EP 26: The Power of Small Moves - Building Momentum One Step at a Time

Most of us are waiting for motivation to arrive before we begin. This episode makes the case that we have it backward. In this second episode of our July series, Forward Momentum, we look at what behavioral science, neuroscience, and habit research actually tell us about how change happens , and it turns out, it almost never starts with a surge of inspiration. It starts with a small, specific, manageable move. We explore behavioral activation and why action precedes motivation, BJ Fogg's groundbreaking Tiny Habits research and the neuroscience of why celebrating small wins isn't indulgent but biological, and Teresa Amabile's Progress Principle and its finding that progress in meaningful work is the single greatest driver of our inner work lives. Three practical tools help you put all of this into motion starting right now, exactly where you are.