Last week, I invited you to pause and reflect on 2025. Why? Because the most common challenges I’ve experienced and I consistently hear from professionals, balancing work and life are:
“I want to leave behind the constant overwhelm.”
“I’m tired of feeling like I’m never enough.”
“I want to stop sacrificing my health for my career.”
“I need to stop waiting for permission to go after what I want.”
But here’s what happens next for most people: They take that awareness and turn it into an overwhelming list of everything they want to fix – I’ve been there myself.
And that’s where momentum dies.
The Women Who Tried to Fix Everything
I’ve coached women who have struggled in multiple dimensions:
- Confidence & Authenticity: She had chronic imposter syndrome
- Career Progression: She felt stuck despite strong performance
- Energy Management: She was exhausted and resentful
- Executive Presence: She felt invisible in leadership meetings
- Boundaries: She said yes to everything
These women are smart, capable, and hardworking. On paper, they were successful. In reality, she was miserable.
When I asked what they wanted to work on, they said: “All of it. Everything. I need to fix all of it.”
I get it. When you finally see the full picture, the instinct is to tackle everything at once. Trying to tackle it all at once adds more overwhelm to an already full plate.
The Strategic Shift That Changes Everything
Take 10 minutes to complete the Momentum Mapping Assessment. Review your results and ask yourself this strategic question:
If you could only focus on ONE dimension for the next 90 days, which one would create a ripple effect across everything else?
Here’s an example of the ripple effect. In this scenario, the focus was on confidence. Because she thought everything else was downstream from that. “I don’t pursue career opportunities because I don’t believe I deserve them. I can’t set boundaries because I’m afraid of disappointing people. I don’t speak up in meetings because I don’t trust that what I have to say matters.”
Sound familiar?
So for the next 90 days, she focused on one thing: building authentic confidence. Not generic confidence—her confidence. Confidence rooted in understanding her strengths, her values, her unique perspective.
She identified where her confidence was solid and where it wavered. She practiced small acts of courage. She stopped trying to be someone else and started showing up as herself.
And here’s what happened:
She volunteered to lead a cross-functional project (career progression).
She started saying no to requests that didn’t align with her priorities (boundaries/energy).
She spoke up in a leadership meeting with an idea that became a company initiative (executive presence).
She didn’t try to fix everything. She focused strategically on one thing. And everything else shifted.
You Can’t Be Excellent at Everything Simultaneously
This is the lie we’ve been sold: That we should be constantly improving in every area, all the time.
It’s exhausting. It’s impossible. And it’s why most development plans fail.
The truth? Strategic focus creates breakthrough results.
When you try to work on everything, you dilute your energy and see minimal progress. When you identify your highest-leverage development area and focus there, you create momentum that spills into other dimensions naturally.
This is the power of Momentum Mapping. It’s not just assessment—it’s strategic prioritization.
How the Eight Dimensions Work Together
Think of the eight dimensions not as separate categories but as an interconnected system. Like your body—when one system is compromised, everything else compensates or suffers.
Here’s how they integrate:
Strengths Discovery (Foundation) feeds everything else:
- You can’t build authentic confidence without knowing your strengths
- You can’t create a meaningful career strategy without understanding what you naturally do well
- You can’t develop your leadership style without honoring your natural abilities
Vision & Purpose provides direction:
- Without it, career progression is just chasing promotions
- Without it, executive presence is performance, not authenticity
- Without it, change leadership lacks meaning
Confidence & Authenticity is often the unlock:
- Low confidence blocks career progression (you don’t pursue opportunities)
- Low confidence undermines executive presence (you shrink instead of expand)
- Low confidence limits influence (you don’t speak up)
Energy Management is the fuel:
- Without it, you can’t sustain career momentum
- Without it, resilience becomes impossible
- Without it, you burn out before you break through
Resilience & Adaptability is your recovery system:
- Without it, setbacks derail career progression
- Without it, confidence becomes fragile
- Without it, change leadership is overwhelming
See how it works? One dimension impacts all the others.
That’s why the assessment is so valuable—it shows you not just where you are in each dimension, but which dimension, if developed, would create the biggest ripple effect in your life.
From Assessment to Strategy: The Next Step
If you took the Momentum Mapping Assessment last week (and if you haven’t yet, take it now—it’s free and takes 10 minutes), you received a score for each dimension.
Now let’s turn that data into strategy.
Step 1: Look at your results
- Which dimensions scored highest? (These are your strengths—areas to maintain and leverage)
- Which dimensions scored lowest? (These are your growth opportunities)
- Which dimension, if you’re honest, is causing you the most pain right now?
Step 2: Ask the ripple effect question:
“If I could only focus on ONE dimension for the next 90 days, which one would create positive momentum across other areas?”
Sometimes it’s your lowest score. Sometimes it’s not.
Look for the dimension that’s blocking everything else.
Common high-leverage dimensions:
- Confidence: Often blocks career progression, executive presence, and influence
- Energy Management: When you’re depleted, everything suffers
- Vision & Purpose: Without clarity, you’re just busy, not purposeful
- Boundaries: Often the hidden issue behind overwhelm and resentment
Step 3: Get the right tool.
Once you know your focus area, you need a structured way to develop it.
That’s why I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create the Momentum Mapping Workbook. (coming soon!)
It’s 50+ pages of exercises, frameworks, and practical tools designed to help you develop each dimension systematically. Every section includes:
- Self-assessment exercises to understand where you are
- Research-based frameworks to guide your development
- Practical action planning tools
- LEAP Reads (book recommendations for deeper learning)
- Breakthrough Moves (immediate actions you can take)
Think of it as your GPS and roadmap combined. The assessment shows you where you are. The workbook shows you how to move forward.
I’ve used this system myself. I’ve guided dozens of professionals through it. It works—but only if you’re strategic about where you focus.
The Integration Principle
Here’s what makes Momentum Mapping different from other development approaches:
It’s not about balance. It’s about integration.
You’re not trying to score 10/10 in every dimension. You’re creating an integrated life where:
- Your career leverages your strengths
- Your confidence is rooted in authenticity
- Your presence reflects your values
- Your energy is protected and renewed
- Your influence creates meaningful change
Some dimensions will always be higher than others—and that’s okay. The goal is alignment, not perfection.
Strategic focus on one dimension creates breakthrough results. Integration across dimensions creates sustainable success.
Your Strategic Question for This Week
Look at your Momentum Mapping results (or take the assessment if you haven’t yet).
Then ask yourself:
“What’s the ONE dimension that, if I developed it over the next 90 days, would change everything else?”
Not “What should I work on?” Not “What do other people think I need?” Not “What sounds easiest?”
What would actually create breakthrough momentum in your life?
Drop your answer in the comments. Sometimes saying it out loud to a community is the first step toward commitment.
Next Week
Once you know your strategic focus, the next question is: “How do I actually make it happen?”
That’s what we’ll talk about next week: Why momentum requires more than just self-awareness. Why you can’t do this alone. And the three pathways to turn assessment into lasting transformation.
Until then, get strategic. Get focused. Get ready to build real momentum.