I am talking about that moment right after a reset, or a lightbulb moment, the challenge you have been talking about.
You’ve cleaned out the pantry, you have started eating better, you’re walking again, going to the gym, feeling fresh and fired up. And then… life gets in the way.
The weekend ends. A bad night’s sleep creeps in. Someone’s sick. Work piles up. What fired you up is gone, all fizzled out.
and it all STOPS.
Not because of laziness. Not because the care factor has gone, But because you were relying on motivation to keep you going.
And motivation? Let’s just say it how it is, it really doesn’t keep you going.
Motivation is the friend who hypes you up to run a marathon on Saturday night, but ghosts you by Monday morning. It’s the “Let’s do this!” energy that vanishes the minute things get hard.
But momentum? Momentum is different.
Momentum doesn’t ask how you feel. It doesn’t care if it’s raining or if you’re tired or if your gym gear is dirty. It just needs one thing: ACTION.
This week, I’m riding the wave of momentum.
Still deep in the rebuild phase after four weeks away. Trekking Kilimanjaro, safari life, long flights, altitude,a bug that knocked me out, you name it. I came home depleted. Foggy. Craving sugar. Dehydrated. Off track. But here’s what got me back into it. Certainly wasn’t motivation.
It was Momentum.
Because I just kept going. Even when I didn’t want to. Even when it wasn’t pretty.
One warm lemon water at a time. Settling back into my routine rituals. One refusal to pour the wine. One walk. One deep breath.
I didn’t feel amazing. But I showed up anyway.
That’s the magic. That’s what builds momentum. It’s not about perfect days. It’s about moving forward, even when it’s messy.
So if you’re sitting there, waiting for motivation to kick in, Stop waiting. Start doing.
Momentum is built by motion.
At the start of the year, I had it all mapped out. I committed to 52 habits in 52 weeks, one tiny shift at a time. And for six months, I was flying. Hydrated. Energised. Focused. Clear.
Then came Africa. And everything changed.
Suddenly, I wasn’t sleeping well. My routines fell apart. My nutrition slipped. The water stopped. The cravings came back. My immune system took a hit.
But I saw it for what it was, not failure. Just a reminder.
Motivation didn’t travel with me. But momentum can always be rebuilt.
So I made a decision: RESET. No more dipping my toe back in.
I jumped back in.
Back to the nutrition habits that helped make me feel like a superwoman. My morning rituals that support my day, the evening rituals that puts me into deep healing sleep.
And just like that, my body started responding.
Not perfectly. But consistently.
That’s the lesson. Momentum builds clarity. It builds energy. It builds confidence.
Am I perfect? Nope, not at all, I gave up perfection at the start of this year.
Momentum is building.
And here’s what I know now
“Motivation gets you going. Momentum keeps you going.”
If you’re reading this and you have lost your mojo, whether it’s been for a week, a month, or a year.You’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience.
This week, try something different, stop waiting to feel ready.
Do something, anything, to get your mojo moving again.
Because once momentum kicks in, everything changes. Your energy shifts. Your mood lifts. Your body responds. Your clarity returns.
You don’t need to sprint. Just begin.
And let momentum do the rest.
I am on the bounce back. The reset. The quiet rebuild.
I am choosing action over excuses.
and to rise, again and again.
