Are you actually losing momentum in your business, or are you misreading a normal growth phase?
In this episode, I’m unpacking a fear that has followed me through nearly two decades of building businesses: the fear that every pivot, pause, or shift meant I was starting over.
If you’ve ever asked yourself:
- Am I losing momentum?
- Is this pivot a mistake?
- Why does my business suddenly feel “off” even though it’s working?
- Shouldn’t I be further by now if I hadn’t changed direction?
You’re not alone.
For years, I equated business momentum with speed, visibility, constant output, and public activity. If I slowed down, I assumed something was wrong.
But what I’ve learned is this:
Momentum isn’t the same thing as activity.
And what feels like losing momentum is often just a shift in phase.
In this episode, I walk you through:
- Why business momentum feels so fragile
- How visibility, revenue, and relevance get tangled together
- The difference between forced momentum, borrowed momentum, and clean momentum
- The 4 phases of business growth: expansion, consolidation, integration, and completion
- Why consolidation can feel like decline
- How to tell whether you’re evolving or actually off track
- The better questions I ask myself before making a big move
I share what I’ve learned from building, pivoting, shutting things down, launching new offers, and navigating identity shifts in business.
Most of the time, I wasn’t losing momentum.
I was evolving through phases.
If you misread a phase change as failure, you’ll either cling to something that’s complete or panic-pivot into something misaligned.
Neither builds a sustainable business.
This episode will help you recognize the difference between adrenaline driven growth and clean, steady momentum, so you can make clearer decisions about scaling, stabilizing, or shifting direction.
If this resonated, I created something for you.
My free guide, Better Questions. Clearer Decisions., will help you identify what phase your business is actually in and ask sharper questions before you pivot, push, or panic.
Download it here: https://brookenorlin.myflodesk.com/betterquestions
Until next time... go do the things.
I’m rooting for you.
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