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Over the past few weeks, we’ve been walking through the building blocks of momentum:
Mass — the impact of your knowledge, skills, and network.
Velocity — the energy and direction of your movement.
Resistance — the drag (mental, emotional, somatic, relational) that slows you down.
Now it’s time to put it all together:
How do you understand where your momentum is today?
How do you measure it?
And most importantly — how do you change it?
:: Your 5 Minutes Starts Now ::
Part 1: Calculate Your Score
Here’s the simple equation we’ve been working toward:
Momentum = Mass × Velocity – Resistance
Now, bring in your numbers:
Mass: Score yourself on a scale of 1–10.
Do you have access to the information and connections required to make the impact you’re after? How solid are you in bringing the right knowledge, skills, and relationships to the table?
Velocity: Score yourself on a scale of 1–10.
How much energy, inspiration, and excitement (potential energy) do you have toward the project—and is it being steered in the right direction (kinetic energy)?
Resistance: Score yourself on a scale of 0–100.
How much drag are you carrying right now — mental, emotional, somatic, or relational?
👉 Multiply Mass × Velocity. Then subtract Resistance.
That’s your Momentum score.
Example:
Mass = 6 (I have the right skills and knowledge, but I need to find the right connections to skyrocket.)
Velocity = 8 (I’m inspired and focused on aligned action.)
Resistance = 40 (I doubt myself when I compare our performance to others.)
Momentum Score: (6 × 8) – 40 = 8.
You’re headed in the right direction, but resistance is still eating up a lot of your potential.
Part 2: Address the Blocks
Once you’ve got your score, the real question is: how do you change it?
If your Mass is low: Invest in building knowledge and skills, and expand your network.
Example: If you want to explore AI in your business but don’t yet have the foundation, your mass will be low.
The fix: invest in learning which skills to build or outsource.
Note: If you’re looking to expand your knowledge base in this area, Jeff Donaldson is holding an AI workshop in Denver soon.
If your Velocity is misaligned: Audit your daily actions.
Are you pouring energy into inboxes, admin, or noise — or into what truly matters?
Example: Many leaders we coach free themselves by hiring support—assistants, researchers, operators—so their energy points where it matters.
If Resistance is high: Define specifically what’s slowing you down.
Cognitive (I’m already behind)
Emotional (fear, doubt, overwhelm)
Somatic (fatigue, restlessness)
Relational (mistrust, friction, doing it all alone)
Remember: if your inner narrative sounds like “I’m not smart enough,” “I’m not good enough,” or “I’m falling behind,” those aren’t just beliefs — they’re identity-level blockers.
This is exactly what our First Step Formula course is designed to help with: uncovering what drives your current decisions and transforming limiting beliefs that cap momentum.
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Reflection Prompt:
Run your numbers. What’s your Mass? What’s your Velocity? What’s your Resistance?
Calculate your score — then pick one variable (Mass, Velocity, or Resistance) to work on this week.
Part 3: A Real Example
One of our clients—a high-profile speaker—had all the mass in the world.
Deep expertise. An enormous network. Endless curiosity.
Her velocity was off the charts. She said yes to every opportunity, constantly learning, constantly moving.
It looked like high performance — but underneath, it was a trauma response.
When she slowed down enough to really look, she saw that her pace was driven by fear.
Fear of missing out.
Fear of losing income.
Fear that opportunities could disappear at any moment.
That awareness changed everything.
Once she made the connection between her velocity and fear, she consciously slowed down and focused her energy toward intentional expansion.
She stopped grasping and started choosing.
Her work became more consistent.
Her income more stable.
Her momentum didn’t come from doing more — it came from doing less, with less fear.
Part 4: What’s Up Next
As we close out this quarter, I hope the Momentum series has helped you see not just how to move faster, but how to move on purpose.
Whether you’re building mass, refining focus, or clearing resistance, the equation stays the same:
Momentum grows when your inner and outer systems move in coherence.
As we move into Q4, we’ll revisit one of the most essential foundations of leadership: Presence.
This is especially needed this time of year, as we balance end-of-year goals with the desire to slow down and reconnect.
As for me — I’ll be channeling my momentum into finishing my book manuscript, a body of work that brings together everything we’ve been exploring.
I’m excited to share more in Q1.
Thank you for being here this quarter—for your reflection, attention, and willingness to look beneath the surface of growth.
See you in two weeks. ❤️