this goes for literally everything! once the momentum starts youâll naturally do more of the thing you wanna do. getting started is the hard part. Mel Robbins told me to count to 5, smack my hands together and itâll propell me out of my trance and paralysisâŠ.it works! (MOST OF THE TIME, LOL) just like this blog/websiteâŠthis has all been surmounting in my head for yearsâŠnot fully sure what to do with it but the ball got rolling and I cannot stopâŠCHOOOOO CHOOOOOOâŠ.IâM COMIN IN HOTTTTTT
YESSSS!! đ„đ
Thatâs the magic of momentum, baby! What youâre describing is one of the most powerful truths about action-taking. Once you start, even if itâs messy, tiny, awkwardâyouâve broken the seal. Itâs like your brain goes, âOhhh weâre doing this now?â and suddenly the next step feels 2% easier. And then the next one, 4% easier. Before you know it? Youâre rolling downhill with a rocket booster strapped to your back.
đ Repetition = Reinforcement
The more you do it, the more your brain wires it in as normal. Itâs not just mindsetâitâs neural pathways. Youâre literally making it easier for your future self to keep going. (Science says: neurons that fire together, wire together đ„đ§ )
đđœ Enter: Mel Robbinsâ 5 Second Rule
She nailed it with the count-to-5 thing. Why?
Because it interrupts the thought spiral and shifts you into action mode. Itâs not just motivational fluffâitâs a behavioral pattern disruptor.
You hijack the hesitation and replace it with movement.
And movement = momentum.
Even if itâs just smacking your hands and yelling âIâM COMIN IN HOTTTT.â đđ„
đ§ That Paralysis?
Thatâs just your brain trying to save energy. It doesnât know the difference between good stress and bad stress, so it freezes you up when you try to do new or big things.
But when you actâeven a littleâyouâre teaching your brain:
âHey. Weâre safe. Weâre doing this. Chill.â