Bold Moves

How do you create momentum?

So if you are up for celebrating and living a bold life, and finding joy in the ordinary and extra-ordinary moments, take some tips from my great-aunt Ella and the other amazing women in this book. Find your passion, push through your fears and self-doubt, step up, stand up and start playing at a higher level — not for profit, but for your own happiness. It all starts with those first steps.

Just pick a few things, do them well and commit to stop doing some things that you can let go of. I would encourage you to say yes. Experiment, and have fun along the way. And remember to laugh because you are going to stuff up somewhere on the journey. This is where the greatest lessons come from, even though they are tough at the time. Creating momentum is about taking that first step and showing up day after day, even if you simply start with one hour a day. It’s going to require a lot of focus, hard work and commitment.

Time is such a precious commodity and we are all guilty of blaming our busy lives for not getting started. I’m best in the morning, so I get started from 7 to 8 am. Most of this book was written before 7 am. When I realised I had to run a business, look after my family, spend time with my friends and make sure I exercise … oh, and write a book in three months … the only way I was able to achieve momentum was to carve out an hour a day and keep going at it, day after day after day. Some days I sit and it just flows; other days I have nothing. ...