Momentum. It's a strange word isn't it? Surely derived from Moment- fleeting and brief. And in this day and age it seems that everyone, including me, wants things in a flash. Now, Immediately. Instantly. What I'm getting at is that success or progress apparently needs to have results straight away, otherwise we just give up and move on.
We see in the media overnight celebrities, Instagram models, TV pop stars, YouTube sensations. What we see of their rise to fame and fortune is instantaneous, seemingly from a nobody to a somebody overnight. And when people don't see this reflected in their own lives they are quick to give up and move on to something else. I'm sure that in reality these same people have been plugging away at their trade for months, years, decades. It can only be a tiny few who stumble into a pot of luck and unfortunately these pots are not easily available.

So what we need to do is keep our own momentum moving, No one else will do it for us, No magic fairy will come along and make us an overnight success. For me momentum means keeping up with this blog, the @haloandflake Instagram and Twitter posts, making connections with people in publishing, press, media and advertising, writing more stories, looking for conventions and meetings... i'm determined that no matter how long it takes the Halo and Flake Adventures will be seen by many.

I recently saw a film called Joy. If you haven't seen it I implore you to give it a chance. Hailed as a comedy I wouldn't necessarily agree that it is funny. However what it is, is inspirational. Jennifer Lawrence plays a housewife, who's life seems at a stalemate, divorced and having her estranged husband and her father living in her basement, her mother living in her lounge, kids and a somewhat mean sister has left her feeling low and unfulfilled. As a child she was exceptionally creative, but this creativity was buried with everyday life and it wasn't until she felt at rock bottom did she decide to finally follow her dreams a create a product and business of her own. Let me tell you, she had every knock back, rejection, failure and mishap. She was cheated, duped, betrayed. Forced into bankruptcy and poorly supported by her family. There was every reason, at every turn to give up. But dedication and belief were certainly traits that she had an abundance of. So if you have a dream, a passion and a goal- and are feeling like every turn is going against you, push a little harder and never give up.

Stay dedicated, it's not going to happen overnight.

 And that's what I'm going to keep telling myself.