The Art of Moving Forward

“24” Another year goes by. As life moves forward and we revolve around the sun once more, you start to understand the intricacies of life. How short it is, and how fun it can become. The last year and a half has been rough for my creative mind and definitely something to reflect on and grow from, but I have to keep reminding myself, I’m just getting started, and with another year of failures, and lessons to look back on there’s nothing that can stop me or my pursuit in creativity. We all grow together in this world, not just in film, or as a creative, but as people. So here’s to another year for all of us as we keep learning and moving forward to the things we want to achieve.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it means to keep moving forward—not just as a creative, but as a person in general. In this line of work, where so much depends on self-motivation and constantly wearing different hats, it’s easy to fall into this loop: you get a burst of motivation, you lock in and go hard for a week or two, and then suddenly... you hit a wall. Burnout creeps in. You step away to “take a break,” and before you know it, you’ve completely stalled. Now you’re sitting there, unsure of what to do next, and all the momentum you built feels like it’s gone. That’s usually when self-doubt starts kicking in.

The word that keeps coming back to me lately is Momentum and has started to mean something deeper in my life and in my process. Think back to high school physics—momentum is the idea that something in motion tends to stay in motion. The more mass and speed something has, the harder it is to slow down. That idea hit me in a new way recently. I’ve started applying it to how I work, how I create, and how I show up day to day.

Let me give you an example. There are plenty of times I’m editing a project or planning a shoot, and I hit a block. Maybe I don’t know how to do something technically, or I can’t decide on a location, or I just feel stuck. In the past, I’d step away—grab a snack, scroll my phone, throw on a show—and sometimes, that “break” would turn into hours of avoiding the work. Now, instead of stepping away, I’ve been practicing shifting direction. If I’m stuck on one thing, I move to something else that’s still part of the process. Maybe I’ll look for new music to layer into the edit, or start designing a treatment, or just mess around with something that sparks curiosity. The point is, I stay in motion—even if it’s sideways.

It’s a small mental shift, but it makes a huge difference. Staying in that flow, even imperfectly, is way easier than having to start over once you’ve lost it.

This applies outside of work too. Think about those mornings when it’s 6:45am and getting out of bed feels impossible. You forget what you even have to do that day, and everything just feels kind of... pointless. But if you can take that first step—literally just getting up—you’ve already won. Maybe that turns into making your bed, putting your socks on. Then you write down your to-do list and now your brain is awake and engaged, and just like that, you're in motion. One small step triggered a chain reaction and that’s the power of momentum.

Now I’m not saying you need to constantly be grinding. Rest is necessary. Stillness is important. But if you’re stuck in a rut, the way out isn’t always some big breakthrough. Sometimes it’s just taking the smallest possible step in any direction. Forward is forward—even if it’s slow.

So next time you’re hesitating on a project, dragging your feet on a task, or just struggling to get out of bed—say the word “Momentum” and remind yourself that it doesn’t have to be perfect. You just have to keep going.

Stay creative.