send you into a tailspin of “unlucky”circumstances and consequences. The law of inertia says objects at rest tend to stay at rest–that’s the Compound Effect working against you.
How do you get momentum to pay you a visit? You build up to it. You get into the groove, the “zone,” by doing the things:
- Making new choices based on your goals and core values
- Putting those choices to work through new positive behaviors
- Repeating those healthy actions long enough to establish new habits
- Building routines and rhythms into your daily disciplines
- Staying consistent over a long enough period of time
Then, BANG! Momentum kicks in your door (that’s a good thing)! And you’re virtually unstoppable.
* Source: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy