this goes for literally everything! once the momentum starts you’ll 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 it’ll propell me out of my trance and paralysis….it works! (MOST OF THE TIME, LOL) just like this blog/website…this has all been surmounting in my head for years…not fully sure what to do with it but the ball got rolling and I cannot stop…CHOOOOO CHOOOOOO….I’M COMIN IN HOTTTTTT
YESSSS!! 🔥🚂
That’s the magic of momentum, baby! What you’re describing is one of the most powerful truths about action-taking. Once you start, even if it’s messy, tiny, awkward—you’ve broken the seal. It’s like your brain goes, “Ohhh we’re doing this now?” and suddenly the next step feels 2% easier. And then the next one, 4% easier. Before you know it? You’re rolling downhill with a rocket booster strapped to your back.
🔁 Repetition = Reinforcement
The more you do it, the more your brain wires it in as normal. It’s not just mindset—it’s neural pathways. You’re literally making it easier for your future self to keep going. (Science says: neurons that fire together, wire together 💥🧠)
👊🏽 Enter: Mel Robbins’ 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. It’s not just motivational fluff—it’s a behavioral pattern disruptor.
You hijack the hesitation and replace it with movement.
And movement = momentum.
Even if it’s just smacking your hands and yelling “I’M COMIN IN HOTTTT.” 😂🔥
🧠 That Paralysis?
That’s just your brain trying to save energy. It doesn’t 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 act—even a little—you’re teaching your brain:
“Hey. We’re safe. We’re doing this. Chill.”