momentum leads to monumental
This essay is an excerpt from my book, The Way of The Karma Yogi .
Momentum works both ways, it can either elevate us or sabotage us. Repetition of a few small bad habits generates a negative momentum that can lead to a life of stress and chaos affecting our health, productivity and our relationships.
Our karma fuels our momentum in one direction or the other and eventually dictates whether we attract the success that we’re aiming for or not. It’s all about cause and effect. Our momentum, positive or negative, keeps building if we continue doing the same actions and that determines the nature of results that we get. As the old proverb goes, “Those that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.”
In order to ensure that we keep building an upward and positive momentum, develop a good rhythm and get ‘in the zone’, we need to focus on the following things:
- Making better choices based on our goals and our core values
- Acting on those choices and incorporating new positive behaviors and healthy actions
- Repeating those actions and positive karma again and again to establish new habits
- Integrating routines and rituals into our daily disciplines.
- Committing to them for the long haul and remaining consistent.
Momentum leads to monumental. It’s the reason why the rich end up getting richer, and the successful become more successful with time. Building momentum is similar to the snowballing effect. A snowball is small at the top of the hill, but as it rolls down it gets bigger and bigger. The Compound Effect is put into action. We need to start small and keep building momentum day after day with positivity and enthusiasm. A daily, consistent positive momentum is what will get any project or endeavor off the ground and achieve new heights. So if you want to attract extraordinary success like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Howard Schultz, J.K Rowling or Jeff Bezos, then it’s time to become friends with someone who will never let you down — the big ol’ Mo.