The inertial forces keeping you stuck are real and powerful. But you are stronger.

You may remember this from HS physics - Newton's First Law - a body at rest tends to stay at rest. But a body in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by a resisting force. 

Essentially, objects resist changes in their state of motion (velocity), meaning a force is needed to start, stop, or change an object's direction.

We also know that the force required to move an inert object is greater than the force required to keep it in motion. 

This is as true in our real lives as it is in a physics lab.  

This most basic principle of physics acts upon us psychologically as well as physically. It’s gonna take you a lot more effort to overcome inertia and get you back in motion than it will to keep you in motion. 

So, once in motion, it’s so important that you do everything in your power to stay in motion. 

Because, while not captured in Newton’s Law, not only does your momentum peter out and leave you stalled out, in real life, you start sinking deeper into whatever quagmire slowed you down and stalled you out. 

The inertial forces keeping you stuck are real and powerful. But you are stronger.

And stronger than your excuses, too. 

What is it that’s keeping you stuck? What do you need to do to get back in motion?