Those that work with me likely tire of my reference to MO’. He (or she as the case may be) can be a good friend or a difficult enemy to a business. MO’ is short for MO-MENTUM and I believe it is a significant factor in winning and losing at business. It’s a simple concept really and I’m sure others have referred to it elsewhere. Regardless, I have always looked at it as an important indicator as to how my companies are operating. How? By definition really.
The scientific definition of Momentum is:
A vector quantity (i.e. it has both magnitude and direction) that expresses the relation of the velocity of a body, wave, field, or other physical system, to its energy. The direction of the momentum of a single object indicates the direction of its motion. Momentum is a conserved quantity, it remains constant unless acted upon by an outside force.
That is a somewhat complicated way to say that if something big is moving in a direction, it is easier to keep it moving in that direction. Conversely, if it stops, and gets pushed back in another direction, the same theory applies. It’s tough to stop either way. Hopefully you can see where this applies to business. If your company is pushing a heavy object (it’s product, service, revenues, expenses, etc.) downhill, the speed will increase and it will be tougher to stop. That’s a good thing if you are headed down the right hill, with the right object. Suppose you are headed down the wrong hill, with the wrong object. With each passing moment, the speed increases and the direction becomes more difficult to change.
With that in mind – what is MO’ doing for you? Taking you in the right direction? Or do you need to put some weight behind an energy shift? I can tell you from experience that Momentum is a lot easier to manage when you are keeping it on a defined track as opposed to starting it down a new one. That means that if your business is experiencing positive sales, decreasing expenses, improved attitudes or other positive things, make sure you keep your foot on the gas and push MO’ faster. It can be tempting to sit back and let the ride carry you down the hill. That’s dangerous though. MO’ can shift on you like a bump in the road, and without the proper speed, you’ll be sent off track and now you are barrelling down the wrong direction. BRAKES!!!!!
Where is your business at? Are you pushing back and redirecting? Are you hitting the gas and increasing your speed? It’s probably one or the other, because MO’ doesn’t like to sit still for long.
My MO is more potential energy versus being kinetic energy, so one might say my MO is zero, or not yet realized, which is also dependent upon whether one considers zero a number or absence of a number
– nice post, thanks. -k