The holidays are upon us, and today is the last episode of the season. To make it fitting, today we explore the power of pausing in a world that never stops. When we're caught up in the day-to-day grind, it's easy to lose sight of our goals and values. Taking a pause gives us the opportunity to step back and assess whether we're on the right path.

Starting on the wrong foot can actually be a good thing. It's a counterintuitive idea, but when we start with high expectations and a fear of failure, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves. This pressure can lead to procrastination, self-doubt, and ultimately, a less than satisfactory outcome.

Accountability is often associated with negative consequences, such as punishment or blame. However, when used in a positive way, accountability can be a powerful tool for personal and professional growth.

Many of us have experienced the fear of making decisions at some point in our lives. We may feel overwhelmed by the options or unsure about the consequences of our choices. In some cases, the fear of making a decision can be so strong that it can lead to indecision, avoidance, or even paralysis.

Sometimes subtracting can actually lead to an increase in value. The concept is a fundamental idea in mathematics and other fields where precise measurements are important. It refers to situations where subtracting a quantity is equivalent to adding its negative or adding a complementary quantity. By recognizing that subtracting can sometimes become adding, we can be more flexible and creative in solving problems and achieving our desired outcomes.

The phrase "When the Dust Settles" refers to a moment in time when things have calmed down, and it's easier to see the situation for what it is. When the dust settles, it's an opportunity to reflect and assess the situation, clarify what you want, course-correct if necessary, and continue moving forward towards your goals.

Mechanisms can be anything. They could be tools or people or any other resources like money, or a place or a situation or circumstance. Those are really important, they help make what we want to get started done faster, more expedient – even joyful. But hear me out: what we think we want, might not be what we need. Our intention, is what can help clarify that. Because if the intention is clear… the mechanism will appear. 

Ever since we spoke about the WHEN in the previous episode, I’ve been thinking a great deal about time. I realized that what holds people back has mostly to do where we put attention to: the past and/or the future, and the now. Thinking about the PAST and the FUTURE is healthy – but not when it holds you back – and the NOW could put you in the right perspective.

Starts matter. We might have our WHAT (our reason), our HOW (our minimum viable action) and our WHO (our expert, motivator or connector), but until we decide or make up our mind for the WHEN… nothing will happen. In this episode we talk about temporal markers or milestones and how constructing our own, especially those that are personally meaningful, gives us an opportunity to finally start and get moving.

Mirriam Webster says, the Tipping Point is that moment in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place. Wikipedia, meanwhile, says it relates to physics, where it is when a threshold in a sharp hysteresis loop, once reached, a system rapidly changes its state. For me, a tipping point is simply that time when you realize there is no turning back, and that the only way, is forward… and today, we’ll learn about those points so that you move forward!