Maintenance ≠ Momentum

Busy isn’t the goal.

Better is. 🧠⚡

There’s a trap that looks like active learning.

You’re showing up.
You’re putting in the work.
You’re doing the right thing.

And you’re not moving forward.

You’re maintaining.
📧 Inbox zero
🧹 Cleaning the house
📋 Ticking off low-stakes to-dos
🏃‍♂️ Even working out — without pushing past your comfort zone

It feels productive.

And in a way, it is.

Maintenance keeps things running.

It doesn’t move you forward very much. 🐢

Doing the thing can feel like you're improving.

And maybe you are. Slowly.

Running 10,000 spreadsheets? 🧾
Might sharpen your muscle memory.

Spending 30 minutes learning something new about Excel? 💡
That’s how you leap ahead.

The first is maintenance.
The second is mastery. 🏆

Sometimes the hardest thing isn’t the grind.
It’s doing something unfamiliar.

Something that might not work.
Something that actually moves the needle. 🎯

So here’s a Sunday gut-check:

Are you building?
Or maintaining what used to matter?

Big lives aren’t built on maintenance mode.
They’re built on motion. 🚀

If you’re ready to shift from maintenance to momentum —
Let’s connect. 🤝 Eric Woodard

🚀 Let's get your career stuff handled, find time to talk here. 📲