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The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

How to Build Momentum - SPARTAN WAY 022

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8874 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Momentum can build up in the positive or the negative. Here's how you can make momentum work for you, NOT against you!



LESSONS:

 

  • Learn to course correct if momentum is starting to work against you.
  • Take a new action to help build momentum for your goals.
  • Organization is crucial for your success.
  • Take 1 action, do the 1 thing, to start building momentum towards your goals.



LINKS:

More about Zach https://zacheven-esh.com

Read "The Spartan Way" https://www.spartan.com/en/race/learn-more/race-types-overview?article=the-spartan-way-book



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Zach's STRONG Life Podcast https://apple.co/2vFaCv1




CREDITS:

 

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Host & Show Notes:  Zach Even - Esh

 

© 2018 Spartan

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today I want to talk to you about momentum.

0:05.7

Welcome back Spartans to another episode of the Spartan Way podcast.

0:09.7

I'm your host, Zach Evernish, and in in today's episode I'm talking to you about

0:14.7

momentum and how it could positively impact all areas of your life or negatively

0:20.9

impact all areas of your life.

0:23.0

And the reason why I want to talk about it is I've seen this effect happening to people, including myself, with nutrition, with career choices, with work, with your fitness.

0:33.0

So age 14, on the wrestling team,

0:36.5

the coach says to the guys, after a match that we had lost,

0:40.3

he said, guys, momentum is key key if we go out and you don't get that first takedown

0:46.4

and then you start losing points the guy scoring on you you've built momentum in a

0:52.3

negative way you let the momentum in a negative way. You've let the momentum add up against you.

0:55.6

Or you could go out, score the first takedown, be aggressive, score more points, and

1:02.1

now you're building momentum to your benefit and it happens as a team.

1:07.0

The more we win as an individual, the more we win as a team.

1:10.0

So the key is that if something is happening in life and it's working against you,

1:15.0

immediately make correction.

1:17.0

Take another action that turns the momentum to your positive.

1:21.0

Same thing with nutrition. Have enough food in the house

1:25.9

where you're stocked up for the whole week versus you've just got enough good food

1:30.7

Monday through Wednesday, then Thursday you're going to

1:34.3

something that's convenient and maybe not necessarily super healthy for you.

1:38.9

So the action for today is plan and organize so you build momentum in a positive manner.

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