Momentum is Everything
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Starting and getting the ball rolling is always the most difficult part of any task. It's amazing how much momentum can make a difference in any of the ventures you pursue in your life. This has been especially true for me in my self-employment journey thus far.
The hardest part is starting, and for self-employment, that was following through with my plan to quit my 9-5 job. After making up my mind to quit, I actually marked a calendar each day, crossing off each day, to acclimate myself to inching closer to following through with what I really wanted to do. Striking through each day on the calendar was also a painful reminder to myself that another day had gone by without pursuing what I was really interested in.
Quitting was the first difficult and very important decision that kick-started my momentum. From there, many other opportunities either fell into place or were willed into place through hard work, like lining up brand sponsorships, advertising and growing some of my existing businesses like The Daily Byte, and diving into new pursuits like building my mentorship program, DevLaunch (Yesterday, one student landed a $225,000+ job offer).
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What I've also realized is that I've built up momentum to quit slowly but surely, really since I started creating content in 2018. I think that's why sometimes it can feel like success happens overnight—progress can take off quickly, but the reality is that anyone who experiences that "overnight success" has likely worked to lay the foundation for many years.
I feel I'm on the precipice of progress feeling like it's occurring overnight. The beautiful thing about stacking momentum is that it leads to powerful compounding effects. The challenge, however, is that momentum is fragile and easy to lose if you're not careful. There have been several times I've lost steam while creating content and working on other ventures outside of my job, and I believe those lapses may have cost me opportunities. The benefit of working across multiple projects is that it prevents any single pursuit from getting stale, as I can context switch between different areas as needed.
Four months after quitting, I'm fortunate and thankful to say that my approach has been working and progress continues. Now my focus is on maintaining this momentum and building on the foundation I've established.
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